…and finally, huge congratulations to Courtney Conrad for ‘I Am Evidence’, Winner of the Poetry Award at the 2023 Michael Marks Awards! #MichaelMarksAwards

Congratulations to Jane Burn who won the The Michael Marks Awards for Poetry Pamphlets Environmental Poet of the Year Award. Her pamphlet ‘A Thousand Miles from the Sea’ all about whales, was published yesterday at British Library Mslexia ✨ Bloodaxe Books

Michael Marks Award judge Helen Mort spoke about what distinguished nature writing from environmental writing. The judges praised Jane Burn’s portfolio “It is impossible to read these poems and not be moved by them.”

Huge congratulations to courtney conrad 🇯🇲 🇬🇧 on winning the The Michael Marks Awards for Poetry Pamphlets Poetry Award for #IAmEvidence (Bloodaxe Books/@mslexia). '... I Am Evidence has the reach, ambition, structural integrity and humanity of a long novel.' – Judges, #MichaelMarksAwards bloodaxebooks.com/news?articleid…

We are delighted to win this year's Michael Marks Awards. Thank you to Lady Marks, the judges & partners - your recognition & support means Mariscat can publish poetry pamphlets for another year - our 42nd! #MichaelMarksAwards

Thanks to The Michael Marks Awards for Poetry Pamphlets for an amazing evening! And congrats to the winning poet courtney conrad 🇯🇲 🇬🇧. I'm delighted that Mariscat Press has won the Publisher's Award - truly well deserved.

It’s our great pleasure, Jane. Congratulations again!

Copies of The Michael Marks Awards for Poetry Pamphlets winning portfolio 'A Thousand Miles from the Sea' by Jane Burn are now available to buy from the Wordsworth Grasmere online shop: museumshops.uk/shop/wordswort…

Last week to enter! Closing Sunday 1st September. Prizes inc publication, a trip to Greece & £1,000 Judges: poet Jacob Polley, naturalist and writer Tom Mustill, & Wordsworth Grasmere judge Helen Wilson Info and entry portal: tinyurl.com/5dpypntd

🍃 🌊 ✨ Congratulations to Environmental Poet of the Year 2024-2025 Ben Verinder & to 2nd & 3rd place poets Rachel Bower & Max Wallis, with their portfolios ‘Colour and Wing’ & ‘Love’s Wild Departing’. See our website for info inc judge’s comments: tinyurl.com/4d6we9s2

✨This Monday 9th Dec! Celebrate with winning Environmental Poet of the Year Ben Verinder, & our other poets, publishers, illustrator & judges. It’s online or in-person British Library. Tickets are free! 6:30pm✨💚 tinyurl.com/n6jnvxer

Head over to our Instagram to follow along live, as the Michael Marks Awards for Poetry Pamphlets 2024 begins. instagram.com/michaelmarksaw…

Eagerly awaiting the The Michael Marks Awards for Poetry Pamphlets featuring #ignitionpress poets Eira Murphy & Eric Yip!

Looking for our shortlisted and winning pamphlets? Find everything you need at the link below ⬇️ #MichaelMarksAwards2024 instagram.com/stories/michae…

With that, the Michael Marks Awards for Poetry in 2024 is over! What are your thoughts on the prospect of an online only event some day in the future? Reply here or on Instagram to let us know! #michaelmarksawards #michaelmarksawards2024 #poetry