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Our current competition: New Writers Novel Prize 2026 – Deadline: 31st October 2026. Top Prize: £1,000 + Lifetime Access to The Novel Factory (Version 3).
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The Frogmore Poetry Prize was founded in 1987 and has been awarded annually since then. The Prize was adjudicated by Mike Barlow and won by Northern Irish poet Laura Jenner in 2026. The 41st Prize will be adjudicated by poet, editor and author Peter Carpenter. Previous winners include Sharon Black, Tobias Hill, Mario Petrucci and Emily Wills.
The 41st Frogmore Prize will be adjudicated by writer, editor and teacher of creative writing, Peter Carpenter, co-founder and co-director of Worple Press. Just Like That: New and Selected Poems was published by Smith/Doorstop in 2012 and Bowieland: walking in the footsteps of David was published by Monoray in 2025.
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