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Scott Griffin, founder of The Griffin Trust For Excellence In Poetry and David Young, trustee, announced the International and Canadian shortlist for this year’s prize. Judges Suzanne Buffam (Canada), Mark Doty (USA) and Wang Ping (China) each read 509 books of poetry, from 40 countries, including 15 translations.

The seven finalists are: Ghassan Zaqtan, Jennifer Maiden, Alan Shapiro, Brenda Shaughnessy, David McFadden, James Pollock, and Ian Williams. The finalists will be invited to read in Toronto at Koerner Hall at The Royal Conservatory in the TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning, 273 Bloor Street West, Toronto, on Wednesday, June 12th.

The winners, to be announced at the Griffin Poetry Prize Awards evening on Thursday, June 13th, will each be awarded $65,000.

Tickets for the Shortlist Readings to be held on Wednesday, June 12th, at Koerner Hall at The Royal Conservatory in the TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning, 273 Bloor Street West, Toronto are available at http://performance.rcmusic.ca or by calling (416) 408-0208.

For more information and general inquiries, contact info@griffinpoetryprize.com.

Revival Literary Journal No. 26 is calling for submissions from local, national and international poets and writers for issue 26 which will be published in Limerick, June 2013.

The deadline for submissions is Friday, 26th April 2013.

Send poetry to:revival.lit@gmail.com

Send prose/reviews to: limerickwriterscentre@gmail.com

Snail mail:
The Editor, Revival, Moravia, Glenmore Ave., Roxboro Rd., Limerick

For submission guidelines, visit: http://www.limerickwriterscentre.com/revival-literary-journal.html

Poem Pigeon is a simple and fun way to share poems with friends, family, colleagues, or even the whole world.

Poems can be as long or as short as you like and follow any format: rhyming couplets, sonnets, blank verse, haikus, poems for occasions, serious and high-minded, humorous, romantic, etc.

Poem Pigeon is free and all about spreading poetry.

Visit www.poempigeon.com or email: info@poempigeon.com for more information.

In May, Galway Arts Centre presents a daytime class for beginner and continuing creative writing students, facilitated by Susan Millar DuMars.

The class is suitable for both beginning and continuing creative writing students, working in either poetry or fiction. Students will spend their week responding to writing exercises designed to inspire. In class, they will receive feedback on their work from their classmates and from the teacher. The class takes place on Monday afternoons, 2-3:30 pm, commencing on Monday, May 13th and runs for eight weeks.

The cost to participants is €90 with a concession price. Booking is essential as places are limited. For booking, please contact Galway Arts Centre, 47 Dominick Street, by phone: 091 565886; or by e-mail: info@galwayartscentre.ie.

Starting in May, Galway Arts Centre is offering aspiring poets a choice of three poetry workshops, all facilitated by poet Kevin Higgins.

Each workshop will run for eight weeks, commencing the week of May 13th. They will take place on Tuesday evenings, 7-8:30 pm (first class May 14th), Thursday afternoons, 2-4 pm (first class May 16th); on Friday afternoons, 2-3:30 pm (first class May 17th).

The Tuesday evening and Friday afternoon workshops are open to both complete beginners as well as those who have been writing for some time. The Thursday afternoon workshop is an Advanced Poetry Workshop, suitable for those who have participated in poetry workshops before or had poems published in magazines. The cost to participants is €90, with a concession rate.

Places must be paid for in advance. To reserve a place, contact reception at Galway Arts Centre, 47 Dominick Street, by phone: 091 565886; or email: info@galwayartscentre.ie.

The 9th Annual Heinrich Böll Memorial Weekend 2013 will take place from Friday May 3th – Sunday  May 6th at the  Cyril Gray Memorial Hall,  Dugort, Achill.

The weekend will be opened by Professor Enda Mc Donagh at the Cyril Gray Memorial Hall, Dugort, at 7:30 pm on Friday May 3rd .

The weekend event will focus on the work of American painter Robert Henri, who worked on Achill 100 years ago this year. The event will host a series of readings as well as a celebration of the contribution to literature of Achill born poet, John F Deane.

Further  details and to register, visit: www.heinrichboellcottage.com; call: 086 232 5516; or email: hbollachill@anu.ie.

Joseph Woods will direct the Poetry Writing Workshop Weekend at the Patrick Kavanagh Centre, Inniskeen on Saturday 11th – Sunday 12th May 2013.

All aspects of poem publication in journals, magazines, competitions and ultimately through to preparing a first collection or book of poems will be looked at.  Participants will also consider the poetry reading and performance and delivery of their own work.

Two poems per participant will be work-shopped, with an emphasis on style and exploring why some poems can break the barrier of dull accomplishment.  Participants are welcome to bring along their own examples.

For information and booking, contact the Patrick Kavanagh Centre by phone: 00353 (0) 42 9378560; email: infoatpkc@eircom.net; and visit: www.patrickkavanaghcountry.

Applications are invited from Cork-born or resident writers for the position of writer in residence in Shanghai. The position is offered as part of an exchange between The Munster Literature Centre and the Shanghai Writers’ Association. The residency will cover the period September 1st to October 31st. The successful candidate would partake in the Shanghai Writing Programme, which involves up to eight writers drawn from across the world, interacting with their Chinese counterparts and one another. The Munster Literature Centre would arrange events with the Shanghai expatriate Anglophone community and Cork City Council would also arrange appearances at a number of nearby cities for the successful applicant. It is envisaged that the successful applicant would also have plenty of opportunity to concentrate on their own writing.

The Shanghai Writers’ Association will provide travel, accommodation and a daily stipend of RMB100 (approx. €12). The Munster Literature Centre will provide a top-up sum of €1000.

Applicants must have at least one book professionally published (either fiction or poetry) and be either born or resident in Cork City/County.

Applicants must apply by email to info@munsterlit.ie with the email heading “Shanghai Residency” . Please provide a brief bio note (not exceeding 200 words) a description of your current writing project (not exceeding 300 words) and a piece which lets us know how you expect to benefit from a residency in Shanghai (not exceeding 400 words). Applications must be received by Friday April 19th.

For more information, visit: http://www.munsterlit.ie/Other%20Cork%20Events.html#shanghai

Registration is now open for a session on Fiction Editing with Rachel Pierce on Friday, 10 and 17 May. Learn how to break down the categories of fiction editing and identify the key elements of editing each genre, including the common pitfalls and possible solutions. Rachel will also take you through what it means to be an editor in modern publishing and the various roles he/she is now expected to fulfil, as well as the increasing importance of social media, digital publishing and Apps for the book trade.

For more details about the seminar and course outline, go to: http://www.publishingireland.com/2013/03/27/reading-lines-fiction-editing-rachel-pierce/

To register for the day, email: stephanie@publishingireland.com

An international Limericks Competition is planned to take place as part of the Tailteann Nua Festival being held at the University of Limerick from August 1-5, 2013.  The weekend will include creative writing workshops, a Limericks Poetry Slam and a cash prize award for the best Limerick.

For further information contact:

info@limerickgatheringfest.com
www.limerickgatheringfest.com
+353 (0)61 234178