Griffin Trust for Excellence in Poetry

Griffin Poetry Prize

Deadline: 
December 31, 2023 - Check back on October 15th for Upcoming Deadline
Cash Prize: 
$96,748

A prize of $130,000 Canadian (approximately $96,748) is given annually for a poetry collection published during the current year and written in, or translated into, English. Should the prize-winning book be a translation, 60 percent of the prize is awarded to the translator and 40 percent to the poet. Finalists each receive $10,000 Canadian (approximately $7,442) for their participation in the Griffin Poetry Prize Shortlist Readings held in Toronto. Publishers may submit four copies of a book no less than 48 pages in length and published between July 1, 2023, and December 31, 2023, by December 31; books published in the first half of the year were to be submitted by June 30. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for the required entry form and complete guidelines.

Griffin Trust for Excellence in Poetry, Griffin Poetry Prize, 363 Parkridge Crescent, Oakville, Ontario L6M 1A8, Canada. (905) 618-0420. Ruth A. Smith, Executive Director.