#poetryprizes
Sharing the Laurel Prize Shortlist
The Laurel Prize 2026 shortlist has been announced!
"I have established The Laurel Prize as an annual award for the...
The Forward Prize 2026 Shortlist and Bundle
The Forward Prizes 2026 shortlists have been announced, and we're delighted to be the official Forward Prizes online...
Sharing the UNESCO Bridges of Struga Award Winner
Congratulations to Newcastle poet Daniel Hinds, who recently won a prestigious international poetry prize, the UNESC...
Sharing the Wales Book of the Year Poetry Award Winner
Congratulations to Laura Wainwright, whose book The Storm's Flora (Seren Books) won the Wales Book of the Year Poetr...
Announcing the CLiPPA 2026 Winner...
“Extraordinary” John Agard wins UK’s top prize for poetry for children for unprecedented third time!
The winner of t...
Announcing the PBS x Metro Poetry Prize Winners
Many thanks to everyone who entered the fifth annual PBS x Metro Poetry Prize. This year the theme was celebrating o...
NATIONAL POETRY DAY METRO COMPETITION
To celebrate National Poetry Day, we're launching a competition for budding poets with our friends at Tyne and Wear ...
FORWARD PRIZE WINNERS
The Forward Prizes were announced last night at the Southbank centre to a packed audience in the Queen Elizabeth Hal...