The Women Poets’ Prize was launched in 2018, a year on from Rebecca’s passing. This unique award seeks to honour Rebecca’s two key passions: poetry and the empowerment of women.
The Prize is awarded once every two years to three women poets. Each winner is carefully matched with a poetry mentor and offered pastoral coaching, facilitating a holistic body of support that nurtures craft and personal wellbeing in equal measure. The Prize also offers a programme of support and creative professional development opportunities with the Foundation’s partners: Faber and Faber, The Literary Consultancy, RADA, City Lit, Verve Festival, Bath Spa University, and The Poetry School. In addition to these opportunities which constitute the Women Poets’ Prize professional grant, each successful poet receives a cash bursary of £1,000. The Women Poets’ Prize is free to enter.
Women Poets’ Prize 2020 Winners
Natalie Linh Bolderston
Alisha Dietzman
Warda Yassin
Women Poets’ Prize 2018 Winners
Claire Collison
Nina Mingya Powles
Anita Pati
You can read about our inaugural winners in the Guardian here
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The Women Poets’ Prize 2020
This year, all 30 long listed poets will receive one year’s free access to the Being A Writer platform which focuses on cultivating creativity and building resilience.
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Women Poets’ Prize 2020 Judges
This year’s judging panel are Liz Berry, Malika Booker and Pascale Petit
Women Poets’ Prize 2020 Mentors
This year’s poetry mentors are Mona Arshi, Isobel Dixon and Martha Sprackland
Our 2018 Judges were Moniza Alvi, Fiona Sampson, and Sarah Howe.
Our 2018 pastoral coaches were Rachel Long, Dzifa Benson, and Deborah Alma.
Our 2018 editorial mentors were Isobel Dixon, Mona Arshi, and Martha Sprackland.