TORONTO – Tuesday, May 19, 2020 – Time by Sarah Riggs, translated from the French written by Etel Adnan (Nightboat Books) and Magnetic Equator by Kaie Kellough (McClelland & Stewart) are the International and Canadian winners of the 2020 Griffin Poetry Prize, each receiving C$65,000 in prize money. The other shortlist finalists will be awarded $10,000 each.
THE 2020 GRIFFIN POETRY PRIZE WINNERS
International
Time
Sarah Riggs, translated from the French written by Etel Adnan
and
Canadian
Magnetic Equator
by Kaie Kellough
The Griffin Poetry Prize was founded in 2000 to encourage and celebrate excellence in poetry. The prize is for first edition books of poetry written in, or translated into, English and submitted from anywhere in the world.
The judges for the 2020 Griffin Poetry Prize are Paula Meehan (Ireland), Kei Miller (Jamaica/UK) and Hoa Nguyen (Canada). These distinguished writers and poets each read 572 books of poetry, received from fourteen countries around the globe, including translations from eighteen different languages. The trustees of The Griffin Trust For Excellence In Poetry select the judges annually.
| Presenting the 2020 Griffin Poetry Prize Winners |
| International Winner |
Time |
| Canadian Winner |
Magnetic Equator |
The 2020 Griffin Poetry Prize Shortlist:
International
- Abigail Chabitnoy’s How to Dress a Fish, published by Wesleyan University Press
- Sharon Olds’ Arias, published by Jonathan Cape and Alfred A. Knopf
- Sarah Riggs’ translation, from the French, of Time written by Etel Adnan, published by Nightboat Books
- Natalie Scenters-Zapico’s Lima :: Limón, published by Copper Canyon Press
Canadian
- Chantal Gibson’s How She Read, published by Caitlin Press
- Doyali Islam’s heft, published by McClelland & Stewart
- Kaie Kellough’s Magnetic Equator, published by McLelland & Stewart
Click here to view the 2020 Griffin Poetry Prize winners announcement video.
Note to Booksellers: Griffin Poetry Prize book stickers are supplied free of charge by The Griffin Trust. Please contact info@griffinpoetryprize.com to place an order. Winner book stickers will be available after May 19.
For further information, contact:
| Media Inquiries Melissa Shirley Publicist Tel: (647) 389-9510 E-mail: publicity@griffinpoetryprize.com |
General Inquiries Ruth Smith Executive Director Tel: (905) 618-0420 E-mail: info@griffinpoetryprize.com |
Shortlisted Publishers’ Web sites:
Alfred A. Knopf:
knopfdoubleday.com
Caitlin Press:
caitlin-press.com
Copper Canyon Press:
coppercanyonpress.org
Jonathan Cape:
penguin.co.uk/company/publishers/vintage/jonathan-cape
McClelland & Stewart:
penguinrandomhouse.ca/imprints/mcclelland-stewart
Nightboat Books:
nightboat.org
Wesleyan University Press:
wesleyan.edu/wespress
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