Michael Marks Awards for Poetry Pamphlets

Michael Marks Awards for Poetry Pamphlets (established in 2009) are a set of British literary awards for poetry writing and publishing in pamphlet form.[1] As of 2012, the awards are administered by Wordsworth Trust in association with the British Library and the Times Literary Supplement, and the financial support of the Michael Marks Charitable Trust. The trust was established in 1966 by the late Lord Marks, 2nd Baron of Broughton.[2] Both awards carry a prize of £5,000.[1]

The prize was created to show how effective pamphlets – defined by the award as a booklet of up to 36 pages – can be in introducing new poetry to readers.[1] The Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney praised the prize's establishment as "inspired".[1]

Winners and nominees

The award recognises an outstanding work of poetry published in pamphlet form in the UK.[3]

The following is a list of shortlisted pamphlets. Winners are listed in yellow, first in their year.

Year Author Title Publisher Ref(s) Judges
2009Elizabeth BurnsThe Shortest DaysGaldragon Press[1]
Polly AtkinBone SongAussteiger Publications
Siobhán CampbellThat Water Speaks in TonguesTemplar Poetry
Sarah JacksonMilkPighog Press
Kate PottsWhichever musicTall Lighthouse
seekers of licequotself-published
2010Selima HillAdvice on Wearing Animal PrintsFlarestack Poets[4]
Tom ChiversThe Terrors Nine Arches Press
David HartThe Titanic Café closes its doors and hits the rocks Nine Arches Press
Hugh McMillanDevorgilla’s Bridge Roncadora Press
Richard MoorheadThe Reluctant Vegetarian Oystercatcher Press
Nii Ayikwei Parkesballast: a remixTall Lighthouse
2011James McGonigallCloud PibrochMariscat[5]
Neil AddisonApocapulcoSalt Publishing
Simon ArmitageThe Motorway Service Station as a Destination in its Own RightSmith/Doorstop
Sean Burnmo thunderThe Knives, Forks and Spoons Press
Olive BroderickDarkhairedTemplar Poetry
Ralph HawkinsHappy Whale Fat SmileOystercatcher Press
2012Róisín TierneyDream EndingsRack Press[6]
Paul BentleyLargoSmith/Doorstop
Douglas DunnInvisible InkMariscat Press
Charlotte GannThe Long WomanPighog Press
MaitreyabandhuThe BondSmith/Doorstop
2013David ClarkeGaudFlarestack Poets[7]
  • Tanya Kirk
  • Thea Lenarduzzi
  • Judy Brown
Kim LaskyPetrol Cyan ElectricSmith/Doorstop
Kim MooreIf We Could Speak Like WolvesSmith/Doorstop
Ben ParkerThe Escape ArtistsTall Lighthouse
Neil RollinsonTalking DeadAussteiger Publications
Chrissy WilliamsFlying into the BearHappenStance Press
2014Laura ScottWhat I SawThe Rialto[8][9]
  • Zaffar Kunial
  • Tanya Kirk
  • Andrew McCulloch
Christine de LucaDat Trickster SunMariscat Press
Mimi KhalvatiEarthshineSmith Doorstop
Ian McMillanJazz PeasSmith/Doorstop Press
Richard MoorheadThe Word MuseumFlarestack Poets
Samantha Wynne-RhyderrchLime and WinterRack Press
2015Gill McEvoyThe First TellingHappenStance Press[10][11]
Alan JenkinsClutag Five Poems Series No. 2Clutag Press
Anja KonigAdvice for an Only Childflipped eye publishing (flap pamphlet series)
Peter RileyThe Ascent of Kinder ScoutLongbarrow Press
David TaitThree Dragon DaySmith/Doorstop Press
  • 2016 shortlist announcement.[12] Winner announcement. [13] Wound, by Richard Scott.
  • 2017 shortlist announcement.[14] Winner announcement.[15] I Refuse to Turn into a Hatstand, by Charlotte Wetton.

Michael Marks Publishers' Award

The Michael Marks Publishers' Award recognises an outstanding UK publisher of poetry in pamphlet form.

The following is a list of shortlisted publishers. Winners are listed in yellow, first in their year.

Year Publisher Ref(s) Judges
2009Oystercatcher Press
HappenStance Press
Tall Lighthouse
Templar Poetry
2010HappenStance Press
Oystercatcher Press
Templar Poetry
Veer Books
2011Crater Press
Kater Murr's Press
The Knives, Forks and Spoons Press
Mariscat Press
Roncadora Press
2012Smith/Doorstop
Donut Press
Pighog Press
Rack Press
2013Flarestack Poets
  • Tanya Kirk
  • Thea Lenarduzzi
  • Judy Brown
Mariscat Press
Rack Press
Pighog Press
Shearsman Books
2014Rack Press[8][16]
  • Zaffar Kunial
  • Tanya Kirk
  • Andrew McCulloch
Emma Press
flipped eye publishing
Smith/Doorstop Press
Shearsman Books
2015Mariscat Press[11][10]
Eyewear Publishing
Smith Doorstop
The Emma Press

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Alison Flood (25 June 2009). "Poetry pamphlet award goes to Elizabeth Burns". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
  2. ↑ "The Organisations behind the Awards". British Library 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
  3. ↑ "The Michael Marks Awards for Poetry Pamphlets 2011". Poetry Book Society. 15 February 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
  4. ↑ "The Michael Marks awards for poetry pamphlets shortlist". The Guardian. 13 May 2010. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
  5. ↑ "Michael Marks Award Winners". Poetry Book Society. 16 June 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
  6. ↑ "Reality and Hyperreality". The Swan Sea Bay. August 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  7. ↑ Mika Ross-Southall (21 November 2013). "The wee malt". TLS. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  8. 1 2 "2014 Winners". wordsworth.org.uk. Archived from the original on 30 October 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  9. ↑ "2014 Shortlist". wordsworth.org.uk. Archived from the original on 3 May 2015. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
  10. 1 2 "2015 Winners". wordsworth.org.uk. Archived from the original on October 30, 2015. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
  11. 1 2 "2015 Shortlist". wordsworth.org.uk. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Countdown to the 2016 Michael Marks Awards for Poetry Pamphlets". British Library. 10 December 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  13. ↑ "Richard Scott and Emma Press win £5000 Michael Marks Awards". Poetry Society. 14 December 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  14. ↑ "Michael Marks Awards for Poetry Pamphlets". British Library. 28 November 2017. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
  15. ↑ "The Michael Marks Awards for Poetry Pamphlets 2017". Wordsworth Trust. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
  16. ↑ "2015 Publisher Shortlist". wordsworth.org.uk. Archived from the original on 3 May 2015. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
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