TORONTO – April 5, 2011 – Scott Griffin, founder of The Griffin Trust For Excellence In Poetry and David Young, trustee, announced the International and Canadian shortlist for this year’s prize noting that judges Tim Lilburn (Canada), Colm Toíbín (Ireland) and Chase Twichell (USA) each read 450 books of poetry, including 20 translations, from poets in 37 countries around the globe.
The seven finalists – three Canadian and four International – will be invited to read in Toronto at Koerner Hall at The Royal Conservatory in the TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning, 273 Bloor Street West, Toronto on Tuesday, May 31, 2011. The seven finalists will be awarded $10,000 for their participation in the shortlist readings.
The winners, announced at the Griffin Poetry Prize Awards evening on Wednesday, June 1, 2011, will be awarded $65,000 each.
International Shortlist
Human Chain • Seamus Heaney
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Adonis: Selected Poems • Khaled Mattawa, translated from the Arabic
written by Adonis
Yale University Press
The Book of the Snow • Philip Mosley, translated from the French
written by François Jacqmin
Arc Publications
Heavenly Questions • Gjertrud Schnackenberg
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Canadian Shortlist
Ossuaries • Dionne Brand
McClelland & Stewart
The Irrationalist • Suzanne Buffam
House of Anansi Press
Lookout • John Steffler
McClelland & Stewart
Each year, the Griffin Poetry Prize publishes an anthology, a selection of poems from the shortlisted books, published by House of Anansi Press. Royalties from The Griffin Poetry Prize Anthology are donated to UNESCO’s World Poetry Day.
Tickets for the Readings to be held on Tuesday, May 31, 2011, at Koerner Hall at The Royal Conservatory in the TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning, 273 Bloor Street West, Toronto are available at http://performance.rcmusic.ca or by calling 416 408 0208.
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Note: The publishers mentioned in our release are those who submitted the books.
Note to booksellers: Griffin Poetry Prize posters and stickers are supplied free of charge by The Griffin Trust. Contact info@griffinpoetryprize.com to inquire about ordering these items. Winner stickers will be available after June 1, 2011.
Please direct other inquiries as follows:
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Media Contacts:
June Dickenson |
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Ruth Smith, Manager |
Shortlisted Publishers’ Web sites:
Arc Publications
www.arcpublications.co.uk
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
www.fsgbooks.com
House of Anansi Press
www.anansi.ca
McClelland & Stewart
www.mcclelland.com/poetry
Yale University Press
www.yalebooks.com
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