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National Poetry Day School Discount
‘The Poetry Book Society is a great place for discovery... I wish my school library had offered me such poets'
– Gil...
PBS Judging Wordpool Illuminate Competition 2017
We're delighted to be involved in the Wordpool Festival of Poetry's Illuminate Poetry Competition!
All are welcome t...
Eidolon by Sandeep Parmar Wins The Ledbury Forte Prize for Best Second Collection 2017
Eidolon by Sandeep Parmar has been awarded the inaugural £5000 Ledbury Forte Poetry Prize the UK’s first prize dedica...
Several Deer Wins the Seamus Heaney Prize for Best First Collection
Several Deer by Adam Crothers (Carcanet) has been awarded the Seamus Heaney Prize for Best First Collection. The shor...
Spotlight on the Summer Choice - On Balance by Sinéad Morrissey
Because I can’t tightrope walk, or balance upside down on one hand, or even comfortably touch my toes, I celebrate s...
2017 Cholmondeley Prize Winners Announced
Caroline Bergvall, Sasha Dugdale, Philip Gross and Paula Meehan have been presented with the 2017 Cholmondeley Prize ...
Inpress / PBS Secures ACE Funding Uplift
INPRESS / PBS SECURES FUNDING UPLIFT FROM ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND
Inpress, the sales and marketing agency for independe...
Michael Longley Wins the 2017 PEN Pinter Prize
Michael Longley, the distinguished Irish poet and much-acclaimed influence for many young poets, has been annou...
Ledbury Forte Poetry Prize
The Ledbury Forte Poetry Prize for Second Collections shortlist has been announced! This year the judges are PBS Spr...
PBS Poets on the Forward Prizes 2017 Shortlist!
We're delighted to see lots of PBS poets on the 2017 Forward Prize shortlists, including Ocean Vuong's Night Sky Wit...
Photos from the Northern Poetry Symposium
Many thanks to everyone who came along to our Northern Poetry Symposium last week at Sage Gateshead and the PBS Prese...
PBS in the Press
Thanks to David Whetstone at the Journal for this lovely article about the Northern Poetry Symposium and the Poetry B...