Winner Of The Poetry Book Awards 2023 – Megan Fernandes
Congratulations – Megan Fernandes! The winners of the 4th annual contest were as follows: 1st Prize I DO EVERYTHING I’M TOLD – Megan Fernandes, Portland, Oregon, […]
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Poetry Book Awards – Top 25 Announced
Poetry Book Awards 2023 The International Poetry Book Awards 2023 organisers have announced the longlist for their 4th contest, judged by Welsh poet, Dave Lewis. Longlist (in no […]
Welsh Poetry Competition Winners Announced!
The 2023 winners from our 17th competition are below: The 2023 Competition 1st Prize Pegasus Rising – Jenny McRobert (Sutton Scotney, Winchester, England) […]
Dave Lewis is Libraries Wales Author of the Month
Each month on the Libraries Wales website, they focus on an inspiring author based in or writing about Wales. You’ll have an introduction to their […]
Welsh Poet Warns Of Dystopian Future
Welsh writer Dave Lewis launches his new poetry collection with a savage attack on artificial intelligence (AI) and the negative effects it is already having […]
Our 17th International Poetry Contest Now Open!
The International Welsh Poetry Competition returns with judge, Mick Evans, picking the winners. This will be our 17th year of running the competition and we expect a […]
Wanted – Poetry Books!
The Poetry Book Awards is an annual, international book award given to the best poetry books produced by indie writers, self published authors or books […]
Rufus Mufasa Wins The 2022 Poetry Book Awards
The organisers of the Wales-based international Poetry Book Awards have announced the winners of the 2021 contest. Congratulations to Rufus Mufasa for her collection ‘Flashbacks & […]
Winners Announced 2022!
The winners of the International Welsh Poetry Competition 2022 have just been announced by judge, John Evans. The contest, which was started in Pontypridd in […]
Second Italian/English Anthology Showcases Cultural ‘Cross-Currents’
Translating the work of English-language poets has raised the bar for literary translation among postgraduate students at the University of Salerno. Literary translation is a […]
Extended Closing Date
Due to a few unforeseen problems with the administration of the contest this year, plus the fact that other competitions also seem to be ending […]
This Is Why You Should Engage in Poetry Competitions
Poetry has been around for a long time, with individuals and whole cultures adopting the medium to express their sentiments about society and the nature […]
Callout For Poetry Books!
The Poetry Book Awards is an annual, international book award given to the best poetry books produced by indie writers, self published authors or books […]
Africa Poems – Selected Works
Welsh writer Dave Lewis has just launched his 11th poetry collection, an anthology of the ‘Africa-themed’ poems that have appeared in all his previous collections. […]
Poetry Library Of Wales?
There have been numerous calls for a Welsh Poetry Library over the years. England has two, Scotland has one but Wales, always the poor neighbour […]
Poetry Contest 2022 – Call For Entries!
Wales‘ biggest (and some would say best) poetry contest is now open again and accepting entries! The International Welsh Poetry Competition returns with judge, John Evans, picking […]
Welsh Poetry Competition Anthology 2017-2021
‘The Third One’ is the latest compilation from the competition’s organisers and comprises all the winners from the last five years of the contest, namely […]
Jenny Mitchell Wins Poetry Book Awards 2021
The organisers of the Pontypridd-based international Poetry Book Awards have announced the winners of the 2021 contest. Congratulations to Jenny Mitchell for her collection ‘Map […]
Estelle Price Wins Welsh Poetry Competition
The International Welsh Poetry Competition 2021 organisers have announced the winners of their prestigious 15th contest, judged by award-winning Welsh poet Kathy Miles, and the […]
Portsmouth Poetry
Portsmouth Poetry is a website and mixed arts organisation based on the south coast formed and run by two proud Welsh people, one from West […]