Poetry Pamphlet Prize
Thank you to everybody who submitted their manuscript to this year’s Poetry Pamphlet Prize. We received the most entries we’ve ever had, and, each year, the standard of submissions seems to get stronger and stronger.
In troubled times, and as an independent press, it was not only encouraging to see so much excellent writing, but also rather emotional, to know that poetry remains such a strength to so many people, both as writers and readers.
We were thrilled that Carrie Etter agreed to be our judge this year and thank her for the time and care she has taken in meticulously reading and re-reading entries and selecting her longlist choices. Below are the longlisted poets for 2020. We will be announcing Carrie’s choice of overall winner and runners up on Saturday 10th October. Huge congratulations to our longlisted poets and sincere thanks to all who sent us their work.