Poetry Award Archive

EMPA 2024 Judging Panel

We are delighted to announce the judging panel for the Edwin Morgan Poetry Award 2024. In…
EMPA 2024: FAQs

*The call for entries for the Edwin Morgan Poetry Award 2024 is now closed* Below are some…
EMPA 2024: Eligibility & Submissions

*The call for entries for the Edwin Morgan Poetry Award 2024 is now closed* ELIGIBILITY You…
EMPA 2022: Winners

We are delighted to announce the winners of the Edwin Morgan Poetry Award 2022.
EMPA 2022: Shortlist

Our review panel Vahni (Anthony Ezekiel) Capildeo, Maria Fusco, Gillebride MacMillan, Alycia Pirmohamed, Nadine Aisha Jassat,…
EMPA 2022: Poems

Below is a selection of poems submitted by the eight poets shortlisted for this year’s Edwin…
EMPA 2022 ONLINE INFO SESSION

EMPA 2022 submissions are due on March 31! On March 17 The Edwin Morgan Trust teamed…
APPLY – EMPA 2022

The open call for the Edwin Morgan Poetry Award (EMPA) 2022 is now closed and the…
About the Edwin Morgan Poetry Award

Applications are now closed for the Edwin Morgan Poetry Award 2024.
Edwin Morgan Poetry Award ANNOUNCEMENT

In August 2020, we partnered with the Edinburgh International Book Festival to celebrate the Edwin Morgan…
Poetry Award 2020

The 2020 winner of the EMPA is Alycia Pirmohamed, who has recently completed her PhD at…
Edwin Morgan Poetry Award 2020 Shortlist Revealed

The Edwin Morgan Trust is delighted to announce the poets shortlisted for the Edwin Morgan Poetry Award…
Poetry Award 2018

The Edwin Morgan Poetry Award supports emerging writers, with a £20,000 bursary awarded biennially for the…
Poetry Award 2016

The Edwin Morgan Poetry Award supports emerging writers, with a £20,000 bursary awarded biennially for the…
Poetry Award 2014

The Edwin Morgan Poetry Award supports emerging writers, with a £20,000 bursary awarded biennially for the…