Griffin Trust for Excellence in Poetry

A prize of $130,000 Canadian (approximately $95,542) 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 $7,349) for their participation in the Griffin Poetry Prize Readings held in Toronto. Publishers may submit four copies of a book no less than 48 pages in length and published between July 1 and December 31 by December 20. The deadline for books published during the first half of the year was June 21. Self-published books are not accepted. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for the required entry form and complete guidelines.