This article on the early years of the T. S. Eliot Prize was written and added to the website in 2025.   The winner of the T. S. Eliot Prize 1998 was Ted Hughes for his collection Birthday Letters (Faber & Faber). The prize was awarded posthumously, Ted Hughes having...

This article on the early years of the T. S. Eliot Prize was written and added to the website in 2025.   The winner of T. S. Eliot Prize 1997 was Don Paterson for his collection God’s Gift to Women (Faber & Faber). He was presented with the £5,000 prize,...