Anne Michaels
Anne Michaels is a renowned Canadian poet and novelist who won the Giller Prize for her novel 'Held.' She is also a juror for the Griffin Poetry Prize, contributing her expertise in literature to the judging panel.
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Anne Michaels is the author of Fugitive Pieces, a modern classic that explores themes of loss and memory.
Books we’re reading and loving in August: Memoir The Curve of Time follows a woman’s adventurous travels along the west coast
Canada· 2025-08-02
Anne Michaels won the 2024 Giller Prize for her generations-spanning novel Held.
The Giller Prize was a rare CanLit success story. Now it might become a casualty of a foreign warCanada· 2025-07-18
Anne Michaels is the past recipient of the Giller Prize for her novel, Held.
Giller Prize says it will be forced to cease operations without federal fundingCanada· 2025-07-16
Anne Michaels’s modern classic Fugitive Pieces is a mastery of minimal, first-rate prose.
Books we’re reading and loving in July: Gorilla Tactics is a call to action and a personal journeyCanada· 2025-07-01
Anne Michaels, winner of last year’s Giller Prize, was one of the jury members for the Griffin Poetry Prize.
Karen Leeder’s English translation of Durs Grünbein’s Psyche Running wins Griffin Poetry PrizeCanada· 2025-06-08
Anne Michaels is a Griffin jury member who spoke with poet Dawn Macdonald after Atwood's presentation.
Margaret Atwood receives lifetime Griffin Poetry PrizeCanada· 2025-06-05
Anne Michaels is a Toronto poet and novelist who won last year’s Giller Prize.
Four U.S. writers, one German writer nominated for Griffin Poetry PrizeCanada· 2025-04-24
