Maggie Burton, NL city councillor, wins Griffin First Canadian Book Prize

St. John's, N.L. city councillor Maggie Burton, shown in a handout photo, has won the Canadian First Book Prize, administered by the Griffin Poetry Prize. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Kelly Hynes **MANDATORY CREDIT**

A city councillor for St. John's, N.L., has won the Canadian First Book Prize, administered by the Griffin Poetry Prize.

Maggie Burton received the $10,000 award for her poetry collection "Chores."

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