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2024 Announcements

Mark your calendars for these important announcements.

March 20, 2024

Griffin Poetry Prize Longlist of announced

April 17, 2024

Griffin Poetry Prize Shortlist announced

May 29, 2024

Canadian First Book Prize winner announced

June 5, 2024

Griffin Poetry Prize Winner and Lifetime Recognition Award recipient announced

News Archive

Announcing the 2026 Judges

TORONTO – October 1, 2025 – The Griffin Poetry Prize is pleased to announce that Andrea Cote (Colombia), Luke Hathaway (Canada), and Major Jackson (US) are …

2025 Canadian First Book Prize Winner

TORONTO – May 21, 2025 – The international Griffin Poetry Prize is pleased to announce that Dawn Macdonald, author of Northerny, is the winner of the 2025 …