Griffin Poetry Prize Doubles Prize Money

Posted on April 8, 2010

The Toronto Star reports that the Griffin Poetry Prize is doubling its total payout to $200,000. The Canadian and international winners will each receive $75,000. The two Canadian and three international runners-up will receive $10,000 each.

The three Canadian finalists this year are The Certainty Dream by Kate Hall, Pigeon by Karen Solie and Coal and Roses by P.K. Page. The international short list includes Grain by John Glenday, A Village Life by Louise Gluck, The Sun-fish by Eilean Ni Chuilleanain and Cold Spring in Winter by Valerie Rouzeau, translated by Susan Wicks. The winners will be announced at the Griffin Poetry Prize Awards evening on Thursday, June 3, 2010.