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T S Eliot Prize 2006

T S Eliot Prize for Poetry - winner announced

The Poetry Book SocietySpecialist book club founded by T S Eliot in 1953, which aims to offer the best new poetry published in the UK and Ireland. Members buy at 25% discount. The PBS has a handsome new website at  www.poetrybooks.co.uk has just announced the winner of the 2006 Prize at the award ceremony in London and it is Seamus Heaney for his collection District and Circle, published by Faber and FaberClick for Faber and Faber Publishers References listing.

The prize money of £10,000 is given by the widow of the poet, Mrs Valerie Eliot, and the Prize is sponsored by the broadcaster Five

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Winning story 2 2007

WritersServices Very Short Story Competition -the second winning story

Caught in the Web

by Jeanette Smith

Web literacy is good for those who are web literate – which Debbie wasn’t. But what she was, was a damned hard worker.

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Winning story 2007

WritersServices Very Short Story Competition -the winning story

An Introduction to the Internet

by Rebecca Hazel

“Whatever would I need the internet for?” he protested. “I’m 76”.

“I know Grandad, but it’s the best way to keep you updated on my travels!”  Read more

Diagram Prize 2006 winner

The 2006 Diagram Prize for the Oddest Title of the Year

The winner of this prize has now been announced in the Bookseller and is:

The Stray Shopping Carts of Eastern North America: A Guide to Field Identification by Julian Montague, published by Harry N Abrams.

There were 5,500 votes in all on theBookseller.com, more than ever before. The runner-up was Tattooed Mountain Women and Spoon Boxes of Daghestan.  Read more

National Poetry Comp 07

National Poetry Comp

Highly-regarded Northern Irish poet Sinéad Morrissey, has won the Poetry Society’s 2007 National Poetry CompetitionAnnual poetry prize run by the UK-based Poetry Society established in 1978; accepts entries from all over the world; over 10,000 poems submitted each year with her poem ‘Through the Square Window’, making her the competition’s 30th winner. The Competition is open to poets across the world and has often been won by unknowns.

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Poetry Writers' Yearbook 2008 competition winner

Poetry Writers' Yearbook has just announced the winner of their 2008 Competition.  Congratulations to Angela Gloker of North Yorkshire, UK. Her poem, Did You Dream of Me Last Night?, was chosen by the judge, Poetry Writers’ Yearbook editor Hilary Lissenden, who said:  Read more

T S Eliot Prize winner 2008

The winner of the 2008 T S Eliot Prize for Poetry

The winner of ‘the world’s top poetry award’ (Irish Independent) has just been announced. Described as ‘the prize most poets want to win’ (Andrew MotionEnglish poet, novelist and biographer; Poet Laureate of United Kingdom from 1999 to 2009; during his laureateship founded the Poetry Archive, an online resource of poems and audio recordings of poets reading their own work, Poet Laureate)  the prize is awarded by the Poetry Book SocietySpecialist book club founded by T S Eliot in 1953, which aims to offer the best new poetry published in the UK and Ireland. Members buy at 25% discount. The PBS has a handsome new website at  www.poetrybooks.co.uk to the author of the best new collection of poetry published each year.  Read more

Diagram Prize winner 2008

The 2008 Diagram Prize for the Oddest Title of the Year

The winner's now been announced for the 2008 Diagram Prize after another strong year.  Read more

Diagram Prize winner 2009

The 2009 Diagram Prize for the Oddest Title of the Year

The winner of the 2009 Diagram Prize has now been announced

Crocheting Adventures with Hyperbolic Planes by Dr Daina Taimina (A K Peters) has won the 2009 Diagram Prize, having received the majority of the public vote for the oddest titled book of the year at thebookseller.com.  Read more

National Poetry Competition winner 2009

The winner of the 2009 National Poetry Competition

The 2009 winner of this prestigious annual competition for the best single poem is Christopher James with Farewell to the Earth, who wins the first prize of £5,000.

Read all about it on the Poetry Society website and here's winning poem:

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