Title: Birthdate of Heather McHugh
Location: US
Description: Griffin Poetry Prize 2001 winner and 2012 judge Heather McHugh was born on this date in 1948.
Learn more about Heather McHugh here and here.
Date: August 20, 2012
The Walrus Poetry Prize submission deadline
Title: The Walrus Poetry Prize submission deadline
Location: Canada
Description: The Walrus Poetry Prize offers prizes of $5,000 and $1,000 respectively for poems that win juried and readers’ choice competitions. Finalists will be chosen by 2010 Griffin Poetry Prize winner Karen Solie and Walrus poetry editor Michael Lista.
Learn more here.
Date: July 31, 2012
2013 Griffin Poetry Prize readings
Title: 2013 Griffin Poetry Prize readings
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Description: Annually, the readings by the Griffin Poetry Prize shortlisted poets are highly anticipated. Again in 2013, the readings will be held at beautiful Koerner Hall, Telus Centre for Performance and Learning, part of The Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto. The evening will also include the announcement of the Griffin Lifetime Recognition award recipient.
Date: June 12, 2013
2013 Griffin Poetry Prize winners announced
Title: 2013 Griffin Poetry Prize winners announced
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Description: The Griffin Poetry Prize International and Canadian winners will be announced at a gala awards evening.
Date: June 13, 2013
2013 Griffin Poetry Prize shortlist announced
Title: 2013 Griffin Poetry Prize shortlist announced
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Description: Scott Griffin, founder of The Griffin Trust For Excellence In Poetry and David Young, trustee, will announced the International and Canadian shortlist for the 2013 Griffin Poetry Prize.
Date: April 9, 2013
2014 Griffin Poetry Prize deadline for entries
Title: 2014 Griffin Poetry Prize deadline for entries
Description: Today is the deadline for the C$200,000 Griffin Poetry Prize for 2014. Books must be submitted postmarked no later than December 31, 2013 for books published between January 1 and December 31, 2013.
Learn more here about how to enter and how to obtain entry forms.
Date: December 31, 2013
Havana Book Fair
Title: Havana Book Fair
Location: Havana, Cuba
Description: Each February, Havana’s International Book Fair transforms the old Spanish fortification San Carlos de La Cabana that overlooks the Havana harbour into one of the biggest book parties in the world. It takes place in Havana for 10 days before continuing on to the other cities for two more weeks. The book fair ends in the eastern city of Santiago de Cuba.
The festival consists of book vendors, poetry readings, children’s activities, art exhibitions, and concerts in the evenings. It is considered Cuba’s premier cultural event, as well as the event with the highest attendance in Cuba: the XX International Book Fair drew over 2.3 million people to the Capital City!
Learn more here.
Start Date: February 14, 2013
End Date: February 24, 2013
WB Yeats Poetry Prize for Australia winners announced
Title: WB Yeats Poetry Prize for Australia winners announced
Location: Australia
Description: The W B Yeats Poetry Prize for Australia began in 1996. The Poetry Prize is open to residents of Australia for previously unpublished poems. The winning prizes are announced on St. Patrick’s Day March 17
Learn more here.
Date: March 17, 2013
WB Yeats Poetry Prize for Australia submission deadline
Title: WB Yeats Poetry Prize for Australia submission deadline
Location: Australia
Description: The W B Yeats Poetry Prize for Australia began in 1996. The Poetry Prize is open to residents of Australia for previously unpublished poems. The winning prizes are announced on St. Patrick’s Day March 17
Learn more here.
Date: December 31, 2012
Atlantic Poetry Prize submission deadline
Title: Atlantic Poetry Prize submission deadline
Location: Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, Canada
Description: The Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia introduced the Atlantic Poetry Prize in 1998. Competition is open to native or resident Atlantic Canadians (Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia or New Brunswick) who have lived in one or a combination of these provinces for at least two years prior to the entry deadline date.
Learn more here.
Date: December 7, 2012