Poetry Wales Award 2026 | Awarding Ceremony
The wait is (almost) finally over – on Monday 17 August 2026 we will be announcing the three winners of the Poetry Wales Award 2026 – and we want you to join us.
As usual, our ceremony will be held online and all of the shortlisted poets will get a chance to perform their piece for you with introductions by our wonderful judge Bethany Handley, who will give an insight on to why each poem was chosen.
Date: Monday 17 August
Time: 7 PM British Summer Time
Tickets: £2 or free for magazine subscribers (make sure you’re logged in to the account linked to your subscription to redeem this).
The link to join will be sent out to all attendees on the day.
Awarding Ceremony ticket
Join us on Monday 17 August at 7 PM BST to celebrate our shortlisted poets and find out who will win this year’s Award.
Tickets are free for subscribers to the magazine – make sure you’re logged in to your account to claim yours.
The link to join the event will be sent out on the day.
Please scroll down and read the important event information before getting your ticket.
Important event information:
We take every precaution we can to stop intrusions from disrupting our online events and keep them a safe, comfortable and enjoyable space for our guests and readers alike. Despite this, ‘Zoom bombing’ attacks seem to be becoming more frequent, and we’ve introduced some new measures to protect everyone as much as possible.
When you join our event, you’ll initially be welcomed into a virtual waiting room. We’ll only be admitting people whose name on Zoom matches the name they purchase their ticket under – e.g. if your name is Jane Smith, but your Zoom name is JS, we can’t be sure you’re the same person and you won’t be let in.
The easiest way to make sure your name matches is to register for a free Zoom account beforehand (which we recommend). The name on your account should then appear automatically when you join the meeting. If not, you can change it when entering the event, before clicking ‘join meeting’. If you already have an account, there’s a handy guide here on changing your name.
We’ll also only be admitting people in the first ten minutes after the event start time, to avoid any disruptions to the hosts and readers. As usual, we’ll also be keeping everyone who isn’t a host or reader on mute – so as a guest, all you need to do is sit back, relax, and enjoy the show.
We’re looking forward to welcoming you to our Awarding Ceremony and to enjoying the evening with you.
Read the shortlisted poems here, and find out more about the Poetry Wales Award in general here.