11 October 2023

Her Majesty The Queen holds a reception at Clarence House to celebrate 30 years of the Forward Arts Foundation, read here.

 

30 June 2023

Forward Prizes for Poetry 2023 Shortlists have been announced.

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See coverage in The Guardian here.

See coverage in The Irish Times here.

See coverage in The Bookseller here.

See coverage in The London Review of Books here.

See coverage in The Poetry Society here.

See coverage in Write Out Loud here.

1 December 2022

Forward has announced its 2022 winners as well as plans to introduce a fourth category for best single poem performed

You can read the press release here

See coverage in the Guardian here

8 June 2021

30th Forward Prizes for Poetry Shortlists Announced

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27 January 2021

30th Forward Prizes for Poetry Judging Panel Announced

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25 November 2020

Susannah Herbert to step down as Executive Director of Forward Arts Foundation

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25 October 2020

Forward Prizes for Poetry Announced

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Hear Caroline Bird on the Today Programme (listen from 2:40:40) here

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Hear coverage in Thought for the Day here

24 September 2020

Daily Mail review the Forward Book of Poetry 2021 here

21 July 2020

See coverage in The New Statesmen here

09 July 2020

National Poetry Day Trade Campaign 2020 Announced

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10 June 2020

Forward Prizes for Poetry Shortlist Announced

Read the press release

See coverage in The Guardian here

See coverage in The Bookseller here