Michael Marks Awards for Poetry Pamphlets (established in 2009) are a set of British literary awards for poetry writing and publishing in pamphlet form. As of 2012, the awards are administered by Wordsworth Trust in association with the British Library and the Times Literary Supplement, and the financial support of the Michael Marks Charitable Trust. The trust was established in 1966 by the late Lord Marks, 2nd Baron of Broughton. Both awards carry a prize of £5,000.
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The prize was created to show how effective pamphlets – defined by the award as a booklet of up to 36 pages – can be in introducing new poetry to readers. The Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney praised the prize's establishment as "inspired".
Winners and nominees
The award recognises an outstanding work of poetry published in pamphlet form in the UK.
The following is a list of shortlisted pamphlets. Winners are listed in yellow, first in their year.
Michael Marks Publishers' Award
The Michael Marks Publishers' Award recognises an outstanding UK publisher of poetry in pamphlet form.
The following is a list of shortlisted publishers. Winners are listed in yellow, first in their year.