List of winners of the Edwin Morgan Poetry Award
The Edwin Morgan Poetry Award Award is a Scottish poetry prize awarded biennially for the best unpublished poetry collection by a Scottish poet under the age of 30. The £20,000 prize is one of the largest in the UK and is administered by the Edwin Morgan Trust. When Scottish poet, Edwin Morgan, died in 2010, he bequeathed one million pounds to create a foundation for young Scottish poets. The Edwin Morgan Trust was established in 2012 to carry out Morgan's bequest.[1][2]
List of winners[edit]
| Year | Poet | Publication | Judges |
| 2014 | Niall Campbell | Moontide | Jen Hadfield, Stewart Conn[3] |
| 2016 | Penny Boxall | Ship of the Line | Jackie Kay, Stewart Conn[4] |
| 2018 | Roseanne Watt | Moder Dy | Janice Galloway, John Glenday[5] |
| 2020 | Alycia Pirmohamed | Hinge | John Glenday, Kathleen Jamie[6] |
| 2022 | Alyson Kissner, Michael Mullen, Roshni Gallagher, Titilayo Farukuoye | Nightshade, Lay Down With Dogs, The Whitby, My Body is Not an Apology | Vahni Anthony Ezekiel Capildeo, Maria Fusco, Gillebride MacMillan, Alycia Pirmohamed, Nadine Aisha Jassat, Jeda Pearl Lewis, Kelly Kanayama, Drew Taylor-Wilson, Fraser MacLeod[7] |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ McGonigal, James. "Introduction to the Edwin Morgan Poetry Award". Poetry Foundation. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ "About the Edwin Morgan Poetry Award". The Edwin Morgan Trust. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ^ "Winner of the 2014 Edwin Morgan Poetry Award Announced at the Edinburgh International Book Festiva". Edinburgh International Book Festival. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ "The Thursday Post: The Edwin Morgan Poetry Award 2016". Scottish Poetry Library. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ "Poetry Award 2018". The Edwin Morgan Trust. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ "Edwin Morgan Poetry Award 2020: Judges Announcement". Scottish Poetry Library. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ "Poetry Award 2022". The Edwin Morgan Trust. Retrieved 20 September 2022.