Founded in 1988, Poetry London is the city’s premier poetry magazine and one of Arts Council England’s National Portfolio Organizations (2023–2026). We publish three times a year – our Spring issue in March, our Summer issue in June and our Autumn issue in October. Our launches are held at the Southbank Centre in collaboration with the National Poetry Library. Our renowned annual poetry prize has helped launch the careers of some of the leading lights of contemporary UK poetry, including Liz Berry, Niall Campbell, Richard Scott, and Romalyn Ante, among others.
Poetry London’s editorial team is headed by the Italian-Iranian writer André Naffis-Sahely and Isabelle Baafi, a British poet and editor of Jamaican and South African descent. Previous editors have included Pascale Petit, Moniza Alvi, Maurice Riordan, Martha Kapos, Colette Bryce, Martha Sprackland, and Ahren Warner.
THE POETRY LONDON PAMPHLET PRIZE WILL HELP WRITERS OF ALL BACKGROUNDS AND AGES WHO ARE READY TO TAKE THEIR WORK TO THE NEXT LEVEL VIA PUBLICATION WITH POETRY LONDON EDITIONS, THE MAGAZINE’S NEW BOOK PUBLISHING IMPRINT.
The winner will receive £250, publication of their pamphlet with Poetry London Editions and ten author copies of the work. The winner will also be invited to launch their pamphlet at Poetry London’s Spring 2026 Readings.
Submissions Open: July 10. Closing Date: September 15.
This year's judge is Andrew McMillan.
Andrew McMillan is the author of three collections of poetry, physical, playtime and pandemonium, a novel, Pity, and the co-editor of the anthology 100 Queer Poems. He lives in Manchester.
Entry costs are £20 per pamphlet, or £10 per pamphlet for current subscribers. Please only submit 24 pages of poetry.
All files must be either a .doc, .docx or .pdf. All entries will be judged anonymously and the poet’s name must not appear on any page. Entries must be written in English, can be on any subject and can be written in any style or form. Entries are welcome from poets based anywhere in the world and there are no restrictions on themes, subjects or styles.