Latner Griffin Writers' Trust Poetry Prize

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 $25,000 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

References
  1. "Latner Writers’ Trust Poetry Prize to give $25,000 to Canadian in mid-career". Canadian Press via 1310 News, April 22, 2014.
  2. "New prize to award $25,000 annually to Canadian poets" Archived 2014-10-15 at archive.today. National Post, April 22, 2014.
  3. Nicole Thompson, "Writers’ Trust Poetry Prize more than doubles to $60K with Scott Griffin contribution". Toronto Star, April 5, 2023.
  4. "Miriam Toews wins $25,000 Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize". Toronto Star, November 4, 2014.
  5. "André Alexis wins Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize". The Globe and Mail, November 3, 2015.
  6. "Eden Robinson, Gregory Scofield, Yasuko Thanh among 2016 Writers' Trust Prize winners". CBC Books, November 2. 2016.
  7. "David Chariandy, Billie Livingston, and Diane Schoemperlen among the winners at the 2017 Writers’ Trust awards". Quill & Quire, November 14, 2017.
  8. "Books inspired by the authors’ parents win the top Writers’ Trust Awards". Toronto Star, November 7, 2018.
  9. Deborah Dundas, "Andre Alexis, Jenny Heijun Wills are big winners at Writers’ Trust Awards". Toronto Star, November 5, 2019.
  10. Peter Hendra, "Kingston writer to receive national poetry prize". Kingston Whig-Standard, December 2, 2020.
  11. Jane van Koeverden, "Katherena Vermette, Tomson Highway and Cherie Dimaline among winners at 2021 Writers' Trust Awards". CBC Books, November 3, 2021.
  12. Deborah Dundas, "Writers’ Trust 2022 book award winners collect $270,000 in prizes". Toronto Star, November 2, 2022.
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