Elbows up? Eight books from Americans and no Canadians on 2026 Griffin Poetry Prize Shortlist
Griffin's sunny confidence about Canadians' ability to "sit with the best internationally" is being sorely tested.
New Anansi board is a move toward “strategic” collaboration, says owner Scott Griffin
Griffin denies any conflict of interest between Anansi and Sutherland House.
Semareh Al-Hillal out at Anansi, new Board of Directors includes Kenneth Whyte and Martha Sharpe
An email dated October 8, 2025 and sent on behalf of Anansi publisher Karen Brochu outlines the changes.
George McWhirter makes a Griffin shortlist otherwise devoid of Canadian names
Last year was the first under the new prize regime.
George McWhirter and Emilie Moorhouse appear on a Griffin Prize longlist dominated by Americans
This list, selected by jurors A.F. Moritz (Canada), Jan Wagner (Germany), and Anne Waldman (U.S.), will not do much to mollify critics of the new prize regime.
Five-year commitment from Scott Griffin boosts the Writers’ Trust poetry prize from $25,000 to $60,000
The award is presented to a Canadian poet in mid-career.
Griffin Poetry Prize reveals its 2023 longlist under new selection rules; only two original works by Canadian poets make the cut
It is very easy to imagine a five-book shortlist on which not a single Canadian appears.
Griffin Poetry Prize incurs backlash after eliminating its dedicated category for Canadian poets
The elimination of the Canadian category makes it that much harder for domestic poets to access time in the spotlight.
House of Anansi Press adds Leigh Nash as publisher in a move to take the house to the “next stage”
“In everything I aspire to do as a publisher, excellence is the thing I’m chasing,” Nash says.