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The Anne Born Prize is a new annual prize offered from 2013 by the Poetry Society, awarded in honour of poet Anne Born’s contribution to literature in general and poetry in particular. Anne Born, who died in 2011, had interests and expertise that ranged over many subjects, including local history, geology and literature; she was a prize-winning translator from Scandinavian languages, and as well as being a widely published poet herself, she founded and established the poetry publishing house, Oversteps Books.

Poets who have had poems selected for the Poetry Society's Members' Poems competition in Poetry News are eligible for the prize. Poetry News is a quarterly newsletter with features, interviews and poetry circulated to members of the Poetry Society.

The inaugural Anne Born Prize 2013 was judged by the poet Penelope Shuttle.

Awards

 * 2013 Suzanne Batty

About the Poetry Society
The Poetry Society's mission is to advance the study, use and enjoyment of poetry.

The Poetry Society was founded in 1909 to 'promote "a more general recognition and appreciation of poetry". Since then, it has grown into one of Britain's most dynamic arts organisations, representing British poetry both nationally and internationally. Today it has nearly 4000 members worldwide and publishes the leading poetry magazine, The Poetry Review.