The Disabled Poets Prize is a community initiative, funded by a range of small organisations and individual donors. We have a small operating budget and greatly appreciate support from individuals, the literature sector, and companies. There are lots of ways you can get involved with supporting the the Disabled Poets’ Prize, both in its inaugural year of 2023, and into the future.
We are passionate about this existing, to encourage, develop, and celebrate the talent in the deaf and disabled communities. To make the prize a success in 2023, and continue it into 2024, we need your support:
Enter the awards
And take part
- The categories are best single poem, best unpublished pamphlet, and best poem performer in BSL
- Each category has awards for first, second, and third place, as well as three highly commended entries
- As well as financial prizes, you can win awards including Masterclasses, support, pamphlet publication and an online retreat
- Entries to best single poem and best unpublished pamphlet are open until 1pm, Monday 31 October 2022.
- Entries to best poem performed in BSL are open until 1pm, Monday 7 November 2022.
Donate & Partner
Support us into the future
- We are raising funds to support the awards both this year and into the future, and you can donate towards this
- We are also looking for industry partners to work with us, offering opportunities and awards for the winning writers, investing in a more diverse future for the poetry world
- If you can help us get the word out and award our writers, contact us
Advertise to others
Tell others about the awards
- Do you use social media? If so, please share this opportunity with friends and followers
- If you or your organisation has a mailing list, please share information about the prize with your readers
- If you publish a magazine, journal, or newspaper, feature the Disabled Poets Prize, showing your commitment to a more diverse future for poetry
Fundraising
We are fundraising to support the prize and the poetry community moving forward, and to ensure that we are in a position to run it next year. Fundraising will help support the costs, which include:
- BSL interpretation and translation of all materials
- Time committed to develop and produce these awards
- Costs of the prizes being offered
- Workshops with Spread the Word and CRIPtic
- Paying judges fairly for their time judging
With many thanks to our existing partners and sponsors without whom we could not run these awards, including Spread the Word, Verve Poetry Press, Verve Poetry Festival, the Arvon Foundation, the Literary Consultancy, and private donors including Jamie Hale and Nathalie Teitler.
To enquire about becoming a donor or industry partner, please contact us on [email protected]