Who are the contenders for this year’s Forward prizes?
The 2026 Forward prize shortlists have been announced, with chair of judges Sarah Moss praising a “deeply exciting” range, the subjects including “grief, laughter, old age, embodiment, landscape; lamentation and celebration and observation”. Her fellow judges are poets Romalyn Ante, WN Herbert, Michael Mullen (shortlisted for the Jerwood Prize for Best First Collection last year), and Yomi Ṣode.
...3rd August 2026
