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The 20 contenders for this year's Forward prizes are announced

Juana Adcock (I Sugar the Bones), Leo Boix (Southernmost: Sonnets), Niall Campbell (The Island in the Sound), Vidyan Ravinthiran (Avidya), and Karen Sodie (Wellwater) are the five shortlisted poets for this year ‘s £10,000 Forward prize for best collection.

The five contenders for the £5,000 Jerwood prize for best first collection are Sarah Ghazal Ali (Theophanies), Isabell Baafi (Chaotic Good), Catherine-Esther Cowie (Heir...

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