All winners of the current contest will be announced on this page with links to all our previous poetry book award winners, shortlisted entries and judge’s comments.
The 2025 Awards
Our 6th annual competition is now open and we are accepting books from poets worldwide. Our judge, John Evans, will read every book, so get your entries in now!
To encourage entries we are offering the following prizes and have kept our entry fee at just £40 to enter one book.
1st Prize – £500
2nd Prize – £250
3rd Prize – £100
The results will be posted on this page on 1st October 2025.
Past Winners
To see lists of previous winners and shortlisted entries, plus the judges’ comments use the links below: