We are delighted to announce that the T. S. Eliot Prize 2026 opens for submissions at 9am BST on Monday 1 June. This year’s panel of judges – Leontia Flynn (Chair), Ishion Hutchinson and Daisy Lafarge – look forward to receiving the entries.
Please ensure you read the Rules & Conditions in full, which you can download here, before you send books. The Prize is open to single author poetry collections published in the UK or Ireland. Books must be published or be scheduled for publication in the year 2026. Entries are accepted from publishers only; self-published work is not eligible.
Publishers, please upload details of submissions via the Zealous platform. If you haven’t done so already, you will need to register to set up your account.
Note, submissions will close on Thursday 31 July 2026, 5pm BST.
