The Alpine Fellowship Poetry Prize 2024

APPLICATIONS ARE CLOSED.

Awarded for the best poetic response on the theme of ‘Language’.

Alpine Fellowship Poetry Prize

Winners

Congratulations to the following winners:

Winner: Tammy Armstrong

Runners up: Eleanor Stanford and Wilson Taylor

Shortlist

Congratulations to the following shortlisted poets:

Adedayo Agarau

Yasmine Ameli

Tammy Armstrong

Christine Barkley

Creana Bosac

Anna Bowles

Penny Boxall

Rachel Burns

David Capps

Kiko Caramat

Tim Tim Cheng

Judith Crispin

Alisha Dietzman

Siofra Dromgoole

Chidozie Emesowum

Rebecca Ferrier

Daragh Fleming

Simon Gardner

Giles Goodland

Sylee Gore

Zoe Green

Gabriela Halas

Linea Jantz

Prizes:

The winner and runners-up will receive cash prizes and will be invited to attend our annual symposium.

First place: £3,000

Second place: £1,000

Third place: £1,000

We will also offer up to £500 travel expenses to help with travel to the event and meals and accommodation during the symposium dates are also covered.

The symposium will take place from Sat 6th - Tue 9th July 2024 in Tuscany, Italy.

Rules:

• Open to all nationalities.

• Applicants must be aged 18 or above at the time of entry.

• All entries must be written in English.

• Applicants must commit to using some of their prize money to attend our symposium from Sat 6th - Tue 9th July 2024 in Tuscany, Italy.

• You may submit one poem or a collection of poems as long as ALL the poems in the collection speak to the theme.

• There is a maximum of 500 words per entry.

• There is no minimum required word count.

• Submissions will be judged anonymously, so please ensure that your name does not appear anywhere on your work.

• Due to the volume of applications, the judge’s decisions are final and no correspondence will be entered into following the results.

Key dates:

Applications open: 1st January 2024
Applications close: 1st March 2024 at 23:59 (UK time)

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*Please note: we reserve the right to change any aspect of our prizes at any point during the submission or judging process, or to not award a prize if we wish.

Alpine Fellowship Poetry Prize 2023 - Winners

Congratulations to the following poets:

Winner: Once for each thing. Just once; no more. by Lois P. Jones

Second place: December Loreby Sharon Black

Third place: Titania by Katie Hale

Honourable Mentions: Paul McMahon and Eleanor Stanford

Previous winners

2022 - On Freedom

Winner: Lance Larsen

Runners up: Errol Merquita and Rosie Rockel

Honourable Mentions: Matt Broomfield and Vanessa Lampert