The second Straid Poetry Collection Award offers three poets writing in English the opportunity to have their work published as full collections by Templar Poetry. Submissions of full collections are invited from both previously published and unpublished authors writing in English and residing anywhere in the world.

Templar publishes excellent poetry and is committed to developing new audiences for poetry through innovation, the superb design and print quality of its titles and the support we offer authors in developing a readership for their work. The Straid Poetry Collection Award adds diversity to the range of poets and poetry we publish. The three winners of the inaugural award will have their collections published in November this year at the Derwent Poetry Festival.

Individual poems and poetry submitted may have been published previously and may be submitted simultaneously for consideration elsewhere, subject to the conditions detailed in the Straid Collection Award Rules and Conditions. The work submitted must not have been published previously as a full collection anywhere in the world or part published in pamphlet or chapbook format. Translated work is not eligible for submission.