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Links to all the U.K.s top magazines, and some worldwide magazines, too. The list is regularly updated to add new magazines and clear the dead links. Please get in touch if you want your magazine added. Poetry Magazines Print Magazines (Online versions of the print magazine may be available.) (Apologies for the recent blip in availability of this page, everything is working again now ... I hope) A to Z 2 Bridges Review - City Tech (New York City of Technology, U.S.) 32 Poems Magazine | Poetry for the ear, the eye, and the ego. (U.S.) 805 Lit + Art magazine | Litmag (Manatee County Public Library System, U.S.) The A3 Review (Last new magazine was in 2020) (U.K.) Able Muse Review (U.S.) Acumen Poetry (U.K.) Aesthetica Magazine (U.K.) Agenda Poetry (University of St Andrews) (Last edition was 2023, but the site is still available) (U.K.) The Alchemy Spoon (U.K.) American Poetry Review (U.S.) American Poets Magazine | Academy of American Poets (U.S.) Aneas – Munster Literature Centre (Irish language from the Republic of Ireland) The Antioch Review - Antioch College (Ohio, U.S.) A Public Space (U.S.) Archiprlago at Clutag Press (U.K.) Arc Poetry (Canada) ARTEMISpoetry - Second Light Publications, (U.K.) Artemis Journal (U.S.) The Baltimore Review (U.S.) Atlanta Review – A biannual print magazine for poetry (U.S.) (This print magazine that requires subscription seems to not be printing new magazines. Meanwhile the back copies are becoming available to download for free) Banipal (UK) Magazine of Modern Arab Literature (U.K.) Banshee (Republic of Ireland) BeatScene – This is the Beat Generation (U.K.) The Believer - The McSweeney’s Store (U.S.) Beltway Poetry Quarterly (Last edition 2023) (Washington Region, U.S.) Blue Crystal – Crystallized Dreams (This link U.K.) BOMB Magazine (U.S) Bulletins - The Poetry Book Society (U.K.) Butcher's Dog Poetry Magazine | Newcastle (On a gap year, but previous editions still available) (Newcastle, England) BWR Black Warrior Review (The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, U.S.) Cambridge Literary Review (Last edition 2021) (U.K.) Cannon Poets (Last edition December 2022) (Cannon Poets, Birmingham, England) Canthius (Canada) The Caribbean Writer (The University of the Virgin Islands) Carolina Quarterly (Last edition 2021) (U.S.) The Caterpillar (For children aged 7 to 11) (Online presence but no new magazine since Spring 2023) (Republic of Ireland) CERASUS Magazine (U.K.) Chicago Review (U.S.) Cholla Needles (U.S.) The Cincinnati Review (The University of Cincinnati, U.S.) ClairObscur Zine (Previously Obscure Quarterly) (U.K.) The Common ( U.S.) (Digital copies available for purchase) Copper Nickel | University of Colorado Denver (U.S.) The Dark Horse Magazine (No issues in 2024) (Scotland and the U.S.) Dark Mountain (U.K.) (This Project releases regular books, rather than magazines) The Dawntreader (Indigo Dreams) (U.K.) DREICH (Scotland) Driftwood Press (U.S.) E xiled Ink (U.K.) Fenland Poetry Journal currently down, see Facebook (U.K.) Finished Creatures poetry magazine (No new issue in 2024) (U.K.) fourteen poems (LGBTQ+)(U.K.) F(r)iction (U.S.) The Galway Review (The Republic of Ireland) Granta (U.K.) Gulf Coast: A Journal of Literature and Fine Arts (University of Houston's English Department, U.S.) Gutter (Scotland and international) Harvard Review (Harvard University, U.S.) The Hudson Review (Digital only subscription, and free online poetry available) (U.S.) IOTA – Templar Poetry (U.K.) The Irish Pages (Northern Ireland) The Keats-Shelley Review | Taylor & Francis Online (or Keats-Shelley Memorial Association) (U.K.) Kenyon Review (Kenyon Collage, Ohio, U.S.) The Kindling (U.K.) Kyoto Journal (English magazine from Japan) Lampblack (For the advancement of black literature) (U.S.) Landfall (Otago University Press) (New Zealand) Lighthouse Journal (U.K.) Lily Poetry Review (U.S.) Little Patuxent Review (U.S.) The London Magazine (U.K.) Long Poem Magazine (U.K.) Los Angeles Review of Books (Digital only subscription available) (U.S.) Lucent Dreaming (U.K) Magma Poetry (U.K.) Mal (No new issue since 2020) (U.K.) The Manchester Review (U.K.) Marble Poetry (U.K.) Mississippi Review (University of Southern Mississippi, U.S.) Mslexia (For women who write) (U.K.) Neon – A Literary Magazine (No new issues since 2022) (U.K.) New Walk Magazine (U.K.) New Welsh Review (Wales) The New York Review of Books (U.S.) Nimrod – International Journal (University of Tulsa, U.S.) The North Magazine - The Poetry Business (U.K.) Obsessed with Pipework (U.K.) Orbis · International Literary Journal (U.K.) The Open Ear | Seamus Heaney Centre | Queen's University Belfast (No new issue since 2020) (Northern Ireland) (This may be free, it is available in full online) Oxford Poetry (U.K.) Pain (No new issue since 2020) (U.K.) Paris Review (U.S.) Pennine Platform (U.K.) Ploughshares (Emerson College, Boston, U.S.) PN Review (Originally Poetry Nation) (U.K.) Poet Lore (U.S.) Poetry Magazine | The Poetry Foundation (U.S.) Poetry Birmingham (U.K.) The Poetry Bus - PB (Republic of Ireland) Poetry Ireland Review | Poetry Ireland (Republic of Ireland) Poetry London (U.K.) Poetry Northwest (U.S.) The Poetry Review – The Poetry Society (U.K.) Poetry Salzburg Review (University of Saltzburg) (English language magazine from Austria) Poetry Wales (U.K.) Poets & Writers (U.S.) A magazine about writing poetry. Digital copy available. Prairie Schooner (No issue in 2024) (University of Nebraska-Lincoln, U.S.) Prole, Poetry and Prose (Last website update 2022) (U.K.) Quadrant (Australia) ( Digital only subscriptions available) Rattle Poetry (U.S.) Reach Poetry (Indigo Dreams) (U.K.) The Rialto (U.K.) ROOM Magazine (Canada) Ruminate (Closed in 2022, but archive still available) (U.S.) The Shanghai Literary Review 上海文藝評論 (English language magazine from China) Shearsman Magazine (U.K.) Shooter Literary Magazine (U.K.) SKYLIGHT 47 poetry (Republic of Ireland) Solstice Literary Magazine (U.S.) Some Roast Poet (No website updates since 2019) (Manchester, U.K.) Southeast Review (Florida State University, U.S.) (All or much of the magazine is free online) Southword – Munster Literature Centre (Republic of Ireland) Southern Indiana Review - University of Southern Indiana (U.S.) Stand Magazine (U.K.) The Stinging Fly – New Writers, New Writing (Republic of Ireland) Strix (#12 is announced as its final magazine issue) (Leeds, U.K.) Sugar House Review (Utah, U.S.) takahē (Aotearoa / New Zealand) Tampa Review (University of Tampa Press , U.S.) The Tangerine Magazine (The site is not fully functioning, so may no longer be operating) (Belfast, U.K.) Tears in the Fence (U.K.) TLS | Times Literary Supplement (U.K.) West Branch (Bucknell University, U.S.) (All or much of the magazine is free online) The White Review (No update since March 2024) (U.K.) The Windsor Review (Archive available, but no new magazine since 2023) (University of Windsor, Canada) Writers Digest Magazine - Writer's Digest (U.S.) (On how to write and be published including poetry) Online Magazines (aka webzines, e-magazines, e-journals, e-zines/ezines/eZines etc.). Free unless stated. 3:AM Magazine – Whatever it is, we're against it. (U.K.) Abridged (Northern Ireland) The Adroit Journal (U.K) Allegro Poetry Magazine (U.K.) Amethyst Review (U.K.) A-minor | Stories in the Chord of Am (U.S.) And Other Poems (U.K.) Anthropocene (U.K.) Asymptote (Taiwan) Bad Lilies (U.K) The Bangor Literary Journal (U.K.) bathmagg (Closed in 2024, but all 13 issues are available to read online) (Currently saying it is unsafe to go to) Barren Magazine (U.K.) Berfrois (U.K.) berlin lit (English magazine based in Berlin, Germany) The Bitchin Kitsch - The B'K Magazine (U.S.) Blackbox Manifold (U.K.) Blackmail Press (Archive all there, but no update since 2022) (New Zealand) Blue Marble Review - Literary Journal for Young Writers (U.S.) B O D Y (Prague, Czech Republic) Cagibi - /kä'jēbē/ ▸n. a literary space. (Online free quarterly, with occasional print annual reviews, that can be purchased) (U.S.) Chestnut Review (Features some audio, U.S.) (Physical print annually) Compass Rose (U.S.) Datableed Zine ( U.K.) Dusie (Archive available, but no new posts since 2019) (U.S.) Dust Poetry Magazine (U.K.) Edinburgh Poetry Magazine (Canada) Equatorial (U.S) experiment-o (Angel House Press) (Archive available, but no new posts since 2023) (Canada) The Fig Tree | Tim Fellows | Substack (U.K.) Flights e-Journal – Flight of the dragonfly (U.K.) Five Dials (Closed in 2023, but its 66 issues are all available in its free archive) (U.K.) Goldfish (Goldsmiths, University of London, UK) Guernica – A Magazine of Global Arts & Politics (U.S. / Global) harana poetry (U.K.) The High Window (U.K.) iamb ~ poetry seen and heard (U.K.) (Includes poets reading their poems) Ink Sweat and Tears (U.K.) The Interpreter's House (U.K.) Jacket2 (U.K.) Journal of Expressive Writing (U.S.) THE LAKE (U.K) Landfall Review Online (Online site of print magazine, Aotearoa / New Zealand) La Piccioletta Barca (English magazine based in Greece) Liminal Transit Review (U.K.) Literary Hub - Poem (More of a online poem-news finding algorithm really, U.S.) Litter (U.K.) Lolwe (U.K.) Lunate (U.K.) Mascara Literary Review (Paid subscription required. Based in Australia) Misfit Magazine (U.S.) MOLLY BLOOM (No new issue since 2022, but there is a 25 magazine archive available) (U.K.) Moving-Poems.com – A Video Poetry Blog by HAM (U.K.) (The site highlights a number of poetry films) A New Ulster - this link has issues, so visit Facebook - A New Ulster (Northern Ireland) (Print copies can be ordered) North of Oxford (U.S.) One Hand Clapping (U.K.) (Print copy also available) ORAL.pub (U.S. originally Mexico) otoliths (No new magazine in 2024) (Australia) (Print copies also available to purchase) Palette Poetry (U.K.) Pamenar Press - Online Magazine (U.K., Canada, Iran) PEN Transmissions – English PEN's magazine for international writing (U.K.) perverse (U.K.) Poetry Space (Dorset, U.K.) Plume (U.S.) Propel Magazine (U.K.) (Print anthology available to buy) Recours au poeme (A French magazine in French) Quaranzine | Shabby Doll House (U.K.) Queen Mob's Tea House (Closed in 2022, but the archive is still available) (Unable to connect on the most recent update) (U.K.) Quince Magazine (No new issue since 2021) (U.K.) Quirk (The English Department of the University of the Incarnate Word) (U.S.) Riggwelter (Last issue January 2024) (U.K.) The Rumpus (U.S.) Samfiftyfour (U.S) (Purchase required for pdf) Santa Ana River Review (No new issue in 2024) (University of California, U.S.) The Scores (Last issue is 2021, and some links don't work, but the archive is still there) (University of St Andrews) (U.K.) Sein und Werden (U.K.) The Sewanee Review (U.S.) The Skinny Poetry Nation (U.S.) Silver Birch Press | Poetry & Prose…from Prompts (This is a blog, that works very much like an online magazine, U.S.) Solstice Literary Magazine - a Magazine of Diverse Voices (U.S.) SPAM zine & Press (U.K) Steel Jackdaw (Purchase required as pdf. There were plans for a print edition in 2024, though these do not appear to have happened yet) (U.K.) STREETCAKE MAGAZINE - home (U.K.) SWWIM Every Day — SWWIM (Supporting Women Writers in Miami, U.S.) Tampa Review - Online (Physical print see above, U.S.) Tenth Muse Literary Magazine (Clarke University, U.S.) (I believe this is a free print magazine made fully available in the net.) Tentacular (U.K.) TriQuarterly (Northwestern University) (U.S.) Urban Scrawl (U.K.) Wildfire Words (Cheltenham Poetry Festival, U.K.) wildness (U.K.) Writing.ie (Republic of Ireland) (A magazine about writing, including poetry writing) Magazine and Journal Lists And if that was not enough ... here is the List of Listers, for a nother slant. Beltway Poetry Quarterly - Journals Duotrope: Find publishers and agents. Track submissions. Get published. A subscription based professional service with 7588 magazines of all types listed. Definitely NOT a freebie site like this one. Every Writers Resource - The Big List of Literary Magazines a U.S. site that aims to list every literary magazine including 397 poetry magazines National Poetry Library - Comprehensive list of all U.K. magazines Neon Magazine The Big List of UK Literary Magazines – Neon Poetry Society: Magazines – Young Poets Network Online Poetry Resources - Poetry Super Highway 1933 magazines listed, wow! Tears in the Fence - Links List of literary magazines - Wikipedia Disclaimer: I have absolutely no connection with any of the sites reported above and only pass them on because they sounded interesting to me. I do not gain financially or in any other way from any of the sites I have offered links to. If the sites fail to deliver in some way, this will need to be taken up with that site. I cannot guarantee the safety of the sites I link to, though I do test every site out prior to listing it here; if you do follow the link you do so entirely at your own risk. So what I am saying is please don't sue me, or shoot me as the messenger, though I absolutely would love to hear any positive or negative feedback about any of the sites I link to. If you are the owner of a site that I have linked to and object to me including a link here please do let me know and I will remove it as soon as possible. Equally if you want to be linked then just ask and I will be very happy to do so. Last complete page update 19 May 2025. Last minor update 11 January 20.

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Links to all the top U.K. poetry publishers and presses, as highlighted in reviews in magazines, and as Bob spots them. Links to many Worldwide publishers, too. Please do get in touch if there is a Publisher you would like added. Poetry Publishers There are so many excellent presses and publishers at present. In an effort to measure how high their profile is I have written in blue (from 2021 only) the most recent time that the press had a listings (later just reviews) in the Poetry Book Society (PBS) Bulletin, which is published quarterly. This is supplemented by appearances in reviews of the poetry magazines that I subscribe to. I have listed the priority I give to these at the bottom of the page. I have restricted the list to publishers of poetry in the English language, and languages from the U.K. and Ireland. I have now added some prize winners in blue . I list all the prize wins, but only the most recent shortlist. A to Z (UK followed by Outside the UK) UK 14 Poems - see Fourteen Poems 404 Ink The North August 2022 the87 press PBS Spring 2025 Aark Arts Forward Prize Best First Collection winner 2006 Against the Grain Poetry Press PBS Autumn 2023 Agenda Editions PBS Autumn 2022 Allardyce, Barnett Publishers - Allardyce Book - AB Amethyst Press And Other Stories PBS Spring 2025 Anvil Press Poetry (Carcanet Imprint) T.S. Eliot Prize shortlist 2002 Forward Prize Best Collection winner 1993 Forward Prize Best First Collection winner 2003 Arachne Press PBS Summer 2024 Arc Publications PBS Winter 2024 T.S. Eliot Prize shortlist 1995 Michael Marks Poetry Award F or Poetry Pamphlets shortlist 2020 Atlantic Books PBS Summer 2023, The Poetry Review Spring 2024 Awen Publications Bad Betty Press PBS Summer 2025 Michael Marks Poetry Award F or Poetry Pamphlets w inner 2022 Michael Marks Publisher's Award F or Poetry Pamphlets winner 2022 Bennison Books The High Window Spring 2022 Birlinn Ltd (Scotland) PBS Autumn 2024 bitter melon poetry (Poets from the Asian diaspora) The Poetry Review Spring 2025 Black Bough Poetry The Black Cat Poetry Press PBS Summer 2024 Black Eyes Publishing UK The Black Light Engine Room Press The High Window Summer 2021 Black Pear Press acumen May 2021 The Black Spring Press Group PBS Winter 2023 Black Sunflowers Poetry Press Bloodaxe Books PBS Summer 2025 T.S. Eliot Prize winner 2004, 2008, 2009, shortlist 2024 x 2 Forward Prize shortlist 2023 Forward Prize Best First Collection winner 1999, 2024 Michael Marks Poetry Award F or Poetry Pamphlets w inner 2023 (with MsLexia) Blood Pudding Press Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) PBS Summer 2025 Forward Prize shortlist 2022 T.S. Eliot Prize winner 2022 Blue Diode Publishing PBS Autumn 2024 Blueprint Poetry Press PBS Autumn 2021, Magma Poetry Spring 2024 Boatwhistle Books PBS Summer 2021 Boiler House Press (University of East Anglia) PBS Spring 2024 The Braag (U.K) (North East England) PBS Summer 2024 Broken Sleep Books PBS Summer 2025 Michael Marks Poetry Award F or Poetry Pamphlets shortlist 2021 Michael Marks Publisher's Award F or Poetry Pamphlets winner 2020 Burning Eye Books (bigcartel.com) PBS Summer 2024 Butcher's Dog Poetry Magazine | Newcastle (U.K.) (Though newly adding this the site says it is on a break from publishing in 2025) PBS Winter 2024 Cacafuego Press Calder Valley Poetry the North January 2021 Michael Marks Poetry Award F or Poetry Pamphlets w inner 2017, shortlist 2018 Candlestick Press PBS Autumn 2024 Canongate PBS Spring 2021 Cape / Cape Poetry - See Jonathan Cape Carcanet Press PBS Summer 2025 T.S.Eliot Prize winner 1996, 2013, 2023 shortlist 2024 x 2 Forward Prize Best Collection w inner 2007, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2023 Forward Prize Best First Collection winner 2018 Won a Lammy in 2023 CB editions (Central Books) PBS Winter 2024 Forward Prize shortlist 2012 Cerasus Poetry The High Window Summer 2021 Chatto & Windus (penguin.co.uk) PBS Summer 2025 T.S.Eliot winner 2015, shortlist 2021 Forward Prize Best Collection winner 1994, 1996, 2018, shortlist 2022 x 2 Forward Prize Best First Collection winner 2014 Michael Marks Poetry Award F or Poetry Pamphlets shortlist 2018 Cheerio Publishing (Cheerio Poetry) PBS Spring 2025 Cinnamon Press PBS Autumn 2024, Magma Poetry 2025 Cipher Press (LGBTQIA+) Poetry London Spring 2023 ClairObscur Zine Clayhanger Press (North Staffordshire, U.K.) The High Window October 2023 The Clutag Press Forward Prize shortlist 2012 Michael Marks Poetry Award F or Poetry Pamphlets shortlist 2015 Contraband Books PBS Spring 2023 Corsair ( Little Brown Book Group) - Corsair Poetry PBS Summer 2024, Poetry Review Winter 2024, Poetry London Spring 2025 T.S. Eliot Prize shortlist 2020 Forward Prize Best Collection winner 2024 Griffin Poetry Prize shortlist 2023 Crooked Spire Press Cultured Llama Publishing | Maria C. McCarthy (Ran from 2011-2023, closed now, but still has a webpage) Culture Matters Currock Press Cyhoeddiadau'r Stamp (In Welsh) Michael Marks Poetry Award For Poetry Pamphlets Shortlist 2020 Dare-Gale Press PBS Autumn 2024 Michael Marks Poetry Award For Poetry Pamphlets winner 2024 Michael Marks Publisher's Award F or Poetry Pamphlets winner 2024 Dark Mountain Dempsey & Windle Publishing now see VOLE Publishing Death of Workers Whilst Building Skyscrapers PBS Winter 2024 Dialect Press PBS Summer 2024 Dialogue Books | Hachette UK T.S. Eliot Prize shortlist 2024 Doire Press PBS Autumn 2024 Donut Press Michael Marks Publisher's Award F or Poetry Pamphlets shortlist 2012* Doomsday Press - Facebook PBS Winter 2023, The Poetry Review Spring 2024 Dreich PBS Autumn 2021 Elephant Press The Emma Press PBS Spring 2025 Michael Marks Poetry Award F or Poetry Pamphlets winner 2018 Michael Marks Publisher's Award F or Poetry Pamphlets winner 2016, shortlist 2024 Enitharmon Editions Forward Prize Best Collection shortlist 2011 Forward Prize Best First Collection winner 1995 Enneract Editions (Penteract Press) PBS Summer 2021 Equipage Poetry London Autumn 2021 Exiled Writers Ink Eyewear Publishing (blackspringpressgroup.com) PBS Spring 2023 Michael Marks Publisher's Award F or Poetry Pamphlets shortlist 2015* Faber & Faber (Faber) PBS Summer 2025 T.S. Eliot Prize winner 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, shortlist 2024 Forward Prize Best Collection winner 1992, 1998, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, shortlist 2024 Forward Prize Best First Collection winner 1992, 1993, 1996, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2013 Griffin Poetry Prize (Canada) Shortlist 2024 Fair Acre Press PBS Winter 2024 Fevers of the Mind Press Fish Publishing Fitzcarraldo Editions PBS Spring 2025 Five Leaves Publications PBS Summer 2024 Flight of the Dragonfly Press PBS Spring 2023 flipped eye publishing PBS Winter 2024 Michael Marks Poetry Award F or Poetry Pamphlets shortlist 2015 Michael Marks Publisher's Award F or Poetry Pamphlets shortlist 2014* Fly On The Wall Press PBS Autumn 2024 fourteen poems (aka Fourteen Publishing) (LGBTQ+) PBS Spring 2025 Frosted Fire Press (Cheltenham Poetry Festival ) PBS Spring 2024 Fum d'Estampa Press (English translation of Catalan language poetry) Magma Poetry Summer 2021 FyfieldBooks (Carcanet Imprint) Garlic Press (Mostly Suffolk based poets, U.K.) Gatehouse Press - Story Machine Michael Marks Poetry Award F or Poetry Pamphlets shortlist 2017 Goldsmiths Press (Goldsmiths, University of London) Good Pres s (Glasgow, Scotland) PBS Summer 2023 Graft Poetry The High Window Spring 2022 Granta Poetry PBS Autumn 2024, Poetry London 2025 T.S. Eliot Prize shortlist 2020 Forward Prize Best First Collection winner 2020, 2022 Griffin Poetry Prize (Canada) finalist 2024 Green Bottle Press PBS Winter 2022, The Poetry Review Autumn 2023 Grey Hen Press The High Window Summer 2021 Grey Suit Editions UK (U.K. link) The High Window Autumn 2021 Grove Press – Atlantic Books (U.K. imprint of U.S. publisher) Poetry London Summer 2024 Guillemot Press PBS Autumn 2023, The Poetry Review Spring 2025 Michael Marks Poetry Award F or Poetry Pamphlets winner 2019, shortlist 2022 Michael Marks Publisher's Award F or Poetry Pamphlets winner 2018, shortlist 2024 Hamish Hamilton | Penguin General Poetry London Autumn 2022 Hamish Whyte – Mariscat Press & Hamish Whyte HappenStance Press PBS Winter 202 T.S. Eliot Prize shortlist 2018 Michael Marks Poetry Award F or Poetry Pamphlets w inner 2015, shortlist 2016 Michael Marks Publisher's Award F or Poetry Pamphlets winner 2010 HVTN Press (aka Haverthorn Press) Poetry London Summer 2023 Hawkwood Books PBS Summer 2024 Hawthorn Press Hazel Press PBS Summer 2022 Michael Marks Poetry Award F or Poetry Pamphlets shortlist 2021 Michael Marks Publisher's Award F or Poetry Pamphlets shortlist 2022 Hedgehog Poetry Press PBS Winter 2023 The Hendon Press (Russian Translation) PBS Winter 2022 Hen Run - pamphlet imprint of Grey Hen Press The High Window Summer 2021 Hercules Editions PBS Spring 2022 Hesterglock — Penteract Press HetMoet | ItMust Publishing (Amsterdam based Press) PBS Winter 2023 The High Window Press acumen May 2021 Hippocrates Initiative for Poetry and Medicine Holland Park Press (Dutch authors in English language) PBS Winter 2023 If a Leaf Falls Press ( Sam Riviere) IF P THEN Q ignition press - Oxford Brookes University PBS Summer 2025 Michael Marks Poetry Award F or Poetry Pamphlets shortlist 2024 Michael Marks Publisher's Award F or Poetry Pamphlets winner 2021 Ignota Books Indigo Dreams Publishing PBS Spring 2025 Ink Sweat and Tears Poetry Review Spring 2021 Michael Marks Poetry Award F or Poetry Pamphlets Shortlist 2020 The Irish Pages Press Cló An Mhíl Bhuí PBS Autumn 2022 Iron Press PBS Summer 2024 Istros Books (Books from the Balkans translated into English) PBS Autumn 2023 Jonathan Cape (penguin.co.uk) - Cape Poetry PBS Summer 2025 T.S. Eliot Prize winner 1995, 2000, 2001, 2011, 2012, 2017, shortlist 2023 Forward Prize Best Collection winner 2006, 2011, 2013, 2019, shortlist 2020 Forward Prize Best First Collection winner 2004, 2005, 2017, 2023 Griffin Poe try Prize shortlist 2023, finalist 2025 Knives Forks and Spoons Press (KFS) PBS Spring 2024 Michael Marks Poetry Award F or Poetry Pamphlets shortlist 2011 Michael Marks Publisher's Award F or Poetry Pamphlets shortlist 2011* Kater Murr's Press Michael Marks Publisher's Award F or Poetry Pamphlets shortlist 2011* Lapwing Publications or see Facebook acumen May 2023, The High Window Autumn 2023 Leafe Press Tears In The Fence November 2021 Leamington Books PBS Spring 2021 LegalHighsPress The High Window Spring 2023 Legitimate Snack (Broken Sleep Books) Poetry London Autumn 2021 The Letter Press Lifeboat Press (Northern Ireland) Lily Poetry Review Press Lintott Press (Carcanet Imprint) Little Betty - Bad Betty Press PBS Autumn 2024 Lolli Editions (Translations into English) PBS Summer 2023 The Lifeboat Press PBS Autumn 2023 Michael Marks Poetry Award F or Poetry Pamphlets w inner 2020 Little Island Press (Carcanet Imprint) Littoral Magazine Press The High Window December 2023 Live Canon PBS Winter 2023 Liverpool University Press The Poetry Review Winter 2023 Forward Prize Best First Collection winner 2015 Longbarrow Press The North January 2022 Michael Marks Poetry Award F or Poetry Pamphlets shortlist 2015 Luath Press (Edinburgh) Lucent Dreaming PBS Autumn 2024 Magma Poetry PBS Spring 2024 Makina Books PBS Autumn 2022 / The Poetry Review Summer 2023 Mariscat Press (Mariscat Press & Hamish Whyte) PBS Winter 2022, The North August 2024 Michael Marks Poetry Award F or Poetry Pamphlets winner 2011, s hortlist 2023 x 2 Michael Marks Publisher's Award F or Poetry Pamphlets winner 2015, 2023 Maytree Press PBS Autumn 2023 Macmillan Collector's Library - Pan Macmillan PBS Summer 2024 Mica Press PBS Summer 2023 Modus Arts PBS Autumn 2023 MOIST PBS Spring 2023 Monitor Books PBS Summer 2024 Mudfog Press PBS Autumn 2024 Muscaliet Press Michael Marks Poetry Award F or Poetry Pamphlets shortlist 2022 Michael Marks Publisher's Award F or Poetry Pamphlets shortlist 2022 Naked Eye Publishing The High Window Winter 2023 The New Menard Press (UK imprint of Amsterdam based indie publisher HetMoet) PBS Summer 2025 New River Press New Walk Editions The North January 2022, The High Window July 2023 Michael Marks Poetry Award F or Poetry Pamphlets shortlist 2019 Michael Marks Publisher's Award F or Poetry Pamphlets shortlist 2024 New Writing North PBS Winter 2022 (with Faber) Nine Arches Press PBS Summer 2025 T.S. Eliot Prize shortlist 2021 Michael Marks Poetry Award F or Poetry Pamphlets shortlist 2010 x 2 Nine Pens PBS Winter 2024 Offa’s Press acumen May 2021 Offord Road Books The North January 2022 T.S. Eliot Prize shortlist 2020 Michael Marks Poetry Award F or Poetry Pamphlets shortlist 2019 Original Plus chapbooks Osmosis Press The Poetry Review Winter 2023 Out-Spoken Press PBS Winter 2024, Poetry London 2025 Forward Prize shortlist 2024 Michael Marks Publisher's Award F or Poetry Pamphlets shortlist 2023 Oversteps Books acumen September 2022 Oxford University Press (OUP) Poetry London Spring 2024 Forward Prize winner 1995. 1997, 1999 Paekakariki Press The High Window Autumn 2023 Palewell Press The High Window Spring 2023 Pamenar Press (U.K., Canada, Iran) The Poetry Review Summer 2023, Poetry London Autumn 2024 Pan Macmillan PBS Spring 2022 Paper Swans Press PBS Summer 2023 Papillote Press | Books from the Caribbean PBS Autumn 2024 Parthian Books (Wales) PBS Summer 2024 Pariah Press - Infernal Editions PBS Summer 2024 Partus Press PBS Summer 2022, Poetry London Summer 2023 Pavilion Poetry (Liverpool University Press) PBS Summer 2025 T.S. Eliot Prize winner 2020, shortlist 2024 Forward Prize Best Collection shortlist 2017 Peepal Tree Press PBS Winter 2024 T.S. Eliot Prize winner 2019 Forward Prize Best First Collection winner 1994, 2016 Penguin Books Penguin Poetry PBS Winter 2022 T.S. Eliot Prize winner 2024 Forward Prize Best Collection winner 2015, shortlist 2021 Forward Prize Best First Collection winner 2019, 2021 Penguin Press - Penguin Books PBS Spring 2025 Penned In The Margins PBS Summer 2022, Poetry London Summer 2023 T.S. Eliot Prize shortlist 2019 Forward Prize Best Collection winner 2021 Penteract Press PBS Autumn 2021 Picador Books - Pan Macmillan ) Picador Poetry PBS Summer 2025 T.S. Eliot Prize winner 2007, 2016, shortlist 2024 Forward Prize Best Collection winner 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, shortlist 2016 Forward Prize Best First Collection winner 1997, 1998, 2001, 2011 Pighog Press - Red Hen Press Michael Marks Poetry Award F or Poetry Pamphlets shortlist 2012 Michael Marks Publisher's Award F or Poetry Pamphlets shortlist 2013* Pindrop Press (Glasgow/France) acumen September 2022, The High Window Winter 2023 PlaySpace Publications The Poetry Business - see Smith|Doorstop PBS Autumn 2024 Michael Marks Poetry Award F or Poetry Pamphlets w inner 2021 (as New Poetry Prize) Poetry London Editions PBS Summer 2025 Poetry Space Poetry Translation Centre (PTC) PBS Autumn 2024 Poets House Pamphlets acumen May 2021 Polari Press ('we publish queer voices (&) other marginalised groups') PBS Summer 2024 Polygon | Birlinn Ltd (Scotland) PBS Autumn 2024 Prole Books Prototype Publishing The Poetry Review Spring 2025 Pushkin Press PBS Autumn 2024 Rack Press Poetry PBS Winter 2022, The High Window October 2023 Michael Marks Poetry Award F or Poetry Pamphlets w inner 2012, Shortlist 2014 Michael Marks Publisher's Award F or Poetry Pamphlets winner 2014 The Red Ceilings Press PBS Winter 2023 Red Squirrel Press PBS Spring 2024 Renard Press PBS Autumn 2024 Repeater Books Tears In The Fence August 2021 The Rialto Poetry London Spring 2021 Forward Prize Best First Collection winner 2000 Michael Marks Poetry Award F or Poetry Pamphlets w inner 2014, 2016, shortlist 2021 x 2 Rockingham Press acumen September 2022 Roncadora Press Michael Marks Poetry Award F or Poetry Pamphlets shortlist 2010 Michael Marks Publisher's Award F or Poetry Pamphlets shortlist 2011* Callum Macdonald Memorial Award winner 2021 Rough Trade Books Forward Prize shortlist 2024 Salò Press PBS Summer 2024 Salt Publishing PBS Autumn 2023, the North August 2024, Poetry London Summer 2024 Forward Prize shortlist 2023 Salamander Street Sampson Low (Kingston University Creative Writing students) Saqi Books the North August 2022 Second Light Publications acumen May 2022 Seren Books PBS Spring 2025 T.S. Eliot Prize shortlist 2019 Forward Prize Best Collection winner 2022 Forward Prize Best First Collection winner 2008, 2010 Michael Marks Poetry Award F or Poetry Pamphlets s hortlist 2023 Serpent's Tail Shearsman Books PBS Spring 2025 Forward Prize Best Collection shortlist 2015, Griffin Poetry Prize (Canada) finalist 2024 Michael Marks Publisher's Award F or Poetry Pamphlets shortlist 2014* Sheep Meadow Press (Carcanet Imprint) Shoestring Press Poetry London Summer 2023, The High Window December 2023 Skear Zines: to sing in unconventional forms Sidekick Books PBS Autumn 2024 Silhouette Press (Coventry) Singing Apple Press - Camilla Nelson Silver Press PBS Winter 2023 Smith|Doorstop (The Poetry Business ) PBS Summer 2025 T.S. Eliot Prize shortlist 1999, Forward Prize Best Collection shortlist 2008 Michael Marks Poetry Award F or Poetry Pamphlets shortlist 2022 Michael Marks Publisher's Award F or Poetry Pamphlets winner 2012, 2017 Smokestack Books PBS Autumn 2024 Some Roast Poet (Manchester, UK) SPAM Press The Poetry Review Summer 2023 Stairwell Books Forward Prize shortlist 2024 Steel Incisors Stewed Rhubarb Press (Based in Scotland) PBS Winter 2023, the North August 2024 Stichill Marigold Press – the private press of Leonard McDermid Callum Macdonald Memorial Award shortlist 2021 SurVision Books The High Window July 2023 tall-lighthouse PBS Summer 2024 Michael Marks Poetry Award F or Poetry Pamphlets shortlist 2013 Michael Marks Publisher's Award F or Poetry Pamphlets shortlist 2009* Taproot Press Magma Poetry Spring 2021 Tapsalteerie PBS Summer 2024 Templar Poetry PBS Winter 2023 Michael Marks Poetry Award F or Poetry Pamphlets shortlist 2016 Michael Marks Publisher's Award F or Poetry Pamphlets shortlist 2010* Tenement Press The Poetry Review Winter 2024 Tilted Axis Press PBS Autumn 2024 TLM Editions - The London Magazine acumen January 2022 Trickhouse Press Troika Books PBS Summer 2021 Two Rivers Press PBS Summer 2024 Valley Press PBS Autumn 2024 Vane Women Press PBS Winter 2023 Veer Books Michael Marks Publisher's Award F or Poetry Pamphlets shortlist 2010* Veer2. Verve Poetry Press (Birmingham based press) PBS Winter 2024 Michael Marks Publisher's Award F or Poetry Pamphlets winner 2019 Vintage - Penguin Books Poetry London Spring 2023 Virago Books Magma Poetry Winter 2022 VOLE Publishing (Formerly Dempsey and Windle) PBS Spring 2024 V. Press Poetry PBS Autumn 2024 Waterloo Press PBS Summer 2024 , The High Window October 2023 Wayleave Press PBS Summer 2025 The Waywiser Press (Based in the U.K. and U.S.) The Westbourne Press – Saqi Books T.S. Eliot Prize winner 2021 The WILD PANSY PRESS PBS Spring 2023 WiId Pressed Books (No longer being updated, but back catalogue available to view) Wiley (U.K. base of U.S. publisher) (John Wiley and Sons) The High Window Spring 2023 Wordville Press PBS Spring 2023 Worple Press Wrecking Ball Press Write Bloody UK (U.K. base of US publisher) PBS Spring 2023 Wylde Publications PBS Autumn 2024 Yaffle Press Yale University Press London ) (UK, Europe and overseas) PBS Autumn 2021, Poetry London 2023 Yew Tree Press PBS Winter 2022 Y Lolfa (Welsh books from Wales) PBS Summer 2023 zarf editions poetry pamphlets Zeno Books — CHRISTIAN PATRACCHINI zimzalla.co.uk (Literary objects) Last full update of all links above 2/2/2025 Outside the UK I accept the links below are rather haphazard and random, it is mostly based on publishers that are referenced in reviews by U.K. poetry magazines that I subscribe to, or major prize winners. T he A3 Press (Based in Spain) Able Muse Press (U.S.) Acre Books (University of Cincinnati) Magma Summer 2022 Action Books (U.S.) (Books translated to English) Akashic Books (U.S.) Alfred A. Knopf - see Knopf Doubleday Alice James Books (U.S.) Won a Lammy in 2022 American Poetry Review (U.S.) AngelHousePress (Canada) Animal Heart Press (U.S.) Anstruther Press (Canada) Anvil Press (Canada) The High Window June 2023 Archipelago Books Griffin Poetry Prize finalist 2024 Argos Books (U.S.) Won a Lammy in 2021 Arlen House (Republic of Ireland) Arrowsmith Press (U.S.) Griffin Poetry Prize Shortlist 2024 Auckland University Press (New Zealand) The Poetry Review Spring 2024 Augury Books (U.S.) Won a Lammy in 2020 Bamboo Dart Press (U.S) Tears In The Fence July 2021 Banipal Books (UK) (Contemporary Arab authors in English translation) PBS Summer 2024 Banshee Press (Republic of Ireland) PBS Autumn 2024 T.S. Eliot Prize shortlist 2024 Baylor University Press (U.S.) Beatnik Publishing (New Zealand) Belladonna (U.S.) Bitter Oleander (U.S.) BLP Black Lawrence Press (U.S.) Won a Lammy in 2024 Black Widow Press (U.S.) BOA Editions, Ltd. (U.S.) Won a Lammy in 2024 Breakwater Books Ltd (Canada) Griffin Poetry Prize Canada First Book Winner 2024 Brick Books (Canada) Griffin Poetry Prize Canada Shortlist 2022 Broadstone Books (U.S.) The High Window Autumn 2023 Buckrider Books ( Wolsak & Wynn) (Canada) The North January 2021 Caitlin Press (Canada) Griffin Poetry Prize Canada Shortlist 2020 Canarium Books (U.S.) CavanKerry Press (U.S.) Tears In The Fence May 2021 Chax Press (U.S.) Chicago Review Press (U.S.) Cholla Needles (U.S.) Tears In The Fence June 2021 City Lights Publishers (U.S.) (Pocket Poet Series) Won a Lammy in 2021 Griffin Poetry Prize finalist 2024 Clare Songbirds Publishing House (U.S.) Coach House Books (Canada) The Poetry Review Winter 2023 Cold Hub Press (New Zealand) Contra Mundum Press (U.S., translations) Copper Canyon Press (U.S.) Poetry London Summer 2022 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry Winner in 2020 and finalist in 2024 Griffin Poetry Prize shortlist 2024 The Cuba Press (Aotearoa New Zealand) acumen May 2023 Curbstone Books (Northwestern University Press) (U.S.) Dedalus Press (Republic of Ireland) PBS Summer 2024, Magma Poetry Autumn 2024 Dos Madres Press (U.S.) acumen May 2021 Driftwood Press (U.S.) Drunk Muse Press (Republic of Ireland) Dusie Books (U.S.) Ecco – HarperCollins (U.S.) Fallen Tree Press (US) (Specializing in Poetry Chapbooks) The Poetry Review Spring 2025 Fish Publishing (Republic of Ireland) FSG (Farrar, Straus and Giroux) (Macmillan) (U.S.) Poetry London Spring 2024 Pulitzer Poetry Prize winner 2023 Griffin Poetry Prize International winner 2021, shortlist 2025 Flood Editions (U.S.) Fonograf Editions (U.S.) Poetry London Autumn 2023 Four Way Books (U.S.) Poetry Daily July 2021 FutureCycle Press (U.S.) The High Window June 2023 The Gallery Press (Republic of Ireland) PBS Winter 2024 T.S. Eliot Prize winner 1993, shortlist 2023 Forward Prize Best Collection w inner 2003, shortlist 2015 Forward Prize Best First Collection winner 2002 Gazebo Books (Australia) Georgia Review Books - Georgia Press (University of Georgia Press) Pulitzer Prize in Poetry winner in 2024 George Braziller (U.S.) Get Fresh Books Publishing A Non-Profit Corp. (U.S.) Ghost City Press (U.S.) Graywolf Press (U.S.) Pulitzer Prize in Poetry winner in 2021, 2022 Won a Lammy 2021 Griffin Poetry Prize shortlist 2025 Grey Suit Editions (The U.S. link) GRIEVELAND (U.S.) The Poetry Review Spring 2024 Hopkins Press - John Hopkins University Press (U.S) The High Window October 2023 Inhabit media (Canada) (Inuit owned independent press) The Poetry Review Spring 2024 Invisible Publishing (Canada) The Poetry Review Winter 2023 Isobar Press - English Writing from Japan Kelsay Books (U.S.) acumen May 2023 Knife Fork Book (Canada) The Griffin Poetry Prize finalist 2025 Knopf Doubleday (Penguin Random House) (U.S.) Poetry London Autumn 2024 The Griffin Poetry Prize finalist 2023 The Last Books (English books based in Netherlands/Bulgaria) Tears In The Fence June 2021 Life Before Man – (Gazebo Books) (Australia) Liveright | W. W. Norton & Company Ltd (U.S.) Lost Horse Press (U.S) Griffin Poetry Prize International Shortlist 2022 MadHat Press (U.S.) The High Window July 2023 McClelland & Stewart (penguinrandomhouse.ca) (Canada) Griffin Poetry Prize Canadian winner 2021, 2020, shortlist 2023 Poetry London Spring 2023 McGill-Queen's University Press | McGill-Queen’s University Press (Canada) The North January 2022 McSweeney’s (U.S.) Pulitzer Poetry Prize nomination 2023 Milkweed Editions (U.S.) Won a Lammy in 2023 Griffin Poetry Prize shortlist 2025 New Directions Publishing (U.S.) The Poetry Review Spring 2025 Pulitzer Prize Nominee 2022 Griffin Poetry Prize winner 2024, finalist 2025 New Island Books (Republic of Ireland) PBS Spring 2024 NYRB Poets – New York Review Books (U.S.) The Poetry Review Winter Spring 2021, The High Window May 2023 Nightboat Books (U.S.) The Poetry Review Spring 2025 Griffin Poetry Prize International Winner 2020 Won a Lammy in 2020 (x3), 2023 and 2024 Nightingale & Sparrow (U.S.) (No updates since 2022) Tears In The Fence June 2021 Nightwood Editions (Canada) Griffin Poetry Prize Canada First Book Prize winner 2023 Nion Editions (U.S.) Noemi Press (U.S.) Poetry London Autumn 2023 Nomadic Press (U.S.) (Closed in February 2023, but site still available) Won a Lammy in 2022 Northwestern University Press (U.S.) - TriQuarterly Poetry London Summer 2024 Won a Lammy 2024 Nostrovia! Press (U.S.) Archive available on pdf at Nostrovia! Catalog - Nostrovia! Press Still has a presence on Facebook Ó Bhéal Press (Republic of Ireland) Omnidawn (U.S.) The Operating System and Liminal Lab (U.S.) Otago University Press (New Zealand) Otoliths: Mark Young / Otoliths (Australia) Palimpsest Press Griffin Poetry Prize Canadian winner 2022 Paperwall Publishing (India) Passager Books (U.S. for over-50s) Penguin Random House (U.S.) (See above for the U.K. link) Pulitzer Prize in Poetry finalist in 2024 Griffin Poetry Prize Shortlist 2024 Persea Books (U.S.) Perugia Press - Publishing new women poets since 1997 (U.S.) Pitt Street Poetry (Australia) acumen May 2023 Plum White Press | Poetry Nook (U.S.) Poetry Bus Press (Republic of Ireland) T.S. Eliot shortlist 2023 Poetry Salzburg Pamphlet Series - PSPS (University of Salzburg) (Austria, English poetry) PBS Winter 2022, the North August 2024 Poetrywala – Paperwall (India) Poets Choice (India) (English language) (Registered in the U.S., books can be purchased in U.K. currency) The High Window October 2023 The Porcupine's Quill (Canada) Princeton University Press (U.S.) (They do have a U.K. base, too) The North August 2023 Pushcart Press : Publishers of The Pushcart Prize Rattle (U.S.) Red Hen Press (U.S.) Magma Poetry Winter 21 Revival Press – Limerickwriters (Republic of Ireland) River River Books (U.S.) Salmon Poetry (Republic of Ireland) PBS Winter 2023 Saturnalia Books (U.S.) Griffin Poetry Prize International shortlist 2022 Schaffner Press (U.S.) Scribner Books (simonandschusterpublishing.com) (U.S.) The Poetry Review Spring 2024 Sea Crow Press | Independent Book Publisher (U.S.) acumen September 2022 Seagull Books (Books o f English translation, India) Poetry London Spring 2023 Griffin Poetry Prize shortlist 2025 Sheep Meadow Press (U.S.) Sídhe Press (English language press based in Berlin) SIR Press (Southern Indiana Review Press) (U.S.) Sixteen Rivers Press Skein Press (Republic of Ireland) PBS Spring 2025 Soft Skull Press (U.S.) The Song Cave (U.S.) Poetry London Spring 2023 Won a Lammy in 2022, Southword – Munster Literature Centre (aka Southword Editions) (Republic of Ireland) PBS Autumn 2024 Speaking Tiger Books (Mostly English books, India) Steel Toe Books (U.S.) Strange Light (Penguin Random House, Canada) Syracuse University Press (Also distributer for Sheep Meadow Press) (U.S.) Tin House (U.S.) Poetry London Summer 2024 Won a Lammy 2024 TriQuarterly - See Northwestern University Press Tupelo Press (U.S.) Daily Poem February 2022 Turas Press (Republic of Ireland) Two Lines Press (U.S.) Ugly Duckling Presse (U.S.) University of Alberta Press (Canada) Griffin Poetry Prize Canadian First Book Prize winner 2025 University College Dublin Press (UCD Press) (Republic of Ireland) University of California Press (ucpress.edu) (U.S.) The High Window November 2023 University of Chicago Press (U.S.) The Poetry Review Autumn 2021 Griffin Poetry Prize shortlist 2025 University of Georgia Press (U.S.) University of Iowa Press (U.S.) Griffin Poetry Prize finalist 2025 University of Nebraska Press (U.S.) University of Pittsburgh Press (U.S.) Won a Lammy in 2022 Griffin Poetry Prize finalist 2025 University of Tampa Press (U.S.) Wave Books (U.S) The Poetry Review Spring 2024 Pulitzer Poetry Prize nomination 2023, Griffin Poetry Prize winner 2022, finalist 2024 Wesleyan University Press (U.S.) Griffin Poetry Prize International Shortlist 2022 Wild Honey Press (Republic of Ireland) World Poetry Books (Poetry in English translation) (U.S.) The High Window Spring 2023 Write Bloody (U.S.) W. W. Norton & Company (U.S.) Pulitzer Prize in Poetry finalist in 2020 Griffin Poetry Prize winner 2023 The Poetry Review Spring 2024 Yale University Press (U.S.) Yes Yes Books (U.S.) Poetry London Summer 2023 Won a Lammy in 2021, 2023 Zephyr Press (U.S.) Includes Russian and Eastern Europe translations The North August 2023 Lists of Publishers I am not in the habit of mopping up other people's excellent lists, rather here is a little list of other people's lists: Contemporary Small Press : Directory Indie Press Network National Poetry Library Comprehensive list of all U.K. publishers Online Poetry Resources - Poetry Super Highway Tears in the Fence: Links The order of the most recent magazine review, which you can see listed first in light blue, follows the following priorities: (Note: For magazine reviews I delete all updates in favour of a new update of the same or higher priority. I plan to permanently list the all prize winners, but only the most recent prize shortlisting.) Priority 1 . First it is based on book reviews in magazines I subscribe to: Poetry Book Society Bulletin (Spring 2021 to Summer 2025 ) Note: Until 2024 this magazine listed all new releases at the back, but since Winter 2024 (issue 283) it has listed only the books/pamphlets it reviews. Priority 2 . The Poetry Review (Spring 2021 to Spring 2025) Priority 3 . Magma Poetry (Spring 2021 to Spring 2025) Poetry London (Spring 2021 to Spring 2025 ) The North (January 2021 to August 2024 - issue 70) Priority 4 . Followed by online magazines I like to read: The High Window (April 2021 to December 2023) Tears in the Fence (from the website only) Priority 5. Then other occasional sources Including: acumen magazine Daily Poem website This is followed by competition wins in the following order: The T.S. Eliot Prize: all the winners, then the most recent shortlist (1993-2024) Forward Prize Best Collection: all the winners, then the most recent shortlist (1992 - 2024) Forward Prize Best First Collection: all the winners only (1992 - 2024) Michael Marx Poetry Awards for Poetry Pamphlets: all the winners, then the most recent shortlist (2009- 2024) Michael Marx Publisher's Awards for Poetry Pamphlets: all the winners, then the most recent shortlist (2009- 2024)* The Pulitzer Poetry Prize: all the winners and the most recent nominee (2020-2024) The Griffin Poetry Prize: all the winners, then the most recent shortlist or finalist (2020-2025) (Except 2025 winner, which hasn't been announced yet) The Lambda Poetry Prize: all the winners (2020-2024) * I have no information on the shortlist for Michael Marx Publisher's Awards for Poetry Pamphlets for 2016 to 2021, unfortunately, only the winners. Hopefully I'll extend the Lambda, Griffin and Pulitzer Poetry Prize lists over time. N.B. Award winners no longer publishing are: Arete Books (Forward shortlist in 2009) Aussteiger Publications (No longer appear to do poetry, Michael Marx Poetry Award winner 2013) Galdraon Press (Michael Marx Poetry Award winner 2009) Flarestack Poets (Michael Marx Poetry Award winner 2010 & 2013, shortlist 2014, and Publisher's Award winner in 2014) Oystercatcher (Michael Marx Publisher's Award 2009, shortlist 2010) Peterloo Poets (Forward shortlist in 1996) Self-published (- just one so far Michael Marx Poetry Award 2009) Waterflag Press (Michael Marx Poetry Award 2016) Disclaimer: I have absolutely no connection with any of the sites reported above and only pass them on because they sounded interesting to me. I do not gain financially or in any other way from any of the sites I have offered links to. If the sites fail to deliver in some way, this will need to be taken up with that site. 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What about Bob? Find out more about Bob Dunning the founder and curator of www.bobandpoetry.com. Read his biography and find some of his poetry that appears online. Bob's Poetry Online Bizarre Objects - I Love Russians! | Thee Objects (bandcamp.com) Recently I collaborated with Thee Objects to create this unique mix of poetry and avant-garde music. A Bizarre Object. (Note: This link will take you from this site to Bandcamp.) Poetry Archive 2023 My Name is Tyre Poetry Archive entry 2022 I Love Russians Poetry Archive 2021 Sweep up the Wood Poetry Archive 2020 with lockdown hair!

There are some great poetry pages unique to Facebook. Sometimes poetry websites have a great website community on Facebook. Follow these links to Facebook websites that are well worth a visit. Please do get in touch with Bob, if you want a link to your Facebook poetry site. Regularly updated to spot broken links. Poetry on Facebook Click: Poets reading poetry. Updated regularly Click: Longer clips such as readings and films. Updated regularly Click the underlined titles to go to the homepages. The Black Light Engine Room Press - Facebook Running as a regular live night since 2010, The Black Light Engine Room Press publishes a Lit Mag of the same name. Blueprint Poetry Press - Facebook Jo Colley and Julie Hogg are Blueprint Poetry; a press to showcase work from great poets between full collections. A satisfying slice of poetry. The Bobolyne Poets - Facebook 'The Bobolyne Poets are a mismatching motley crew of poets, artists, musicians, and performers.' From Brighton. 'Our big nights have always raised funds for people suffering in the ongoing Refugee Crisis, another thing important to us Boboheads.' Cambridge Literary Review - Facebook The Cambridge Literary Review magazine of poetry, short fiction, and criticism, published three times a year. The Craft of Poetry - Facebook This is a group for sharing your own poetry, paying close attention to techniques and forms, guided by poet and retired Oxford Professor Lucy Newlyn. The Emma Press - Facebook 'The Emma Press is a small publisher of beautiful books. We publish poetry, short stories, essays, children's books and translations.' See the video page for recordings of book launches. Festival Internacional de Poesía de Granada, Nicaragua - Facebook Annual International Poetry Festival in Granada, Nicaragua with plenty of interesting videos, naturally all in Spanish. Grey Suit: Poem Stream - Facebook The page is just for poems, which may attract occasional comments. So it is a stream which may easily be recycled by poems previously shown being copied and pasted back in. The stream is a wheel, like the Milky Way – an expanding wheel of verse. The Hive: Poetry Collective on KSQD Radio - Facebook Tune in to KSQD 90.7 FM Sunday 8:00 PM for interviews, discussion, and readings about what's new in the world of poetry. Also find The Hive Poetry Collective podcasts on iTunes, Spotify or anywhere you get your podcasts. Home Stage - Facebook Home Stage is a platform for discovering talented creatives. Our mission is to bring folk music and poetry to a new generation, making it accessible to all, through streamed programmes, live events, podcasts, festivals, tours and Zoom discussion groups. OOIPP fest - Facebook One-Off Indie Press Festival. 'Hey everyone we are a new festival coming to a zoom near you from 19th-25th July 2021. Featuring showcases from 15 of the best UK indie presses!' Judging by the name it won't be happening again! Poetry Book Club - Facebook A friendly place to discuss poetry books we love. What gems have you discovered lately? Have a book that the world needs to know about? Poets - help us find your work! Poetry Events in UK & Ireland - Facebook This is a place to share and find information about forthcoming poetry events in the UK & Ireland. Poetry Film Live - Facebook PoetryFilmLive.com is an online journal of poetry film and interviews edited by Chaucer Cameron and Helen Dewbery. This group is for people to share posts, comments and videos. Poetry Lit Online Reading Series - Facebook Poetry Lit! is a monthly online reading series for poets from all over the world. Each month we invite 2 featured poets to read their work. After that there's an open mic. Poetry Screen Group Facebook group, which aims to inspire and showcase innovative video poetry from young artists. Poetry Translation Centre - Facebook 'We translate contemporary poetry from Africa, Asia and Latin America to a high literary standard by pairing poets with translators and through our unique poetry translation workshops.' Poetry UK A place for your poetry grace. Please upload your favourite poems. Original poetry welcome too. The Poets Live - Facebook 'The Poets - Live - A space for Discussions - Podcasts and Facebook Lives on all things creative - poetry and personal.' Puzzle Hall Poets Live - Facebook 'In normal times Puzzle Hall Poets Live meets once a month, on the first Monday of the month unless that coincides with a Bank Holiday. Guest poet and open mic. During the pandemic online poetry events are being organised.' Rattle | Facebook 'Rattle is a quarterly print journal featuring a diverse selection of poetry and interviews with poets. We accept submissions year-round. 'The Facebook page is a good way to link to the weekly Rattlecasts. The Shuffle - Facebook 'London's changeling poetry series, every last Saturday at The Poetry Cafe. We host The Shuffle on the last Saturday of each month at The Poetry Cafe in Covent Garden. We aim to bring you a dolly-mixture of readers, selected by Shuffle HQ's Jacqueline Saphra, Gale Burns and Amy Key.' Spoke - Facebook Spoke is a non-profit organisation looking to raise the profile of spoken word and provide opportunities for people of all ages and walks of life to experience the world of spoken word poetry. Survivor's Poetry Gigs - Facebook 'Survivor's Poetry was created in 1991 to promote the writing of Survivors of mental distress. The regular performance evenings have been going ever since.' Time to Arrive Open Mic - Facebook Time to Arrive Open Mic is a weekly Virtual event from 6pm - 8pm central (note USA time). Share your poetry, prose, music, or dance! The Verb on BBC Radio 3 Facebook This group is an unofficial fan page for The Verb, presented by Ian McMillan, on BBC Radio 3. Woorilla Poetry Prize - Facebook The Woorilla Poetry Prize was initiated in the1980s by Maria Millers and Louise Rockne, editors at Woorilla Magazine, where it grew to become a celebrated national competition. Write Out Loud - Facebook 'Write Out Loud is a national hub for poetry - encouraging everybody from still-too-nervous-to-do-open-mic to Nobel Prize winner. News, reviews, discussion and the UK's No.1 poetry gig guide. Write Out Loud exists to encourage people to write poetry, enable them to share their work, whether in local groups or online, and to provide an information hub for all UK poetry organisations and individuals.' Yiddish Open Mic Café - Facebook The Yiddish Open Mic is a monthly event in which anyone with an interest in Yiddish can be sociable and entertained in a receptive and warm environment. Yorkshire Poetry/Spoken Word Events - Facebook Putting on a poetry/spoken word gig in Yorkshire? This is a group to share poetry/spoken word open mics, slams, showcases and opportunities and events across Yorkshire, from Hull to Harrogate and Scarborough to Sheffield.

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An attempt to find links to all the major and minor U.K. poetry awards, prizes and competitions. Some Worldwide ones added, too. If you know a link to a prize not included here, please do get in touch. Checked regularly for broken links. Poetry Awards, Prizes, & Competitions When I see poets' biographies in poetry magazines I always notice there are lots of awards, prizes and competition winners, many of which I have not previously heard about. Time for a list, I thought... Click the underlined titles to link to the online page of the award / competition. Note 1: For a year by year winner of many top awards see: List of years in poetry - Wikipedia Note 2: Some closed awards with no current link I have left on the page in italics. Note 3: If you are looking to enter a poetry competition, I recommend that you visit the following two sites: National Poetry Library (For all currently open poetry competitions) Top writing contests. (writingcompetitions.net) In the United Kingdom Aesthetica Magazine - Creative Writing Award 'The Award was launched after the publication of Aesthetica Magazine, as a way to support the next generation of literary talent. These were first published in the Creative Works Annual, a collection celebrating innovative poetry and short fiction from both established and emerging practitioners. ... In 2013, the Award evolved into a standalone publication and Prize.' The first prize is £5,000. Alice Hunt Bartlett Prize - Wikipedia Awarded by the Poetry Society of London for a collection of poetry. It is named after Alice Hunt Bartlett who was the American editor of the society's Poetry Review from 1923 to 1949. The prize ran from1966 to 1987. The Alpine Fellowship Poetry Prize Awarded for the best poetry on the theme of the Alpine Fellowship: in 2025 it was Fear. The winner and runners-up will receive financial support in the following amounts: Winner £3,000, second and third win £1,000. Open to all nationalities and to anyone aged 18 and above. All entries must be written in English. Anne Born Prize – The Poetry Society 'The Anne Born Prize (was) an annual prize for a poet whose work has been published in Poetry News members‘ poems competitions over the preceding year. Poets are asked to submit some additional work for consideration by the judge, and the prize is a year of mentoring and support.' It was awarded for the years 2013 to 2017. Arthur Welton Award - see The Authors' Foundation: Grants for work in progress - The Society of Authors Arthur Welton was a 20th Century poet and philanthropist. He was born in 1928, in Ipswich, Suffolk. His father was Robert Welton and his mother was Margaret Caley. He died in 1998, in his hometown, at the age of 70. In memory of Arthur Welton this award is generally awarded to poets. Artlyst Art to Poetry Award – The Poetry Society 'The Artlyst Art to Poetry Award celebrated ekphrastic poetry, and was open to all poets worldwide aged 18 or over. Entrants may submitted poems based on an artwork. This can be in the form of a painting, sculpture installation, video, or fine art photograph.' There was a prize for 11 to 17 year olds, too. The website only shows a 2020 competition. AUB International Poetry Prize AUB – Arts University Bournemouth. The prize ran from 2021 to 2023. The Authors' Foundation: Grants for work in progress - The Society of Authors The Society of Authors is one of the few organisations to make grants to writers for works in progress, currently awarding over £360,000 each year. The Authors’ Foundation and K Blundell Trust award grants to writers whose book project is for a commercial UK publisher. (Includes the Arthur Welton Award) The Bangor Poetry Competition Competition of the Bangor Literary Journal. 2024 was the 11th competition. The winner won £200, runner-up £100. There were also a Highly Commended and Commended poems. Last year's theme was ‘In the Grand Scheme of Things’. The top two poems also get printed in the journal and a certificate. The journal also runs a Forty Words Competition , with two categories of prose and poems. Bard of Bath -this site is no longer maintained, so see Bard of Bath - Wikipedia The Bard of Bath is the city's representative poet, singer or storyteller. The role continues the Iron-Age Celtic tradition where DRUIDS were the law-makers, judges and ceremonial leaders, OVATES were mediums, healers and prophets and BARDS were poets, musicians and history-keepers. All of them held high status and a place in mystical/religious circles. The competition was still active in 2025. The Beaver Trust Lodge: Nature and the Ecological Emergency International Poetry Competition The prize only ran in 2021, but you can still read the winners' magazine. 'This competition is about exploring new ways to think about nature and our connection with it, whether through the engaging, humble beaver, the wide range of emotions brought about by the ecological emergency, our recovery and resilience building, or any other aspect of nature and ecology.' Birmingham poet laureate | Birmingham City Council 'For more than 20 years Birmingham has led the way in fresh contemporary poetry, gaining a national and international reputation and setting a trend by appointing a Poet Laureate for the city. The Poet Laureate is chosen from poets who live or practice in Birmingham by a panel of judges.' Currently, it is Ayan Aden. There is also a Young Poet Laureate, currently Japmeh Kaur Gujral. BookTrust: Writer in Residence 'Every six months, BookTrust appoints a new Writer or Illustrator in Residence to write blogs, run competitions and give us their own unique perspective on the world of children’s books.' Brian Dempsey Memorial Prize - Dempsey and Windle Publishing This is an annual competition with a pamphlet prize - Publication by VOLE Books of a 46-page perfect-bound pamphlet. The winners also got: a contract to keep it in print for at least 3 years; a page of publicity on the VOLE website (dempseyandwindle.com); and, 70 copies for the author’s own distribution. In 2025 they selected two winners. See The VOLE Spring Single Poem Competition Bridport Prize 'One of the largest poetry prizes, the winning poem also features in our anthology, a chance to see your words on the printed page. That’s not all. It opens up further opportunities where your work needs to have been published. ' NEW! Never Too Late 60+ award - Bridport Prize Available to over sixties entering the competition. Brotherton Poetry Prize | University of Leeds Poetry Centre The prize is open to anyone in the world over the age of 18 who hasn’t yet published a full collection of poems. Entries to the competition should include no more than 200 lines of poetry in up to five individual poems. The winner receives £1000, four runners up £200, and these are printed in a Carcanet Press anthology. It seems to be bi-annual, but may have ended in 2023. Browne Medal - Wikipedia The Browne Medals (also known as the Sir William Browne's Medals) are gold medals which since 1774 have been awarded for annual competitions in Latin and Greek poetry at the University of Cambridge. Brunel International African Poetry Prize Bernardine Evaristo, writer and Professor of Creative Writing at Brunel University, initiated the award in 2012 to revitalise African poetry. It was passed on to be managed by the African Poetry Book Fund in 2022. It has been renamed and is located at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. See Evaristo Prize for African Poetry - African Poetry Book Fund Cafe Writers Poetry Competition Annual competition of the Café Writers group based in Norwich. There is an additional prize for a permanent resident of Norfolk who did not win one of the main prizes. Callum Macdonald Memorial Award - Scottish Poetry Library Established in 2001 in memory of Scottish publisher Callum Macdonald, this award was created to encourage, recognise and reward the publication of poetry in pamphlet form. It ran to about 2021. Chancellor's Gold Medal (Wikipedia) 'The Chancellor's Gold Medal is a prestigious annual award at Cambridge University for poetry, paralleling Oxford University's Newdigate Prize.' Charles Causley International Poetry Competition 2025 - The Charles Causley Trust Charles Causley (1917-2003) is a major 20th-century English poet. The Charles Causley Trust aims to keep his memory alive. In 2025, the1st prize winner will receive £1,000, the 2nd prize £200, the 3rd prize £100; plus there are 2 Highly Commended placed poets. Also see: The 2025 Charles Causley Young Person's Poetry Competition. There is 3 age categories and a young Cornish poet prize. Cheltenham Poetry Festival - International Poetry Competition 2024 'Run annually. Prizes include: 1st Prize: £300; 2nd Prize: £100; 3rd Prize: £50. The First Prize Winner will also be offered the opportunity to read at 2025 Cheltenham Poetry Festival. This will either be at one of our popular on-line literary lounges or in person at our Awards Ceremony.' Cholmondeley Awards for Poets - Society of Authors' Awards The Cholmondeley Awards for Poets were founded by the late Dowager Marchioness of Cholmondeley in 1966 to recognise the achievement and distinction of individual poets. Christopher Tower Poetry Competition - see Tower Poetry Competition Cinnamon Literature Award 'Open to all writers, both debut and established voices. This is a great way to get your short story collection, poetry collection or novel seen.' The competition of Cinnamon Press. See also the poetry pamphlet award. Costa Poetry Award Launched in 1971, the Costa Book Awards was one of the UK's most prestigious book prizes and celebrated the most enjoyable books of the year by writers resident in the UK and Ireland. The prize had five categories – First Novel, Novel, Biography, Poetry and Children’s Book – with one of the five winning books selected as the overall Costa Book of the year. It closed in 2022. Called the Whitbread Poetry award from 1971 to 2005. Coventry Poets Laureate – Coventry City Council 'The Coventry Poet Laureate and Coventry Young Poet Laureate are honorary posts, first appointed by Coventry Libraries and Information Service and Coventry UK City of Culture in 2021.' The current Poet Laureate is John Bernard, and the Young Poet Laureate is Aamani Kanda. Creative Future Writers' Award Annual competition open to writers who are underrepresented. This includes people who feel their opportunities are limited as a result of: mental health issues, Black, Asian, traveller, mixed heritage or other ethnic minority backgrounds, LGBTQAI+, physical disability, long-term limiting illness, sensory impairment, learning disability/ADHD/dyslexia/dyspraxia, eurodivergent/ASD, working class background, substance misuse issue, survivors. Creative Manchester Poetry Competition 2022 - The University of Manchester To enter the competition all you need to do is tweet your micropoem through Twitter, including the hashtag #micropoem22. The competition has a theme - Climate Change this year, and must be no more than 280 characters long. David Cohen Prize for Literature 'First awarded in 1993, the David Cohen Prize for Literature... it recognises writers who use the English language and are citizens of the United Kingdom or the Republic of Ireland, encompassing dramatists, as well as novelists, poets and essayists. The biennial prize, of £40,000, is for a lifetime’s achievement and is donated by the John S Cohen Foundation.' The Duff Cooper Prize The Pol Roger Duff Cooper Prize celebrates the best in non-fiction writing. The first award was made in 1956, and it has been given annually ever since. The prize is open to works of poetry. The Dylan Thomas Award is no longer, er, awarded. (See Dylan Thomas Prize - Wikipedia) The Dylan Thomas Prize - see The Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize below. Edward Cawston Thomas Prize - Edward Thomas Fellowship Poetry Competition For the 2022 Competition, poems are invited on any subject but of no more than forty lines please. Closing date January15th, 2022. The judge will be the prize-winning poet Jamie McKendrick. Prizes:1st prize £150, two further £75 prizes and up to six highly commended of £25 The Edwin Morgan Poetry Award The Edwin Morgan Trust was established in 2012 to fulfil the wishes of the Scottish poet laureate, Edwin Morgan (1920–2010), particularly the foundation of a new award for young Scottish poets. Eric Gregory Award - The Society of Authors' Awards 'The Eric Gregory Awards, for a collection by poets under the age of 30, were founded in 1960 by the late Dr Eric Gregory for the encouragement of young poets.' Forward Prize For Poetry 'Forward Arts Foundation promotes public knowledge, understanding and enjoyment of poetry in the UK and Ireland. We are a charity committed to widening poetry’s audience, honouring achievement and supporting talent: our programmes include National Poetry Day, the Forward Prizes for Poetry and the Forward Book of Poetry, an annual anthology of the year’s best poems.' There are three Forward Prizes For Poetry. The Forward Prize for Best Collection, the Felix Dennis Prize for Best First Collection, and the Forward Prize for Best Single Poem. Foyle Young Poets – The Poetry Society 'It is free to enter and is open to poets aged 11-17 years anywhere in the world.' Gaisford Prize (Wikipedia) 'The Gaisford Prize is a prize in the University of Oxford , founded in 1855 in memory of Dr Thomas Gaisford (1779–1855). For most of its history, the prize was awarded for Classical Greek Verse and Prose. The prizes now include the Gaisford Essay Prize and the Gaisford Dissertation Prize.' Geoffrey Dearmer Prize – The Poetry Society The Geoffrey Dearmer Prize is an annual prize for the best poem published in The Poetry Review written by a poet who doesn’t yet have a full collection. The winner is announced in the summer issue of The Poetry Review each year. Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize - Faber & Faber As a memorial to the founder and first Chairman of the firm, Faber & Faber established in 1963 the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize. The Prize of £l,500 is awarded annually: and it is given, in alternate years, for a volume of verse and for a volume of prose fiction, first published originally in this country during the two years preceding the year in which the award is given. For more details of past winners see Wikipedia: Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize Geoff Stevens Memorial Poetry Prize Competition run by Indigo Dreams Ginkgo Prize for ecopoetry 'The world's biggest prize for ecopoetry. The Ginkgo Prize also runs ecopoetry workshops and publishes eye-opening essays on ecology and writing.' Hamish Canham Prize – The Poetry Society 'The annual prize for the best members’ poem in Poetry News was established in 2004 by Sheena and Hugh Canham, in memory of their son, Hamish Canham (1962-2003).' Hastings LitFest- Poetry Competition Held annually there is a short story competition and a single poem competition. The winning entries in each category will receive a cash prize of £250. The runner up in each category will receive a cash prize of £50. Hawthornden Prize — Hawthornden Foundation 'The Hawthornden Prize, one of Britain’s oldest literary awards, was established in 1919 by Alice Warrender. This £25,000 prize is awarded annually to a British, Irish or British-based author for a work of “imaginative literature” – including poetry, novels, history, biography and creative non-fiction – published in the previous calendar year. The prize is for a book in English, not for a translation. Previous winners of the prize are excluded from the shortlist.' The Hedgehog Poetry Press 'At the Hedgehog Poetry Press we try our best to give as many opportunities for poets to be published as possible, with these largely being based on Competitions, which is why we have a wide variety of them over the course of the year.' The Hippocrates Prize 'The Hippocrates Prize for Poetry and Medicine is an annual international award for an unpublished poem on a medical subject. Since its first awards in 2010, the Hippocrates Prize has attracted over 11,000 entries from around 70 countries, from the Americas to Fiji and Finland to Australasia.' The Hippocrates Prize is in 3 categories, Open, Health Professional and Young Poets. The Honickman Foundation: The First Book Prize in Poetry 'Recognized today as a prestigious and unique award, the annual American Poetry Review/Honickman First Book Prize in Poetry offers publication of a book of poems, a $3,000 award, and distribution by Copper Canyon Press through Consortium. Each year a distinguished poet is chosen as a judge to select the winner and write the introduction to the winning book.' The International Book & Pamphlet Competition - The Poetry Business 'The International Book & Pamphlet Competition was the first of its kind in Britain. Now in its 36th year, it has launched the careers of many well-established and successful poets, including Daljit Nagra, Michael Laskey, Kim Moore, Pascale Petit, and Catherine Smith. The four winning collections are beautifully produced and promoted widely, and entered for all eligible awards and prizes.' The Poetry Business also run the New Poets Prize - see below Ireland’s Professor of Poetry (Includes the Republic of Ireland) The Ireland Chair of Poetry Trust was set up in 1998 and is jointly held between Queen’s University Belfast, Trinity College Dublin, University College Dublin, the Arts Council of Northern Ireland and the Arts Council/An Chomhairle Ealaíon. Every three years a poet of honour and distinction is chosen to represent the Chair as Ireland’s Professor of Poetry. Ivan Juritz Prize The Ivan Juritz Prize was established in 2014 to celebrate the creative explosion of the modernist era and reward art that seeks to ‘make it new’. The prize is a collaboration between the Hub for Modern Literature and Culture at King’s College London and Mahler & LeWitt Studios in Spoleto, Italy. Winners in three categories (Text, Sound and Image) receive £1,000 each and a two-week artist residency, James Berry Poetry Prize - Newcastle Centre for the Literary Arts - Newcastle University The James Berry Poetry Prize will assist poets of colour with talent ready to take their work to the next level via mentoring and publication. The prize is free to enter. It is open to poets of colour, who are UK residents who have not yet published a book-length collection, with special consideration given to LGBTQ+/disabled poets and poets from disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds. Jane Martin Poetry Prize An annual competition run by Girton College, Cambridge since 2011. 'Building on the success of previous years, the 2022 winner will receive not just a cash prize of £700, but the opportunity to give a reading at a celebratory event, at which the prize will be awarded. There will also be a second cash prize of £300.' Jerwood Compton Poetry Fellowships – Jerwood Arts The programme runs biennially for three editions between 2017 and 2022 supporting a total of nine individuals, three Fellowships per edition. Successful poets each receive £15,000 to support a year of Fellowship, during which they are matched with a core mentor and have further access to a range of advisers and critical friends to support their developing practice. John Llewellyn Rhys Prize (Wikipedia) The John Llewellyn Rhys Prize was a literary prize awarded annually for the best work of literature (fiction, non-fiction, poetry, drama) by an author from the Commonwealth aged 35 or under, written in English and published in the United Kingdom . Established in 1942, the last award was in 2010. Katrina Ellis Memorial Prrize - KEP 2025 Our third light-hearted competition for the most popular form of spoken poetry — LIMERICKS. Prizes are £50 for first, £25 for second, and 3 of £10 each for third. All prize winners, shortlist, and longlist poets, along with audio of their work, will be included in an online anthology. We (Wildfire Words) hold this third competition in celebration of the life of a dear friend, Katrina Ellis. Keats-Shelley Poetry Prize Inaugurated in 1998 by the Keats-Shelley Memorial Association, The Keats-Shelley Writing Prize encourages poets and essayists of all ages to respond to the work of the Romantics. There are poetry and essay prizes. Total prizes are 0ver £5000. Kent & Sussex Poetry Society Open Poetry Competition, 2025 – The Kent & Sussex Poetry Society An annual competition with seven prizes. 1st Prize: £1000,2nd Prize: £300, 3rd Prize: £100, 4th Prize: 4 x £50. 'The Kent & Sussex Poetry Society is a lively local group with a national reputation. We’ve been going for over 70 years in Tunbridge Wells but remain as friendly and supportive and open to newcomers as ever.' King's Gold Medal for Poetry - Wikipedia Awarded for a book of verse published by someone in any of the Commonwealth realms . Recommendations to the King for the award of the Medal are made by a committee of eminent scholars and authors chaired by the Poet Laureate . The award is announced on William Shakespeare's birthday , 23 April. The Gold Medal for Poetry was instituted by King George V in 1933. (Note known as the Queen's Gold Medal For Poetry when the monarch is female.) Ledbury Poetry Festival Poetry Competition There are three competitions for this annual festival, one for adults, one for 12-17 year olds, and one for under 12s. Ledbury Munthe Poetry Prize for Second Collections Organised by Ledbury Poetry Festival, I cannot find too much historical online information, though there was a competition with a different sponsor in 2017 where the winner won £5000. Leeds Peace Poetry The competition is open to everyone, anywhere in the world. Winning poems will be published on their website. There are Adult, Secondary School and Primary School categories. It has run since 2003 and organisations represented include the University of Leeds (School of English), Leeds City Council Children's Services (Schools) and Leeds Library and Information Services. Live Canon Poetry Have an international competition every year for single poems, for which an anthology is compiled, plus competitions for pamphlets, and collections. There is also a children's poetry competition for which there is also an annual anthology. The London Magazine Poetry Prize The annual competition of the magazine. It is for a single poem of 40 lines or less. A top three is announced and the winner receives £500. The 2023 prize was dedicated to the memory of the Special Literary Adviser and renowned poet, Grey Gowrie. Lucent Dreaming Prize In 2022 the first prize for poetry was £1000. There were three top prizes plus a Highly Commended section, with the competition being for a poem of 1 to 56 lines, on a theme (Hope), and open only to people who are18+. Magma Poetry Competition Annual competition of Magma Poetry Magazine. 'First prize for the Judge’s and Editors’ Prize is £1000, second prize £300 and third prize £150. The six prize-winning poems will be published in Magma and there will also be five special mentions for the Judge’s Prize and for the Editors’ Prize. Winning and commended poets will be invited to read their poems at a Magma Competition Event.' Makar - see Scotland's Makar Manchester Poetry Prize · Manchester Metropolitan University 'The Manchester Writing Competition offers the UK’s biggest literary awards for unpublished work. The Competition was established in 2008 by Carol Ann Duffy (UK Poet Laureate 2009-19). Each year two £10,000 prizes are awarded: the Manchester Poetry Prize for best portfolio of poems and the Manchester Fiction Prize for best short story.' Matthew Hale Award - see Northern Writers Awards Members’ Poems – The Poetry Society The Members’ Poems competition sets Poetry Society Members the task of writing a poem or poems on a theme chosen by a leading poet. All poems published in Poetry News are also eligible for the Hamish Canham Prize each year. There are 4 issues and competitions every year. Metro Poetry Competition There are two categories: 16 and under, or adult (over 16). A winner and a runner up from each category (along with other prizes) will see their poems published as large posters in Longbenton Metro station. Michael Marks Poetry Awards The Michael Marks Awards for Poetry Pamphlets were established in 2009 and now include four awards and a Poets in Residence program. From their inception, the Awards have aimed both to promote the pamphlet form and to enable poets and publishers to develop. Michael Schmidt Prize for Best Portfolio I believe is an award related to the MA / MFA Creative Writing course at Manchester Metropolitan University. Mslexia Competitions 'Over the years Mslexia has developed a portfolio of highly respected competitions that have propelled many women’s writing careers to the next level.' Currently, along with other competitions there are two poetry competitions (for women only): Single Poem, and Poetry Pamphlet. National Poetry Competition – The Poetry Society The National Poetry Competition is one of the world’s most prestigious prizes for an unpublished poem of up to 40 lines, open to anyone 18 or over. Newdigate prize - Wikipedia Awarded to students of the University of Oxford for the Best Composition in English verse by an undergraduate who has been admitted to Oxford within the previous four years. It was founded in 1806 as a memorial to Sir Roger Newdigate (1719–1806).[1] The winning poem is announced at Encaenia. The New Poets Prize - The Poetry Business 'The New Poets Prize is a pamphlet competition for writers between the ages of 17 and 24 (inclusive). This prize runs alongside the renowned International Book & Pamphlet Competition organized by The Poetry Business, which has now been established for 36 years.' Northern Writers Awards - Northern Writers Award for Poetry / Northern Debut Award For Poetry 'Established in 2000 by New Writing North, the Awards support writers across the North of England. The Awards support writers creatively as they develop their work towards publication, as well as helping them to progress professionally and navigate their way through the publishing industry.' Awards also include non-poetry categories. The Matthew Hale Award is open to young writers (aged 11 to 18) who show promise but have had limited opportunities to pursue their talent. This could be due to a number of factors, including physical or mental ill-health, family circumstances, financial circumstances, lack of access to cultural opportunities or any other reasons. This can include, but is not limited to poetry. Open House Competition The annual competition of The Interpreters House online magazine with three cash prizes available. The three winning poems and seven commended poems will be published on The Interpreter’s House website and also be featured in an Open House Competition pamphlet. Oxford Brookes International Poetry Competition The competition of the Poetry Centre of Oxford Brookes University (OBU) Oxford Professor of Poetry - University of Oxford A new Oxford Professor of Poetry is elected every four years, and their responsibilities include giving a public lecture each term, as well as an oration at the University’s honorary degree ceremony every other year. Paper Swans Press - Poetry Pamphlet Prize Annual competition of the Paper Swans Press Peggy Poole Award – The Poetry Society The Peggy Poole Award helps emerging writers develop their craft, and gives poets in the North West of England the chance to win a year of mentoring from a leading poet, running alongside the National Poetry Competition. PEN Pinter Prize - English Pen Established in 2009 in memory of Harold Pinter. It's awarded annually to a writer resident in Britain, the Republic of Ireland, the Commonwealth or former Commonwealth who, in the words of Harold Pinter’s Nobel speech, casts an ‘unflinching, unswerving’ gaze upon the world, and shows a ‘fierce intellectual determination … to define the real truth of our lives and our societies’. The winner must the author of a significant body of plays, poetry, essays, or fiction of outstanding literary merit, written in English. The prize is shared with an international writer of courage selected by English PEN’s Writers at Risk Committee in association with the winner. This half of the prize is awarded to someone who has been persecuted for speaking out about their beliefs. The Plough Prize - 2022 | The Plough Arts Centre (2022) Now in its nineteenth year, the Plough Poetry Prize is an international open competition for a poem up to 40 lines on any subject. 1st Prize: £1,000, 2nd Prize: £500, 3rd Prize: £250. Poetic Republic (From Wikipedia: Poetic Republic Poetry Prize ) 'The Poetic Republic Poetry Prize was an open online poetry competition judged by the community of entrants. It was active from 2009 to 2015, when the death of the organiser Peter Hartey led to its closure.' Poetry Book Awards 'The Poetry Book Awards is an annual, international book award given to the best poetry books produced by indie writers, self published authors or books published by small, truly independent presses.' Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom 'The Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom is an honorary position appointed by the monarch of the United Kingdom , currently on the advice of the prime minister . The role does not entail any specific duties, but there is an expectation that the holder will write verse for significant national occasions.' Simon Armitage (The Official Website) took over the role in 2019 and will hold the post for 10 years. Poetry London Prize The annual competition of Poetry London. The Poetry Society - Competitions 'The Poetry Society awards £16,000 in prizes each year. Poets at all stages of their careers are celebrated, and prizes also include ways to support writers’ development: courses, books, membership and publication. The competitions and prizes are a central part of The Poetry Society’s work.' I have listed the 12 prizes alphabetically on this page. Poetry Space Annual international competition with prize money for the first three places, plus publication of the poems. Polari Prize (This is a literary prize that includes poetry, but not exclusively.) Founded by author Paul Burston, Polari began in 2007 in a bar in Soho. Since 2009, we’ve been based at London’s Southbank Centre. Since 2011, The Polari First Book Prize has been awarded annually for a first book which explores the LGBTQ+ experience; from 2019, The Polari Prize has been awarded annually for a book by a a non-debut writer. Popescu Prize – The Poetry Society 'The Popescu European Poetry Translation Prize has been awarded biennially by The Poetry Society for a volume of poetry translated from a European language into English.' Porson Prize (Wikipedia) 'The Porson Prize is an award for Greek verse composition at the University of Cambridge . It was founded in honour of classical scholar Richard Porson and was first awarded in 1817. Winners are known as "Porson prizemen".' The Rebecca Swift Women's Poet's Prize - See Women's Poet's Prize below The Rialto The Rialto magazine runs a pamphlet competition and poetry competition every year. Rubery Book Award 'The Rubery Prize is a prestigious international book award seeking the best books by indie writers, self published authors and books published by independent presses, judged by reputable judges.' Categories are Fiction, Non-Fiction, Children & YA, and Poetry. From the category winners there is an overall Book of the Year winner. Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry - see King's Gold Medal for Poetry Saboteur Awards – Sabotage (sabotagereviews.com) 'The Saboteur Awards have been running since 2011 (and) encompass 12 awards given out in a public ceremony. In their present form, the awards are voted for by the public, and have no prize money.' Poetry awards include Best Spoken Word Performer, Best Spoken Word Show, Best Poetry Pamphlet, Best Anthology - though festival, publisher and magazine awards may go to poetry also. Scotland's Makar - Our National Poet - Scottish Poetry Library The Makar takes a leadership role in promoting poetry in Scotland and internationally, as well as producing work relating to significant national events. Currently it is Pàdraig MacAoidh. Seamus Heaney Centre First Collection Poetry Prize Queen's University Belfast Seatonian Prize (Wikipedia) 'The Seatonian Prize is awarded by the University of Cambridge for the best English poem on a sacred subject. This prize has been awarded annually since 1750 and is open to any Master of Arts of the university.' See Awards, grants, and prizes | Faculty of Divinity (cam.ac.uk). The Sarah Maguire Prize - Poetry Translation Centre (PTC) 'An international biennial award for the best book of poetry in English translation by a living poet from beyond Europe. The winning poet and their translator, or translators, will split an award of £3000 between them. The prize has been established in the memory of the poet Sarah Maguire who was the founder of the Poetry Translation Centre and a champion of international poetry. ' Second Light Poetry Competition for Long and Short Poems by Women First prizes are awarded in two categories: Short (50 lines or under) and Long (over 50 lines). 2nd & 3rd prizes may be from either category. First prize £300. The compeition has been running since at least 2008. Shooter Literary Magazine Has an annual competition with a winner and runner-up Simon Powell Poetry Prize - Poetry Live! 'Simon Powell was always a great champion of new poetry. We run this competition as a tribute to his commitment to poetry and to his encouragement of young people to start writing...The only entry requirement is that each applicant is a GCSE student.' SLAMbassadors – The Poetry Society SLAMbassadors is The Poetry Society’s national youth poetry slam championships. Each year we search for the next generation of spoken word artists, rappers and MCs. Currently paused. Society of Authors' Awards | The Society of Authors 'Our poetry awards are amongst the most prestigious in the UK. They celebrate excellence in poetry from those just starting out as well those established in their careers.' I have listed the poetry awards, or those available to poets individually on this page. The Somerset Maugham Awards - Society of Authors' Awards W. Somerset Maugham set up a fund in 1947 to enable young writers to enrich their work by gaining experience of foreign countries. The awards are given for a published work of fiction, non-fiction or poetry. The author must be a British national, or resident in Great Britain and Northern Ireland and writing in English. The author must be under the age of 30 , and book first printed in Britain. Stanza Poetry Competition – The Poetry Society 'All Stanza members who are also Poetry Society members can enter up to two <40 line poems.' Stephen Spender Prize – Stephen Spender Trust 'The Prize is an annual competition for poetry in translation, with categories for young people (14-and-under, 16-and-under, and 18-and-under) as well as an open category for adults. All entrants must be UK or Irish citizens or residents, or pupils at a British School overseas.' Streetcake Experimental Writing Prize - Streetcake Magazine 'this prize is aimed at writers based in the UK and EU who are responding creatively and experimenting with the literature mold. there are two age categories (18-30 and 31 and over) in each category of short fiction and poetry, which means there are four overall first place winners. we also award second-fourth places in each category.' The Sunday Times Charlotte Aitken Young Writer of the Year Award Awarded for a full-length published or self-published (in book or ebook formats) work of fiction, non-fiction or poetry, by an author aged 18 – 35 years. Awarded since 1991. The Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize - Swansea University 'Launched in 2006, the annual Swansea University International Dylan Thomas Prize is one of the most prestigious awards for young writers, aimed at encouraging raw creative talent worldwide. It celebrates and nurtures international literary excellence. The Prize is awarded to the best published literary work in the English language, written by an author aged 39 or under.' Ted Hughes Award – The Poetry Society 'The Ted Hughes Award for New Work in Poetry was a 10 year project running alongside Carol Ann Duffy’s tenure as Poet Laureate, highlighting outstanding contributions made by poets to our cultural life. The £5000 annual prize money was funded by Carol Ann Duffy’s honorarium as Laureate from HM The Queen.' Tower Poetry Competition - Christ Church, Oxford University 'The Tower Poetry Competition offers the UK’s most valuable prize for young poets, and is open to students between 16-18 years of age who are educated in the UK.' The competition is run by Christ Church, Oxford , and are funded by a bequest by the late Christopher Tower. The T. S. Eliot Prize The T. S. Eliot Prize for Poetry was inaugurated in 1993 to celebrate the Poetry Book Society’s 40th birthday and honour its founding poet. Translation Prizes | The Society of Authors There are several different prizes, such as The Scott Moncrieff Prize, an annual award of £1,000 for translations into English of full length French works of literary merit and general interest, though I am uncertain if these can be won for poetry translation at this point. Travelling Scholarships - Society of Authors' Awards The Travelling Scholarships were established in 1944 to enable British creative writers to keep in touch with their colleagues abroad. Available to poets, though not exclusively so. The Ver Prize The annual competition of the Vers Poets. An anthology of the winners is produced each year. The VOLE Spring Single Poem Competition There are three prize winners and three highly commended, plus other entries that form an annual anthology for which those in the book get a free copy. (also see The Brain Dempsey Memorial Pamphlet Competition) Wales Book of the Year Awarded by Literature Wales, it was inaugurated in 1992. There are 12 winners in 4 categories - one of which is Poetry - 4 in English 4 in Welsh. Then an overall winner and a Popular Choice winner in both English and Welsh. From 2004 to 2020 it was awarded as the Roland Mathias Poetry Prize. Walter Swan Prize (2021) Now in its sixth year, the Walter Swan Poetry Prize is open to all writers of poetry aged 18 and over.' It is the poetry prize of the Ilkley Literature Festival. Warwickshire Libraries Young Poet Laureate – Warwickshire County Council 'The Laureateship is a unique opportunity for the successful candidate to develop their writing skills and take part in events and activities across the county under the mentorship of a professional poet.' Wells Festival of Literature Competition Currently running prizes in four categories including an International Open Poetry Competition and a Young Poets Competition. Welsh Poetry Competition The International English Language Poetry Contest. 'The first Welsh Poetry Competition was set up by poet & writer Dave Lewis in 2007. Officially launched on St David’s Day @ Clwb-Y-Bont, Pontypridd, 2007 the aim is to encourage and foster the wealth of creative writing talent that we know exists in Wales but currently languishes in the doldrums.' Whitbread Poetry Award - see Costa Book Award The White Review 'The Poet’s Prize is run in partnership with CHEERIO, and is for English-language poets who are at the crucial stage of creating their debut pamphlet or collection. The Prize was founded in 2017 with support from Jerwood Charitable Foundation.' Wigtown Poetry Prize Founded in 2005, and rebranded in 2019, it welcomes entries from poets writing in English wherever they may live. There are 5 prizes in total. There is an International Prize, then separate categories for Scottish Gaelic poetry, Scots language poetry, rising talent in Dumfries & Galloway, and a pamphlet prize is named in memory of Alastair Reid - local poet and foremost literary figure. Wildfire Words With close links to the Cheltenham Poetry Festival, Wildfire Words run a number of competitions. Previously this has included New Voices for under 25s. There is the Frosted Fire annual single poem competitions that result in different anthologies. The 1st Prize poem wins £350, 2nd Prize £150, 3rd Prize £75, Special Audio Prize £100 and Runner Up Prizes £25. Also see the Katrina Ellis Memorial Prize for Limericks above. Winchester Poetry Prize The competition linked to the Winchester Poetry Festival . A prize is also available for the best poem written by a Hampshire-based poet. Women Poets' Prize The Women Poets’ Prize is a biennial award given to three UK-based women poets who demonstrate great ability and potential. It consists of a cash prize of £1,000 and 18 months of creative, professional and pastoral support. The Rebecca Swift Foundation was set up in 2018 in memory of Rebecca Swift, the pioneering founder of The Literary Consultancy . This unique award seeks to honour Rebecca’s two key passions: poetry and the empowerment of women. The Writers' Prize "First awarded in 2014, The Writers’ Prize – formerly The Rathbones Folio Prize – is open to all works of literature written in English and published in the UK. The author of the Book of the Year is awarded £30,000, and each category winner is awarded £2,000... The Prize is unique in that it is judged by members of the 350-strong Folio Academy of esteemed writers and critics." The categories are Fiction, Non-fiction and The Yeovil Literary Prize Organised by the Yeovil Community Arts Association. One of five the categories is for poetry. It is for a single poem of no more than 40 lines. The first prize in a top 3 wins £600. It started in 2002. Each year £100 is awarded to the Western Gazette, Best Local Writer, the highest placed long listed entry who lives in the distribution area of the Western Gazette, which was most recently won by a poet. The York Poetry Prize The competition linked to the York Literature Festival. There is also the Helen Cadbury Prize will be awarded to an excellent poem from an entrant with a York (YO) postcode. World Wide Awards For this list, it may take a little longer to expand, so please see the excellent: List of poetry awards - Wikipedia and Poet laureate - Wikipedia Australia Woorilla Poetry Prize The Woorilla Poetry Prize was initiated in the1980s by Maria Millers and Louise Rockne, editors at Woorilla Magazine, where it grew to become a celebrated national competition. Belgium Herman de Coninck Prize for Poetry The Herman de Coninck Prize is an annual Flemish literature prize for poetry in memory of Herman de Coninck. Between 2007 and 2016, it was exclusively a Flemish prize, but from 2017 it was also accessible to poetry from the Netherlands. It is given for the best collection written that year. There are also prizes for the best poem, and the best debut collection. Canada Archibald Lampman Award- Arc Poetry Magazine The Archibald Lampman Award recognizes an outstanding book of English-language poetry by an author living in the National Capital Region . Archibald Lampman was one of Canada’s finest 19th-century poets. Eligible entries are English-language books of poetry published by a recognized publisher. Eligible books must be no less than 48 pages in length. The current prize is $1500 CAD Arc's Poem of the Year Contest The main prize of Arc Poetry Magazine. Currently wins $5000 CAD. It is an open contest for the best poem entered. Arc also award Arc Award of Awesomeness, a monthly competition based on a theme set by the magazine, Critics' Desk Award for excellence in book reviewing, plus 3 more awards with their own heading: Archibald Lampman Award, Diana Brebner Prize, Confederation Poets Prize Confederation Poets Prize - Arc Poetry Magazine The Confederation Poets Prize is awarded given for the best poem published in Arc in the preceding year. Selected by a prominent member of Canada’s literary communities, the award includes a $250 prize. Arc Poetry Magazine’s Confederation Poets Prize is named in recognition of a group of Canadian poets who were born around the time of Canadian Confederation. Diana Brebner Prize - Arc Poetry Magazine The Diana Brebner Prize is awarded yearly for the best poem written by a National Capital Region poet, who has not yet been published in book form. The prize honours the late Diana Brebner, an award-winning Ottawa-based poet who was devoted to fostering literary talent among new, local writers. The prize is $500 CAD. Griffin Poetry Prize 'The Griffin Poetry Prize is awarded annually in two categories – International and Canadian. Each prize is worth C$65,000. In each category, the prize is for the best collection of poetry in English published during the preceding year. One prize goes to a living Canadian poet or translator, the other to a living poet or translator from any country, which may include Canada.' Montreal International Poetry Prize 'The Montreal Prize awards one prize of $20,000 CAD to a poet for a single poem of 40 or fewer lines. A jury of internationally reputed poets and critics selects a shortlist of approximately 60 poems, from which a judge chooses one winner. The shortlist is published in The Montreal Poetry Prize Anthology. The prize is run by the Department of English at McGill University in Montreal, Canada.' Began 2010. KOBZAR™ Book Award The Shevchenko Foundation launeched the award in 2003. Presented biennially, the $25,000 it recognizes outstanding contributions to Canadian literary arts by authors who write on a topic with a tangible connection to the experiences of Ukrainian Canadians. There are a number of genres including poetry. Monetary recognition is given to both the winner and the winner’s publisher. Pat Lowther Memorial Award The Pat Lowther Memorial Award is given for a book of poetry by a Canadian woman, and is in memory of the late Pat Lowther, whose career was cut short by her untimely death in 1975. The award carries a $2,000 prize. Priscila Uppal Memorial Award for Poetry 'The Priscila Uppal Memorial Award for Poetry is given to the single best poem submitted, along with a $500 cash prize and publication in Canthius. A runner-up also receives a $250 cash prize and publication in Canthius.' Verse Ottawa Poets Laureate In 2017, City Council approved funding for the renewal of a Poet Laureate Program for the City of Ottawa. There are two current Ottawa poet laureates – one English, one French – each appointed to serve a two year term. Their mandate is to act as Ottawa’s artistic ambassador, to promote the literary arts, and to advance Ottawa’s unique voice in the world. France Académie Mallarmé – Prix Mallarmé, membres du jury, laureats (academie-mallarme.fr) 'The Mallarmé Prize,awarded since 1937, rewards a French-speaking poet for a collection of poems published (from October 1 to October 1 the next year). It is awarded by the Académie Mallarmé at the Brive Book Fair. The prize is endowed with an amount of € 3,800 paid by the city of Brive, which also offers the poet laureate a one-month residency. ' (I used Google translate here...) Prix Guillaume Apollinaire – les lauréats (prix-apollinaire.fr) The prix Guillaume Apollinaire is a French poetry prize first awarded in 1941. It was named in honour of French writer Guillaume Apollinaire. It annually recognizes a collection of poems for its originality and modernity. See Prix Guillaume Apollinaire - Wikipedia Guernsey Guernsey International Poetry Competition- Poems on the Move - Guernsey Literary Festival The competition of the annual Guernsey Literary Festival. There are three categories of Open, Resident and Young People (11-17). For the 2022 Festival the top three in each category will win prize money and these along with a further 12 poems and be displayed on buses Jamaica The Edward Baugh Prize for Poetry - The National Library of Jamaica Open to a poet age thirty-five (35) or under residing in the eastern end of the island (namely, the parishes of Kingston, St. Andrew, St. Thomas, and Portland). The Louise Bennett Coverley Prize for Poetry - The National Library of Jamaica Open to a Jamaican poet of any age or station in life, residing in any of the central parishes of the island (namely, Clarendon, St. Ann, St. Mary, Manchester, and St. Catherine). The Michael Cooke Prize for Poetry - The National Library of Jamaica Open to a male poet residing in the Western end of the island (namely, Hanover, Westmoreland, St. Elizabeth, St. James, and Trelawny). Musgrave Medal - (Wikipedia) The Musgrave Medal is an annual award by the Institute of Jamaica in recognition of achievement in art, science, and literature. Originally conceived in 1889 and named in memory of Sir Anthony Musgrave. Click on the link to see past recipients. Not a specific poetry prize, but a prize that has been awarded for achievements in poetry. Poet Laureate of Jamaica – The National Library of Jamaica Organised by the National Library of Jamaica. The Poet Laureate must be a Jamaican, defined as either born in Jamaica or of Jamaican parentage or a naturalised citizen. The Poet Laureate is not required to reside in Jamaica. However, he /she must be available for a minimum of 4 official appearances in each calendar year. They must have at least three publications of poetry. The Poet Laureate of Jamaica Prizes for Poetry | The National Library of Jamaica There are four poetry prizes which I have listed alphabetically here. Poet Laureate of Jamaica and Helen Zell: Young Writer’s Prize for Poetry - The National Library of Jamaica The prize is open to Jamaican nationals between the ages of 17-25 who are interested in pursuing a career in the writing of poetry Netherlands Dichter Des Vaderlands - Poet of the Fatherland The Dutch Poet Laureate. It was first appointed in 2000, and since 2017 it has been appointed every two years. It is appointed by NRC Handelsblad, Poetry International and the Poetry Club. New Zealand Adam Foundation Prize in Creative Writing The Adam Foundation Prize in Creative Writing was established in 1996 through the Victoria University of Wellington Foundation by Denis and Verna Adam because of their strong wish to support the development of creative writing in New Zealand. In each year the Adam Prize is awarded to the author of the best page-based portfolio for the MA. Biggs Family Poetry Prize A Victoria University of Wellington - International Institute of Modern Letters award of $3,000. It is awarded at the end of the Masters in Creative Writing course to enable a student to complete a manuscript for publication. It has been awarded annually since 2006 to recognise the potential of a graduating poet. Creative New Zealand Michael King Writer's Fellowship 'The fellowship is awarded every two years to an established New Zealand writer from any literary genre, with a significant publication record, to work on a major project. Amount: Up to $100,000 over two years.' Historically this has been awarded to established New Zealand poets, though I am uncertain if the project has ever been one of poetry. Kathleen Grattan Award - Landfall Review Online: 'This biennial award is for an original collection of poems, or one long poem, by a New Zealand or Pacific permanent resident or citizen. Entries are accepted until 31 July of the award year. The result is announced in the November issue of Landfall, and the winner will receive $10,000. Auckland poet Kathleen Grattan, a journalist and former editor of the New Zealand Woman’s Weekly, died in 1990.' Monica Taylor Poetry Prize Annual competition of takahē magazine New Zealand Book Awards Established in 1968, in their current format the annual Ockham New Zealand Book Awards offer five principal prizes, including the Mary and Peter Biggs Award for Poetry, for which the winners receive $10,000. There are also four Crystal Arts Trust Best First Book awards, including the Jessie MacKay Prize for Poetry for which the winner receives $2,500. The New Zealand Poet Laureate A new Laureate is chosen every two years and is supported by the National Library of New Zealand to create new work and promote poetry throughout the country. Each Laureate is presented with their own tokotoko (carved orator’s stick), which symbolises their authority and status. The National Library holds the matua, or parent tokotoko, to signify joint guardianship.' Prime Minister's Awards for Literary Achievement Three awards are given every year for: fiction, non-fiction and poetry. North Macedonia and Albania Naim Frashëri Laureateship The International Poetry Festival of North Macedonia and Albania called “Ditët e Naimit” (Days of Naim) awards the Naim Frashëri Laureateship. Republic of Ireland The Caterpillar Poetry Prize Awarded annually to an unpublished poem written by an adult for children aged 7 to 11. Held since 2015. Cúirt New Writing Prize The comp[etition for the Cúirt International Festival of Literature. There are two categories of Poetry and short Story. The winner in each category will be awarded a €500 cash prize and the opportunity to read at the 37th annual Cúirt International Festival of Literature which will take place in Galway between Wednesday, 6th and Sunday, 10th April 2022. Farmgate Award The Farmgate Café National Poetry Award was established in 2019 with sponsorship from one of Cork's most loved restaurants - The Farmgate Café. The award is a cash prize of €2000 for the best collection published in English by a poet resident in Ireland during the previous calendar year. Collections in translation are considered. The Fish Poetry Prize - Fish Publishing Established in 2006 . The Top 10 poems will be published in the FISH ANTHOLOGY 2022. 1st prize: €1,000. 2nd: A week in residence at Anam Cara Writers’ Retreat. 3rd: €200 Fool for Poetry International Chapbook Competition – Munster Literature Centre 'The Munster Literature Centre established the Fool for Poetry Chapbook Competition in 2005. The competition offered writers the opportunity to have their poems published in a high quality production from the Munster Literature Centre's publishing branch, Southword Editions. The winners also receive cash prizes. The competition did not run from 2010-13. It was reintroduced in 2014.' Gregory O’Donoghue International Poetry Competition – Munster Literature Centre The Gregory O'Donoghue International Poetry Competition was first held in 2010. It is an poetry prize for a single poem, open to writers from around the world from September to November annually. Sponsored by the Munster Literature Centre, the prize is named in honour of the late Irish poet long associated with the Centre. John Montague International Poetry Fellowship – Munster Literature Centre 'The recipient would be a poet from outside Ireland of international standing. Fellowship applications are invited from poets working in English from outside Ireland. The Poetry Fellow must have at least two full-length collections of poetry published. The successful candidate will be a poet respected by peers and preferably has experience in the coaching or teaching of other writers.' Ireland’s Professor of Poetry (Includes Northern Ireland) The Ireland Chair of Poetry Trust was set up in 1998 and is jointly held between Queen’s University Belfast, Trinity College Dublin, University College Dublin, the Arts Council of Northern Ireland and the Arts Council/An Chomhairle Ealaíon. Every three years a poet of honour and distinction is chosen to represent the Chair as Ireland’s Professor of Poetry. Listowel Writers' Week - Irish Poem of the Year Award This competition is awarded at the An Post Irish Book Awards set up by a coalition of Irish booksellers in 2007. The awards are owned by Irish Book Awards Ltd, a not-for-profit company. Listowel Writers' Week Literary Festival - Poetry Collection Award €2,500 for the best collection of poetry. 6-12 individual poems or an equivalent long single poem which may be in sections or form a sequence. The competition is open only to those who have not published a complete collection of poetry. It is a part of the Listowel Writers' Week Literary Festival The Moth Nature Writing Prize Begun in 2020, The Moth Nature Writing Prize aims to encourage and celebrate the art of nature writing. It is awarded annually to an unpublished piece of prose or poetry which best combines exceptional literary merit with an exploration of the writer’s relationship with the natural world. The winner receives €1,000 and a week at Circle of Misse in France. Patrick Kavanagh Poetry Award The Patrick Kavanagh Poetry Award for a first unpublished collection of poems in English is open to poets, born in the island of Ireland, or of Irish nationality, or long term resident in Ireland. The award was founded by the Patrick Kavanagh Society in 1971 to commemorate the poet. For details of the award's history and previous winners see Patrick Kavanagh Poetry Award - Wikipedia Pigott Poetry Prize 2022 This Award is for the best Collection of New Poetry by an Irish Author published between the 1st February 2021 and 31st January 2022. It has a Prize Fund of €14,000. and is a part of the Listowel Writers' Week Literary Festival. Ó Bhéal Five Words International Poetry Competition 'The 2022/2023 (10th) competition will run for 42 weeks. Every Tuesday at midday (UTC) from 12th April 2022 – 31st January 2023, five words will be posted. Entrants will have one week to compose and submit one or more poems which include all five words given for that week. Prize A prize of 750 euros will be awarded to the winner, plus 500 euros for 2nd place and 250 euros for 3rd place.' Ó Bhéal Poetry-Film Competition 'You may submit as many films as you like – each must interpret or convey a poem (present in its entirety, audibly and/or visually) and have been completed after the 1st of May 2020. Entries may not exceed 10 minutes in duration. Non-English or non-Irish language films will require English subtitles.' Southword Subscriber Competition - Munster Literature Centre Prizes given for top three places and run alongside a flash fiction prize. The Trócaire Poetry Ireland Poetry Competition Annual competition since 2013. The competition is always FREE to enter and is open to adults, at all stages in their writing careers. Poems in English or Irish, written or spoken word, are welcome in two categories: Adult- Published poets, Unpublished poets. Poems are written on a theme. Sweden Cikada Prize - Wikipedia (The prize's own site looked empty) The Cikada Prize was founded in 2004 following the 100th anniversary of the birth of the Swedish Nobel Prize winner, Harry Martinson. The award consists of a diploma, 20.000 SEK and a piece of ceramic art designed by the Swedish ceramics artist Gunilla Sundström. The name of the prize has been inspired by Martinson's poetry collection "Cikada", which was published in 1953. The Nobel Prize for Literature On 27 Nov 1895, Alfred Nobel signed his last will and testament, giving a large share of his fortune to prizes in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature and peace – the Nobel Prizes. The Nobel Prize in Literature is awarded by the Swedish Academy, Stockholm, Sweden. Awarded annually since 1901, it is not a poetry prize, but it can be won by poets for their lifetime body of work. United States Of America Able Muse Write Prize - Able Muse Press $500 prize for the best poem, and $500 prize for the best short story (flash fiction), plus publication in Able Muse (the print journal). Finalists in each category will also be considered for publication. Academy of American Poets Fellowship| Academy of American Poets 'The Academy of American Poets Fellowship is a $25,000 prize awarded to one poet each year to recognize distinguished poetic achievement. Established in 1946 and given in memory of James Ingram Merrill, with generous support from the T. S. Eliot Foundation.' Academy of American Poets First Book Award | Academy of American Poets 'The Academy of American Poets First Book Award is a $5,000 first-book publication prize. The winner receives publication by Graywolf Press, an all-expenses-paid six-week residency at the Civitella Ranieri Center in the Umbrian region of Italy, and distribution of the winning book to thousands of Academy of American Poets members.' Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellowships 'The Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellowships are $50,000 awards given to honor poets of literary merit appointed to serve in civic positions and to enable them to undertake meaningful, impactful, and innovative projects that engage their fellow residents, including youth, with poetry, helping to address issues important to their communities.' For current Laureates see: Current U.S. and State Poets Laureate | Academy of American Poets For a handy map layout see: U.S. State Poets Laureate The Adroit Prizes for Poetry & Prose - The Adroit Journal 'The Adroit Prizes are awarded annually to two students of secondary or undergraduate status. All secondary and undergraduate students are eligible, including international students and students who have graduated a semester early.' See also The Gregory Djanikian Scholars Program - The Adroit Journal Aliki Perroti and Seth Frank Most Promising Young Poet Award | Academy of American Poets 'Established in 2013, the Aliki Perroti and Seth Frank Most Promising Young Poet Award recognizes a student poet twenty-three years old or younger, with an annual cash prize of $1,000.' American Academy of Arts and Letters 'Each year the American Academy of Arts and Letters honors over 70 architects, visual artists, writers, and composers with awards and prizes ranging from $5,000 to $100,000. Candidates for awards are nominated by members of Arts and Letters.' Awards exclusively for poetry include the Gold Medal For Poetry, the Award of Merit Medal For Poetry, the Arthur Rense Poetry Prize, and the Morton Dauwen Zabel Award (in rotation), though other prizes can be won, too, such as the John Updike Award. American Poets Prizes | Academy of American Poets 'Since 1934, the Academy of American Poets has provided visibility and financial support to poets demonstrating artistic excellence.' They award 12 prizes which I have listed alphabetically here. Ambroggio Prize | Academy of American Poets 'The Ambroggio Prize is a $1,000 publication prize given for a book-length poetry manuscript originally written in Spanish and with an English translation. The winning manuscript is published by Bilingual Press/Editorial Bilingüe, publisher of literary works, scholarship, and art books by or about U.S.' Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize – The Waywiser Press The prize has closed for December an 2022 will see the 17th winner. The winner gets $3,000. The Waywiser is based in the UK with a U.S. subsidiary, but the winner is usually from the U.S. as is the prize money. APR/Honickman First Book Prize - American Poetry Review (may require log-in) (2022) 'The prize of $3,000, with an introduction by the judge and distribution of the winning book by Copper Canyon Press through Consortium, will be awarded in 2022 with publication of the book in the same year. The author will receive a standard book publishing contract, with royalties paid in addition to the $3,000 prize.' Ballard Spahr Prize for Poetry | Milkweed Editions 'The Ballard Spahr Prize for Poetry supports outstanding poets from the upper Midwest and brings their work to a national stage. Expanding on the Lindquist & Vennum Prize for Poetry, which was established in 2011, this prize awards $10,000 and publication by Milkweed Editions to a poet residing in Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, or Michigan.' The Brannan Prize - T he Poetry Project The Poetry Project is proud to offer The Brannan Prize, an annual $1,000 prize for emerging poets in honor of former Poetry Project intern and poet Lisa Brannan, called The Brannan Prize. In addition to the financial prize, the winning poet will have one poem published in The Poetry Project Newsletter. Charles Eliot Norton Professorship in Poetry The Charles Eliot Norton Professorship in Poetry was endowed in 1925. Harvard’s preeminent lecture series in the arts and humanities, the Norton Lectures recognize individuals of extraordinary talent The term “poetry” is interpreted in the broadest sense to encompass all poetic expression in language, music, or the fine arts. Cave Canem Poetry Prize - Georgia Press 'Established in 1999, this first book award is dedicated to the discovery of exceptional manuscripts by African American poets who have not been professionally published. The winner will receive $1,000 cash, publication, and fifty copies of their book.' Copper Nickel | The Jake Adam York Prize 'The Jake Adam York Prize for a first or second poetry collection is a collaboration between Copper Nickel and Milkweed Editions . Book-length manuscripts can be Submitted via Submittable. (...) The prize-winning poet receives $2,000 and publication by Milkweed Editions .' Derek Walcott Prize For Poetry 'In partnership with The Derek Walcott Festival and the Boston Playwrights' Theatre, Arrowsmith Press awards the prize to a full-length book by a poet who is not a US citizen, published in the previous calendar year.' The Festival is in Trinidad and Tobago The Donald Hall Prize for Poetry - University of Pittsburgh Press see also AWP: Award Series 'The Donald Hall Prize for Poetry is an annual competition for the publication of excellent new book-length works. Sponsored by the Association of Writers and Writing Programs, and the generous support of the Amazon Literary Partnership. The competition is open to all authors writing in English regardless of nationality or residence, and is available to published and unpublished authors alike.' Evaristo Prize for African Poetry - African Poetry Book Fund The Evaristo Prize for African Poetry is an annual prize of USD $1,500 awarded to ten poems written by an African poet. Established first as the Brunel International African Poetry Prize (BIAPP) in 2012 by British writer Bernardine Evaristo, who founded and managed the prize for ten years, the Evaristo Prize was renamed and passed on to be managed by the African Poetry Book Fund in 2022. Francine Ringold Awards - Nimrod / University of Tulsa 'The Francine Ringold Awards for New Writers honour the work of writers at the beginning of their careers. Prizes: $500 prizes will be awarded in both the fiction and poetry categories, and the winning manuscripts will appear in the spring issue of Nimrod. Winners will have the chance to work with the Nimrod board of editors to refine and edit their manuscripts before publication.' F(r)iction Contests The competitions for F(r)iction Magazine. There are four categories including poetry which has a $300 winning prize. Gearhart Poetry Contest - Southeast Review 'The Southeast Review offers four annual contests with cash awards for art, short story, non-fiction and poetry. Our poetry contest began in 1996 to honour Michael Wm. Gearhart, a Ph.D. student in creative writing at Florida State University who died suddenly at the age of 39. The contest continues today in his memory. Please send up to three poems, no more than 10 pages total.' The Glenna Luschei Poetry Prize 'The Luschei Prize for African Poetry, under the auspices of the African Poetry Book Fund and in partnership with the literary journal, Prairie Schooner, is an annual award of USD $1,000. Established in 2015, this Pan African Poetry Prize honor(s) and promote(s) African poetry written in English or in translation and to recognize a significant book published each year by an African poet.' The Gregory Djanikian Scholars Program - The Adroit Journal 'We recognize six emerging poets as Gregory Djanikian Scholars in Poetry each year. All emerging writers who have not published full-length collections are eligible (regardless of age, geographic location, or educational status)' Guggenheim Fellowship 'A Guggenheim Fellowship is a grant awarded to an exceptional individual as they pursue a project that is meaningful to them. (They) are entirely application-based and and intended for mid-career individuals. Each year, the Guggenheim Foundation awards these Fellowships to around 175 people in over 50 different fields in the creative arts, natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities.' The Gulf Coast Prizes - Gulf Coast: A Journal of Literature and Fine Arts There are Gulf Coast Prizes in Fiction, Nonfiction, and Poetry. There is also the Gulf Coast Prize in Translation, which in 2024 was won for poetry. Harold Morton Landon Translation Award | Academy of American Poets 'Established in 1976, this $1,000 award recognizes a poetry collection translated from any language into English and published in the previous calendar year.' Idaho Prize for Poetry 'An annual, national competition offering $1,000 plus publication by Lost Horse Press for a book-length poetry manuscript. Manuscripts are accepted for review before May 15 of each year, and on 15 August, a winner is announced.' James Laughlin Award | Academy of American Poets 'Offered since 1954, the James Laughlin Award is given to recognize and support a second book of poetry forthcoming in the next calendar year. The winning poet receives a prize of $5,000, an all-expenses-paid weeklong residency at The Betsy Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida, and distribution of the winning book to approximately one thousand Academy of American Poets members.' James Welch Prize - Poetry Northwest Poetry Northwest’s James Welch Prize is awarded for two outstanding poems, each written by an Indigenous U.S. poet. The prize is named for Blackfeet and Gros Ventre writer James Welch, whose early poems were featured in Poetry Northwest and who went on to become one of the region’s most important writers. Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award / Kate Tufts Discovery Award 'The Tufts poetry awards—based at Claremont Graduate University and given for poetry volumes published in the preceding year—are not only two of the most prestigious prizes a contemporary poet can receive, they also come with hefty purses: $100,000 for the Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award and $10,000 for the Kate Tufts Discovery Award. This makes the Kingsley Tufts award the world’s largest monetary prize for a single collection of poetry. And for most poets who have just published their first collection of verse, $10,000 should keep the pen scribbling.' Lambda Literary Awards - Lammys LGBTQ Book Awards Created over 30 years ago to recognize the crucial role LGBTQ writers play in shaping the world, the Lammys celebrate the very best in LGBTQ literature. Included in the 24 categories in 2021 were poetry specific prizes for Lesbian Poetry, Gay Poetry, Bisexual Poetry, and Transgender Poetry. Lannan Foundation - Literary Award for Poetry The Lannan Literary Awards are a series of awards and literary fellowships given out in various fields by the Lannan Foundation. Established in 1989, the awards are meant "to honor both established and emerging writers whose work is of exceptional quality". The awards reflect the philosophy governing the Lannan Foundation, a family foundation established by J. Patrick Lannan, Sr. in 1960. (For previous winners see Lannan Literary Awards - Wikipedia.) Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize | Academy of American Poets 'Established in 1975, this $25,000 award recognizes the most outstanding book of poetry published in the United States in the previous calendar year. The prize includes a ten-day residency at Glen Hollow in Naples, New York, and distribution of the winning book to hundreds of Academy of American Poets members.' Lexi Rudnitsky Poetry Prizes — Persea Books Each year Persea Books holds two book contests sponsored by the Lexi Rudnitsky Poetry Project. There is The Lexi Rudnitsky First Book Prize competition open to self-identifying women who have yet to publish a full-length book of poems; and The Lexi Rudnitsky Editor’s Choice Award competition open to any poet who has previously published at least one full-length book of poems Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Poetry - Wikipedia Is a category of Los Angeles Times Book Prize - Wikipedia It was first established in 1989. Works are eligible during the year of their first US publication in English, though they may be written originally in languages other than English. Michael Waters Poetry Prize 'The Michael Waters Poetry Prize was established in 2013 to honour Michael’s contributions to Southern Indiana Review and American arts and letters. A prize of $5,000 and publication by SIR Press is awarded annually for a collection of poetry written in English. Michael Waters is the final judge. Entrants receive a one-year subscription to Southern Indiana Review.' The National Book Critics Circle Award 'Each year, the National Book Critics Circle presents awards for the finest books published in English in six categories: Fiction, Nonfiction, Biography, Autobiography, Poetry, and Criticism. The National Book Critics Circle was founded in April 1974 at the Algonquin Hotel in New York City, with founding members John Leonard, Nona Balakian, and Ivan Sandrof.' National Book Foundation, The National Book Foundation was founded in 1989 to administer the National Book Awards, which has been one of the most prestigious literary prizes in the country since 1950. Awarded for Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, and Translated Literature. The National Book Foundation’s Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters (DCAL) and Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American Literary Community are honours that recognize a lifetime of achievement in writing and serving readers. There is also 5 x Under 35 awards for fiction. Neil Postman Award for Metaphor - Rattle 'Each year the editors of Rattle choose one poem from the content published online or in print during the previous year, and all poems that were submitted to the magazine are eligible. There are no entry fees or special guidelines involved. The author of the chosen poem will receive $2,000.' The Nicholas Schaffner Award for Music in Literature The NDSA Award is 'given to the writer of an unpublished manuscript who submits a literary work in the English language, either fiction, poetry or non-fiction (ie. memoir, autobiography, or essay collection) that deals in some way with the subject of music (of any genre and period) and its influence.' Nightboat Books Poetry Prize 'Any poet writing in English. Poems published in print or on-line periodicals, anthologies, or chapbooks may be included, but the manuscript itself must be unpublished. Original work only; translations are ineligible. The winning poet(s) receives a $1,000 advance, a standard royalty contract, and 25 free copies of the published book.' Nimrod Literary Awards Founded by Ruth G. Hardman. The Katherine Anne Porter Prize for Fiction & The Pablo Neruda Prize for Poetry. First Prize: $2,000 and publication. Second Prize: $1,000 and publication. The winners will also be flown to Tulsa from a domestic airport location for the Awards Ceremony and Writing Conference in October. It is the competition Nimrod International Journal, the University of Tulsa. Also see the Francine Ringold Award above. Ohioana Book Awards 'First given in 1942, the Ohioana Book Awards are the second oldest, and among the most prestigious, state literary prizes in the nation. Six of the Ohioana Award winners, as well as the Marvin Grant recipient, were selected by juries. The Readers’ Choice Award was determined by voters in a public online poll.' This includes a Poetry specific category. Omnidawn Poetry Contests – Omnidawn This independent press has poetry competitions in three categories, Single Poem Broadside, Poetry Chapbook, and Poetry Open Book. PEN/Voelcker Award for Poetry Collection - PEN America 'The PEN/Voelcker Award for Poetry Collection, established by a bequest from Hunce Voelcker, is given annually to a poet whose distinguished collection of poetry, published in the applicable calendar year, represents a notable and accomplished literary presence. The award is for a permanent U.S. resident or citizen, of any age and writing in any poetic style, and carries a cash prize of $5,000.' The Pablo Neruda Prize for Poetry - see Nimrod Literary Awards Poet Laureate - Library of Congress Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress, or the United States' Poetry Laureate. Based on the UK Poet Laurette it was first started in 1937. The title is authorized by an Act of Congress in 1985 and administered by the Center for the Book. See United States Poet Laureate - Wikipedia for a list of all the poets who have held the post., Poetry Foundation's Young People's Poet Laureate Awarded by the Poetry Foundation for a two-year term, the Young People’s Poet Laureate aims to raise awareness that young people have a natural receptivity to poetry and are its most appreciative audience, especially when poems are written specifically for them. The Prairie Schooner Book Prize in Poetry Prairie Schooner, a national literary quarterly published with the support of the English Department at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the University of Nebraska Press, is home to the best fiction, poetry, essays, and reviews being published today by beginning, mid-career, and established writers. The Pulitzer Prizes In the latter years of the 19th century, Joseph Pulitzer stood out as the very embodiment of American journalism. In writing his 1904 will, which made provision for the establishment of the Pulitzer Prizes as an incentive to excellence. In 2021 there were 23 prizes, one of which is specifically for poetry. The Pushcart Prize 'Since 1976, hundreds of presses and thousands of writers of short stories, poetry and essays have been represented in our annual collections. Each year most of the writers and many of the presses are new to the series. We welcome up to six nominations (print or online) from little magazine and small book press editors throughout the world.' Raiziss/de Palchi Translation Awards | Academy of American Poets 'The Raiziss/de Palchi Translation Awards recognize outstanding translations into English of modern Italian poetry through a $10,000 book prize and a $25,000 fellowship, given in alternating years.' Rattle Chapbook Prize - Rattle: Poetry 'We’ve always loved chapbooks for their brevity and intensity. At a few dozen pages, a great chapbook is the perfect reading experience for the 21st century—not too long, not too short: They’re the Goldilocks zone of the poetry world. Every year, three winners will receive: $5,000, 500 copies, and distribution to Rattle’s 8,000+ subscribers.' 2025 Rattle Poetry Prize - Rattle: Poetry The annual Rattle Poetry Prize offers $15,000 for a single poem to be published in the winter issue of the magazine. Ten finalists will also receive $500 each and publication, and be eligible for the $5,000 Readers’ Choice Award, to be selected by subscriber and entrant vote. Rebekah Johnson Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry 'The biennial, privately funded $10,000 prize recognizes the most distinguished book of poetry written by an American and published during the preceding two years. The prize is donated by the family of the late Mrs. Bobbitt of Austin, Tex., in her memory, and established at the Library of Congress. ' Ruminate Magazine Poetry Prize '$1000 and publication in Ruminate's annual prize anthology (forthcoming December 2022) will be awarded to the winner. The runner-up will also receive publication. In addition, all finalists will be considered for general publication. Winners and finalists will also receive a free print copy of the prize issue. ' Steep entry fee though! The Rumpus Prize - The Rumpus '$1,000 first-place prize and publication in three genres: poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction Honorable mentions receive $200 and publication in each of the three genres' The first prize is to be given in 2025. Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize | Poetry Foundation 'Awarded annually, the $100,000 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize honours a living US poet whose lifetime accomplishments warrant extraordinary recognition. Established in 1986 by Ruth Lilly, the prize is one of the most prestigious awards given to American poets.' ... $100,000 wow! Solstice Literary Magazine Writing Contest Annual competition with four categories, in which the Stephen Dunn Poetry Prize winner receives $500 Stanley Kunitz Memorial Prize - American Poetry Review 'The Stanley Kunitz Memorial Prize honours the late Stanley Kunitz’s dedication to mentoring poets. The winning poem will appear on the feature page of the September/October issue of The American Poetry Review, and the poet will receive a prize of $1,000.' Steel Toe Books Founded in 2003, we publish poetry and prose through our prize, and consider all books for publication. There is a poetry book and chapbook prize as well as prose. The Stern Prize - American Poetry Review – News This is for 'poets aged 50 and over, regardless of previous publication to share their unique perspectives and talents. (The) new book prize honor(s) the legacy of great American poet Gerald Stern. The winner receives a $2,000 prize and publication of their book in the same year.' Stephen Dunn Poetry Prize see Solstice Magazine Writing Contest Sundara Ramaswamy Prize 'The prize, to be given annually for a book of poetry in translation published by Arrowsmith Press and chosen by its editors. The prize will be generously presented by Ramaswamy’s daughter, Thaila Ramanujam, at the Arrowsmith Press book launch.' The Tampa Review Prize for Poetry – Tampa Review Online Annual competition. Prize is Book Publication and a $2,000 Award. Selected Poems published in Tampa Review. Treehouse Climate Action Poem Prize | Academy of American Poets 'The Treehouse Climate Action Poem Prize is given to honour exceptional poems that help make real for readers the gravity of the vulnerable state of our environment at present. Established in 2019 with generous support from Treehouse Investments, the prize will honour three poets.' Tufts Poetry Awards 'The Tufts poetry awards—based at Claremont Graduate University and given for poetry volumes published in the preceding year—come with hefty purses: $100,000 for the Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award and $10,000 for the Kate Tufts Discovery Award. This makes the Kingsley Tufts award the world’s largest monetary prize for a single collection of poetry.' University & College Poetry Prizes | Academy of American Poets 'Established in 1955, the University and College Poetry Prize program began with ten schools. Today, the Academy of American Poets sponsors over two hundred annual prizes for poetry at U.S. colleges and universities, and has awarded cash prizes to nearly ten thousand student poets since the program’s inception.' Wallace Stevens Award | Academy of American Poets 'The Wallace Stevens Award is given annually to recognize outstanding artistic achievement in the art of poetry over a poet's career. Established in 1994, the award carries a $100,000 stipend. Recipients are chosen by the Academy of American Poets Board of Chancellors.' Windham Campbell Prizes (Yale University) The Donald Windham-Sandy M. Campbell Literature Prizes prizes are global English-language awards that began in 2013. The prizes are open to English-language writers at all stages of their careers from anywhere in the world, so long as they have one published book or one professionally produced play to their credit. There are 8 prizes, two for poetry: United States, and International. Ukraine Committee on the National Prize of Ukraine named after Taras Shevchenko Shevchenko National Prize (Ukrainian : Націона́льна пре́мія Украї́ни і́мені Тараса́ Шевче́нка) is the highest state prize of Ukraine for works of culture and arts awarded since 1961. It is named after the inspirer of Ukrainian national revival Taras Shevchenko . See Shevchenko National Prize - Wikipedia. There are 5 categories including ' Literature (fiction or artistic literature)', which could include poetry. Disclaimer: I have absolutely no connection with any of the sites reported above and only pass them on because they sounded interesting to me. I do not gain financially or in any other way from any of the sites I have offered links to. If the sites fail to deliver in some way, this will need to be taken up with that site. I cannot guarantee the safety of the sites I link to, though I do test every site out prior to listing it here; if you do follow the link you do so entirely at your own risk. So what I am saying is please don't sue me, or shoot me as the messenger, though I absolutely would love to hear any positive or negative feedback about any of the sites I link to. If you are the owner of a site that I have linked to and object to me including a link here please do let me know and I will remove it as soon as possible. Equally if you want to be linked then just ask and I will be very happy to do so. This page is overdue it's update, which is ongoing. I'm up to 'Coventry Poets Laureate'! Most recent minor updates 22 August 2025

Some poetry websites have an excellent Soundcloud page. These links will take you there. Listen to some great poetry by read by the poets, interviews with poets, and general programmes about poetry. Please get in touch if you want a link to your poetry Soundcloud page added here. Regularly updated to clear broken links. Poetry on Soundcloud A to Z Click the underlined titles to go to the homepages. a poem a week (soundcloud.com) This series has now ended and won't be producing any new episodes. Thank you to everyone for listening!! A poetry podcast! The producers, Lizzy and David Turner, bring you a poem a week, taking you back to the simple joy of having a poem read to you. We aim to provide a mixture of new poems we're discovering, old favourites, and guest poets reading their own work. Bizarre Objects feat: (Bob & Nick's) Poetry Corner- mixtape by Magic Roundabout UK A Soundcloud mix including my contribution at around 27 minutes! Burning Eye Podcast We are a small independent publisher in the South West (U.K.) predominately specialising in promoting spoken word artists. We aim to dispel the assumption that performance poetry does not transfer well to page as well as give emerging and established artist opportunities to be published where they might be rejected from other traditional poetry publishers. Chestnut Review Many individual poets recordings from Chestnut Review. Culture Recordings Spoken word on Soundcloud. Faber Books at Soundcloud Scroll down the Faber Book page to see the specific poetry podcast. Fay Roberts on SoundCloud 'Fay has performed poetry in pubs, clubs, theatres, tents, shopping centres and stately gardens, in Open Mic, showcases, features, support, collaboration, competition and costume. Sometimes she bangs a drum, and sometimes she performs in silence, while the words flutter in front of her...' Gillian Clarke 'Here, in the order in which they were first published between 1978 and 1993, are readings of the fifteen poems featured in the Cambridge IGCSE exam syllabus. I introduce each poem with a brief introduction.' Lunar Poetry Podcasts (soundcloud.com) A series of discussions, interviews and live recordings with poets from the UK and abroad in which we examine the writing process. Now hosted by Peter deGraft-Johnson a.k.a The Repeat Beat Poet, the series was founded by David Turner in October 2014 in south east London. Modern Poetry in Translation Magazine - Free Listening on SoundCloud When Ted Hughes & Daniel Weissbort founded MPT in 1965 they had two principal ambitions: to get poetry out from behind the Iron Curtain into a wider circulation in English and to benefit writers and the reading public in Britain and America by confronting them with good work from abroad. For more than 50 years MPT has continued and widened that founding intent. Moonstone Arts Center music | SoundCloud Moonstone Arts Center podcast series, from Philadelphia, U.S. The Arts Center produces about 100 programs, mostly poetry readings and publishes about 30 books a year. NAWE (National Association of Writers in Education): SoundCloud Poetry read by the authors. See here for organisation's homepage. National Poetry Library on SoundCloud The National Poetry Library is the largest public collection of modern poetry in the world. Founded by the Arts Council in 1953 and opened by poets T.S. Eliot and Herbert Read, we have been at the heart of the nation’s poetry community ever since. New Writing North 'New Writing North is a development agency for creative writing and creative reading based in the north east of England. We specialise in the development of talent and act as a dynamic broker between writers, agents and producers across the creative industries.' There is a number of poetry podcasts here. Pamenar Press on Soundcloud Regular posts of poems by the poets by Pamenar Press. Poetry Ireland | Free Listening on SoundCloud 'Poetry Ireland connects poetry and people. We are committed to achieving excellence in the reading, writing and performance of poetry throughout the island of Ireland.' PoetryJukebox Quotidian | Free Listening on SoundCloud 'We want to create the opportunity to encounter poetry in surprising ways and unexpected places.' Poetry Non-Stop on SoundCloud Poetry Non-Stop is a poetry podcast presented by Patrick Widdess The Poetry Society Soundcloud Page Essential places to visit for plenty of poetry programmes and clips. Including, podcasts from The Poetry Review. Rattle Poetry The Soundcloud archive of the Rattlecasts made by Rattle Magazine. Small Machine Talks music The Small Machine Talks is a monthly conversation that explores the poetry scene of Central Canada and beyond. Its hosts are Ottawa poets, Amanda Earl and a.m. kozak. The podcast features The Soundscape Poetry Project (soundcloud.com) 'Pairing spoken word poetry with bespoke audio environments, The Soundscape Poetry Project showcases thirteen exhilarating new performances by five of the UK's most innovative and exciting poets. This ground-breaking album pushes the boundaries of how poetry can be experienced and sets a new standard for the future of recorded spoken word poetry.' Sugar House Review 'In an effort to avoid verbosity, we'll put it succinctly: we love poetry. Our name is based on both our location and desire to publish sticky, heart-racing, sweet, sweet addictive poetry. Sugar House is a neighborhood within Salt Lake City. It was named after the sugar beet factory of the Deseret Manufacturing Company which operated in Sugar House from 1851–1855.'