The Aldeburgh First Collection Prize was launched in 1989 to coincide with the first Aldeburgh Poetry Festival and remains the oldest prize of its kind in the UK. The winner has always received both a cash prize and an invitation to read at the subsequent Festival.

The winner of the Aldeburgh First Collection Prize 2009 was announced at the 21st Aldeburgh Poetry Festival, 6-8 November. The recipient of this major prize for the year’s best first collection is Scottish poet J.O. Morgan for Natural Mechanical (CB editions). Details of how to enter the 2010 Aldeburgh First Collection Prize will be posted here in early 2010. To request further information contact: (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)