Colin Morton’s 2024 book Scar Atlas is one of ten books by established Canadian poets long-listed for the prestigious Al and Eurithe Purdy award. The $10,000 prize winner will be announced in April, so you have time to read them all. One way to receive Scar Atlas by mail is to email me directly at colinmorton550@gmail.com. The ten books in contention for the prize are:

• The Astonishing Room by Brian Bartlett (Frontenac House)
• In the Capital City of Autumn by Tim Bowling (Wolsak & Wynn)
• Great Silent Ballad by A.F. Moritz (House of Anansi Press)
• Scar Atlas by Colin Morton (Aeolus House)
• A Year of Last Things by Michael Ondaatje (McClelland & Stewart/Penguin Random House Canada)
• Moving to Delilah by Catherine Owen (Freehand Books)
• The Salmon Shanties: A Cascadian Song Cycle by Harold Rhenisch (University of Regina Press)
• Lossless by Matthew Tierney (Coach House Books)
• Talking to Strangers by Rhea Tregebov (Signal Editions/Véhicule Press)
• How Can You Live Here? by Tom Wayman (Frontenac House)

Read more about the Purdy award at Quill and Quire: https://quillandquire.com/omni/al-eurithe-purdy-poetry-prize-longlist-for-2025-announced/

You can also find a review of Scar Atlas in Devour magazine online.