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T. S. Eliot Prize

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This article is about the prize set up and administered by the Poetry Book Society and now run by the T. S. Eliot Foundation. For the U. S. prize of the same name, seeT. S. Eliot Prize (Truman State University).

T. S. Eliot Prize
Awarded forBest collection of new verse in English first published in the UK or the Republic of Ireland
CountryUnited Kingdom
First awarded1993;31 years ago(1993)
WebsiteOfficial website

TheT. S. Eliot Prize for Poetryis a prize forpoetryawarded by the T. S. Eliot Foundation. For many years it was awarded by the Eliots'Poetry Book Society(UK) to "the best collection of new verse in English first published in the UK or the Republic of Ireland"[1]in any particular year. The Prize was inaugurated in 1993 in celebration of the Poetry Book Society's 40th birthday and in honour of its founding poet,T. S. Eliot.Since its inception, the prize money was donated by Eliot's widow,Valerie Eliotand more recently it has been given by the T. S. Eliot Estate.

The T. S. Eliot Foundationtook over the running of the T. S. Eliot Prize in 2016, appointing as its new director Chris Holifield (formerly director of the Poetry Book Society),[2]when the former Poetry Book Society charity had to be wound up, with its book club and company name taken over by book sales agency Inpress Ltd in Newcastle. Holifield retired at the end of June 2022 after 20 years in the post, being replaced by Mike Sims.[3]The winner now receives £25,000 and the ten shortlisted poets each receive £1,500, making it the United Kingdom's most valuable annual poetry competition. The Prize has been called "the most coveted award in poetry".[4]

The shortlist for the Prize is announced in October of each year, and the 10 shortlisted poets take part in the Readings at theRoyal Festival Hallin London'sSouthbank Centreon the evening before the announcement of the Prize.[5]Two thousand people attended the 2011 reading.[6]

List of winners[edit]

List of judges[edit]

Shortlists[edit]

2020s[edit]

2023

  • Self-Portrait as OthellobyJason Allen-Paisant(Carcanet Press)
  • More Skyby Joe Carrick-Varty (Carcanet Press)
  • A Change in the AirbyJane Clarke(Bloodaxe Books)
  • The Ink Cloud ReaderbyKit Fan(Carcanet Press)
  • Standing in the Forest of Being Aliveby Katie Farris (Pavilion Poetry / Liverpool University Press)
  • School of InstructionsbyIshion Hutchinson(Faber & Faber)
  • Hyena!by Fran Lock (Poetry Bus Press)
  • The Map of the WorldbyEiléan Ní Chuilleanáin(Gallery Press)
  • BalladzbySharon Olds(Cape Poetry)
  • I Think We’re Alone Nowby Abigail Parry (Bloodaxe Books)

2022[17]

  • QuietbyVictoria Adukwei Bulley(Faber & Faber)
  • EphemeronbyFiona Benson(Cape Poetry)
  • Wilderby Jemma Borg (Pavilion Poetry / Liverpool University Press)
  • The Thirteenth AngelbyPhilip Gross(Bloodaxe Books)
  • Sonnets for AlbertbyAnthony Joseph(Bloomsbury Poetry)
  • England's Greenby Zaffar Kunial (Faber & Faber)
  • Slideby Mark Pajak (Cape Poetry)
  • bandit countryby James Conor Patterson (Picador Poetry)
  • The Room Between Usby Denise Saul (Pavilion Poetry/Liverpool University Press)
  • Manorismby Yomi Sode (Penguin Poetry)

2021[18]

2020

2010s[edit]

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

The shortlist was announced 23 October 2013.[20]

2012

The shortlist was announced 23 October 2012.[21]

2011

2010

2000s[edit]

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

2001

2000

1990s

1999

1998

1997

1996

1995

1994

1993

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^"Rules and Conditions of Entry for the T.S. Eliot Prize"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 21 September 2007.Retrieved27 September2007.
  2. ^Cowdrey, Katherine (15 June 2016)."Former PBS director Holifield to run T S Eliot Prize".The Bookseller.Retrieved11 November2022.
  3. ^Bayley, Sian (18 May 2022)."T S Eliot Prize director Holifield retires after 20 years as Sims takes on role".The Bookseller.
  4. ^Jury, Louise (16 January 2007)."Heaney wins £10,000 TS Eliot prize".The Independent.London. Archived fromthe originalon 11 November 2012.
  5. ^"The T S Eliot Prize".Retrieved26 October2016.
  6. ^Cran, Rona (27 January 2011)."Report: 2011 T.S.Eliot Prize".The Literateur.Retrieved12 March2011.
  7. ^Rahim, Sameer (21 January 2010)."The Water Table by Philip Gross: review".The Telegraph.Retrieved17 July2019.
  8. ^Kennedy, Maev (12 January 2015)."David Harsent wins TS Eliot prize for poetry for Fire Songs".The Guardian.Retrieved20 June2019.
  9. ^"Debut collection scoops T S Eliot Prize".Poetry Book Society.12 January 2016. Archived fromthe originalon 31 January 2016.Retrieved13 January2016.
  10. ^Thompson, Jessie (16 January 2017)."TS Eliot Prize: Jacob Polley is awarded world's most prestigious poetry prize for his collection Jackself".Evening Standard.Retrieved17 January2017.
  11. ^Cain, Sian (15 January 2018)."TS Eliot prize goes to Ocean Vuong's 'compellingly assured' debut collection".The Guardian.Retrieved16 January2018.
  12. ^Thompson, Jessie (14 January 2019)."The winner of this year's TS Eliot Prize for poetry has been announced".Evening Standard.Retrieved14 January2019.
  13. ^Flood, Alison (24 January 2021)."Bhanu Kapil wins TS Eliot poetry prize for 'radical' How to Wash a Heart".The Guardian.Retrieved26 January2021.
  14. ^"Taylor wins 2021 T S Eliot Prize".Books+Publishing.17 January 2022.Retrieved26 January2022.
  15. ^"Winner – The T. S. Eliot Prize".tseliot.Retrieved17 January2023.
  16. ^Creamer, Ella (15 January 2024)."Jamaican poet Jason Allen-Paisant's Self-Portrait as Othello wins TS Eliot prize".The Guardian.Retrieved16 January2024.
  17. ^Shaffi, Sarah (13 October 2022)."TS Eliot prize announces a 'shapeshifting' shortlist".The Guardian.Retrieved13 October2022.
  18. ^"T S Eliot Prize shortlist announced".Books+Publishing.15 October 2021.Retrieved15 October2021.
  19. ^Flood, Alison (10 January 2022)."Joelle Taylor wins TS Eliot poetry prize for 'blazing' C+nto & Othered Poems".The Guardian.Retrieved12 January2022.
  20. ^Runcie, Charlotte (24 October 2013)."TS Eliot Prize 2013: shortlist announced".The Daily Telegraph.London.
  21. ^Flood, Alison (23 October 2012)."TS Eliot prize for poetry announces 'fresh, bold' shortlist".The Guardian.London.Retrieved23 October2012.
  22. ^Clark, Nick (14 January 2013)."Poet Sharon Olds scoops TS Eliot Prize for 'confessional' work about her husband's affair".The Guardian.London.Archivedfrom the original on 26 May 2022.
  23. ^Flood, Alison (6 December 2011)."Alice Oswald withdraws from TS Eliot prize in protest at sponsor Aurum".The Guardian.
  24. ^Flood, Alison (7 December 2011)."TS Eliot prize: Second poet withdraws in sponsor protest".The Guardian.
  25. ^"T.S. Eliot Prize 2010 Shortlist".Poetry Book Society. Archived fromthe originalon 2 February 2011.
  26. ^"BBC News Today – TS Eliot Prize 2009".BBC News. 15 January 2010.

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