Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Griffin Prize doubles award money

Looks like it's shaping up to be an excellent National Poetry Month, as Scott Griffin has just announced that his doubling the prize money amount for the Griffin Poetry for Poetry, from $100,000 to $200,000. Each of the poets on the two category shortlists (one for Canadian poetry, one for international poetry) will receive $10,000 each, with the winner in each category receiving an additional $65,000.

To learn more or to check out the shortlist of the very lucky poets, check out the link above.

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