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UK and Ireland poetry prizes run by the Forward Arts Foundation. Official site: forwardartsfoundation.org/forward-prizes-for-poetry/

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Sarah Howe and Nur Turkmani Win the 2026 Forward Prizes for Poetry

October 25, 2026

Sarah Howe's Foretokens took Best Collection and Nur Turkmani's debut October took the Jerwood Prize, with Tara Bergin and Biff Smith winning the single-poem awards.

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