Literary News: Sarah Maguire Prize for Poetry in Translation 2022

Sarah Maguire Prize for Poetry in Translation 2022, hosted by the Poetry Translation Centre, is now open for submissions for collections first published in English between 1st January 2020 and 31st December 2021. 

About the Sarah Maguire Prize for Poetry

The Sarah Maguire Prize was launched in 2020 by the Poetry Translation Centre in memory of the Centre’s founder, Sarah Maguire. The Prize celebrates and showcases the very best contemporary poetry from around the world and champions the art of translation. 

Winning poets and translators will receive a prize of £3,000.

You can read more about the award on the PTC website, including information about last year’s winner here.

How to submit?

The Prize is free and easy to enter. Please fill in this application form to submit any eligible titles published from 1st January 2020 – 31st December 2021.

For initial entries, you need to submit the entry form and a PDF copy of the book

Deadline: Submissions close 30th November 2021. 

For any queries about the Prize or your eligibility, please write to payal@poetrytranslation.org

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Namrata is a published author who enjoys writing stories and think pieces on travel, relationships, and gender. She is a UEA alumnus and has studied travel writing at the University of Sydney.

She is also an independent editor and a book reviewer. Her writings can be found on various sites and magazines like the Asian Review of Books, Contemporary South Asia Journal of King’s College-London, Mad in Asia, The Friday Times, Daily Star, The Scroll, Feminism in India, The Brown Orient Journal, Inkspire Journal, Moonlight Journal, The Same, Chronic Pain India and Cafe Dissensus.

Her short stories have been a part of various anthologies . She has also published two short story collections of her own along with two solo titles as well. She is currently working on her debut novel. She loves travelling the length and breadth of the world and enjoys capturing the magic of life in her words. She is always in pursuit of a new country and a new story.

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