Who will win the £4000/$5000* prize?

Shortlist
(titles listed in no particular order)

Top 10

Bubu

Dreams of Water

Eva

Tortle Man

Our Mutual Bones

The Couple

Nectarines

Waltz of the Makko Ants

Eric Lucastees

Sunday Mornings With The Housemaids of Colaba

Congrats to the 10 writers on our shortlist. Check back next week for the winners.

Please note: we do not publish names until the judging process is fully complete. We’ll publish names with the final results, the winners, short-listed, long-listed. (We publish your name because you asked us to.)

The Plaza Audio Poetry Prize (judged by Anthony Joseph) is OPEN now to enter. 1st prize: £1,000 / $1250. Deadline: 31st May, 2025.