T. S. Eliot Prize

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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)
Website Official website

The T. S. Eliot Prize for Poetry is a prize for poetry awarded 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, Mrs Valerie Eliot and more recently it has been given by the T. S. Eliot Estate.

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The T. S. Eliot Foundation took 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 the Royal Festival Hall in London's Southbank Centre on the evening before the announcement of the Prize. [5] Two thousand people attended the 2011 reading. [6]

List of winners

List of judges

Shortlists

2020s

2023

2022 [17]

2021 [18]

2020

2010s

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

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

2001

2000

1990s

1999

1998

1997

1996

1995

1994

1993

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References

  1. ↑ "Rules and Conditions of Entry for the T.S. Eliot Prize" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 September 2007. Retrieved 27 September 2007.
  2. ↑ Cowdrey, Katherine (15 June 2016). "Former PBS director Holifield to run T S Eliot Prize". The Bookseller . Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  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 from the original on 11 November 2012.
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  6. ↑ Cran, Rona (27 January 2011). "Report: 2011 T.S.Eliot Prize". The Literateur. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
  7. ↑ Creamer, Ella (15 January 2024). "Jamaican poet Jason Allen-Paisant's Self-Portrait as Othello wins TS Eliot prize". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  8. ↑ "Winner – The T. S. Eliot Prize". tseliot.com. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  9. ↑ "Taylor wins 2021 T S Eliot Prize". Books+Publishing. 17 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  10. ↑ Flood, Alison (24 January 2021). "Bhanu Kapil wins TS Eliot poetry prize for 'radical' How to Wash a Heart". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  11. ↑ Thompson, Jessie (14 January 2019). "The winner of this year's TS Eliot Prize for poetry has been announced". Evening Standard . Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  12. ↑ Cain, Sian (15 January 2018). "TS Eliot prize goes to Ocean Vuong's 'compellingly assured' debut collection". The Guardian . Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  13. ↑ Thompson, Jessie (16 January 2017). "TS Eliot Prize: Jacob Polley is awarded world's most prestigious poetry prize for his collection Jackself". Evening Standard . Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  14. ↑ "Debut collection scoops T S Eliot Prize". Poetry Book Society. 12 January 2016. Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  15. ↑ Kennedy, Maev (12 January 2015). "David Harsent wins TS Eliot prize for poetry for Fire Songs". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  16. ↑ Rahim, Sameer (21 January 2010). "The Water Table by Philip Gross: review". The Telegraph . Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  17. ↑ Shaffi, Sarah (13 October 2022). "TS Eliot prize announces a 'shapeshifting' shortlist". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  18. ↑ "T S Eliot Prize shortlist announced". Books+Publishing. 15 October 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
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