Celestine Nominated for 2022 Forward Prize

Celestine Stilwell has been nominated by Ink, Sweat & Tears for the 2022 Forward Prize for Best Single Poem.

Celestine’s poem Little Boy Dream was Ink, Sweat & Tears pick-of-the-month in April 2021. 

The Forward Prizes are the most influential awards for new poetry in the UK and Ireland. The best single poem receives an award of £1000. This year’s judges are Rishi Dastidar, alice hiller, Nadine Aisha Jassat and Stephen Sexton, chaired by novelist, columnist and activist Fatima Bhutto.