The Latner Griffin Writers' Trust Poetry Prize is a Canadian literary award.[1] Presented by the Writers' Trust of Canada and the Latner Family Foundation, the award presents $60,000 annually to a Canadian poet who has published at least three collections, to honour their body of work.[2]
Announced in April 2014,[2] the award was presented for the first time on November 4.[2] Its inaugural jury consisted of poets Stephanie Bolster, Lorna Crozier and Fred Wah.[2]
In 2023, months after the unrelated Griffin Poetry Prize changed its structure to present one annual award instead of two separate awards for Canadian and international poetry, philanthropist Scott Griffin gave an endowment to the Writers' Trust to expand the prize package for the Latner, resulting in its renaming to Latner Griffin.[3]
Winners
edit| Year | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Ken Babstock | [4] |
| 2015 | Karen Solie | [5] |
| 2016 | Gregory Scofield | [6] |
| 2017 | Louise Bernice Halfe | [7] |
| 2018 | Jordan Scott | [8] |
| 2019 | Stephen Collis | [9] |
| 2020 | Armand Garnet Ruffo | [10] |
| 2021 | Weyman Chan | [11] |
| 2022 | Joseph Dandurand | [12] |
| 2023 | Laisha Rosnau | [13] |
| 2024 | Rita Wong | [14] |
References
edit- ^ "Latner Writers’ Trust Poetry Prize to give $25,000 to Canadian in mid-career" Archived 2014-10-20 at the Wayback Machine. Canadian Press via 1310 News, April 22, 2014.
- ^ a b c d "New prize to award $25,000 annually to Canadian poets" Archived 2014-10-15 at archive.today. National Post, April 22, 2014.
- ^ Nicole Thompson, "Writers’ Trust Poetry Prize more than doubles to $60K with Scott Griffin contribution" Archived 2023-04-05 at the Wayback Machine. Toronto Star, April 5, 2023.
- ^ Dundas, Deborah (2014-11-04). "Miriam Toews wins $25,000 Writers' Trust Fiction Prize". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
- ^ Medley, Mark (2015-11-03). "André Alexis wins Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on 2023-04-07. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
- ^ "Eden Robinson, Gregory Scofield, Yasuko Thanh among 2016 Writers' Trust Prize winners" Archived 2016-11-08 at the Wayback Machine. CBC Books, November 2. 2016.
- ^ Beattie, Steven W. (2017-11-15). "David Chariandy, Billie Livingston, and Diane Schoemperlen among the winners at the 2017 Writers' Trust awards". Quill and Quire. Archived from the original on 2019-04-22. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
- ^ Dundas, Deborah (2018-11-07). "Books inspired by the authors' parents win the top Writers' Trust Awards". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on 2022-10-13. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
- ^ Dundas, Deborah (2019-11-05). "Andre Alexis, Jenny Heijun Wills are big winners at Writers' Trust Awards". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on 2019-11-06. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
- ^ Hendra, Peter (2020-12-02). "Kingston writer to receive national poetry prize". The Kingston Whig-Standard. Archived from the original on 2021-12-08. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
- ^ van Koeverden, Jane (2021-11-03). "Katherena Vermette, Tomson Highway and Cherie Dimaline among winners at 2021 Writers' Trust Awards". CBC Books. Archived from the original on 2021-11-05. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
- ^ Dundas, Deborah (2022-11-02). "Writers' Trust 2022 book award winners collect $270,000 in prizes". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on 2022-11-03. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
- ^ Nicole Thompson, "Kai Thomas wins Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction Prize for debut novel". Toronto Star, November 21, 2023.
- ^ "Sheung-King, Martha Baillie among Writers' Trust literary prize winners". CBC Books, November 19, 2017.