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George Bowering Selected to Judge 2008 Griffin Poetry Prize

Submitted by clelia on September 10, 2007 - 10:49am
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George Bowering, novelist, critic and former poet laureate has been selected as a judge for the 2008 Griffin Poetry Prize. The other judges for the 2008 Griffin Prize are Pura Lopez Colome from Mexico and James Lasdun from New York.

rob mclennan interviewed George Bowering on Saturday, September 8 about his writing, reading and pear eating.

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Announcing the 2013 bpNichol Chapbook Award Shortlist

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Submitted by Jessica on October 25, 2013 - 6:44am

Announcing the 2013 bpNichol Chapbook Award Shortlist

Earlier this week, the Meet The Presses Collective and the bpNichol Chapbook Award Committee announced the 2013 bpNichol Chapbook Award shortlist. Judges Sandra Ridley and kevin mcpherson eckhoff selected this year’s shortlist from 90 chapbooks. The award recognizes excellence in Canadian poetry published in chapbook form with a prize of $2,000 for the winning poet and $500 for the winning publisher. The winner will be announced at the Indie Literary Market, Tranzac Club, at 2:00 pm on Saturday November 16, 2013.

This year’s finalists are:

thirteen poems for releasing love by joanne thorwaldson (leaf press)

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