The 2018 Ingrid Jonker Prize calls for entries

The 2018 Ingrid Jonker Prize for English Poetry has called for submissions. Publishers or self-published poets are invited to submit three copies of any English poetry debut published in 2016 or 2017. The Ingrid Jonker Prize is awarded in alternate years to the best debut collections in English or Afrikaans.  The winner receives a cash […]

The 2018 Ingrid Jonker Prize for English Poetry has called for submissions. Publishers or self-published poets are invited to submit three copies of any English poetry debut published in 2016 or 2017.

The Ingrid Jonker Prize is awarded in alternate years to the best debut collections in English or Afrikaans.  The winner receives a cash prize dependant on the interest accumulated in an account originally established for this purpose.

In 2016 the prize for a debut collection of poetry in English was awarded to Thabo Jijana for ‘Failing Maths and My Other Crimes’. 

The closing date for submissions is January 31 2018. Entries should be accompanied by a cover letter with the contact details of the publisher and poet, as well as a declaration that the submission is the poet’s first collection of poetry published with an ISBN.