List of winners of the Edwin Morgan Poetry Award explained

The Edwin Morgan Poetry Award Award is a Scottish poetry prize awarded biennially for the best unpublished poetry collection by a Scottish poet under the age of 30. The £20,000 prize is one of the largest in the UK and is administered by the Edwin Morgan Trust. When Scottish poet, Edwin Morgan, died in 2010, he bequeathed one million pounds to create a foundation for young Scottish poets. The Edwin Morgan Trust was established in 2012 to carry out Morgan's bequest.^{[1] [2]}

List of winners

Year	Poet	Publication	Judges
2014		Moontide	Jen Hadfield, Stewart Conn^[3]
2016		Ship of the Line	Jackie Kay, Stewart Conn^[4]
2018		Moder Dy	Janice Galloway, John Glenday^[5]
2020	Alycia Pirmohamed	Hinge	John Glenday, Kathleen Jamie^[6]
2022		Nightshade, Lay Down With Dogs, The Whitby, My Body is Not an Apology	Vahni Anthony Ezekiel Capildeo, Maria Fusco, Gillebride MacMillan, Alycia Pirmohamed, Nadine Aisha Jassat, Jeda Pearl Lewis, Kelly Kanayama, Drew Taylor-Wilson, Fraser MacLeod^[7]

See also

• Poetry of Scotland
• List of poetry awards

Notes and References

1. Web site: McGonigal . James . Introduction to the Edwin Morgan Poetry Award . Poetry Foundation . 11 May 2021.
2. Web site: About the Edwin Morgan Poetry Award . The Edwin Morgan Trust . 8 May 2021.
3. Web site: Winner of the 2014 Edwin Morgan Poetry Award Announced at the Edinburgh International Book Festiva . Edinburgh International Book Festival . 12 May 2021.
4. Web site: The Thursday Post: The Edwin Morgan Poetry Award 2016 . Scottish Poetry Library . 12 May 2021.
5. Web site: Poetry Award 2018 . The Edwin Morgan Trust . 12 May 2021.
6. Web site: Edwin Morgan Poetry Award 2020: Judges Announcement . Scottish Poetry Library . 12 May 2021.
7. Web site: Poetry Award 2022 . The Edwin Morgan Trust . 20 Sep 2022.