Wigtown Poetry Prize 2023
Open for Submission
18 April 2023

Scotland's International Poetry Prize is open to all.
The 2023 Wigtown Poetry Prize is now open for entries.

Founded in 2005, the Wigtown Poetry Prize is one of the UK's best established writing competitions and a launchpad for many writers' careers. Refreshed and rebranded in 2019, Wigtown Poetry Prize welcomes entries from poets across the world. Two other categories celebrate the best of Scottish Gaelic and Scots language poetry, a special category acknowledges a rising talent in Dumfries & Galloway, and a pamphlet prize is named in memory of Alastair Reid - local poet and one of Scotland's foremost literary figures.
Wigtown Prize: £1500
Runner-up: £200 Wigtown
Scots Prize: £500
Runner-up: £200
Supported by Saltire Society
Wigtown Scottish Gaelic Prize: £500
Runner-up: £200
Supported by The Gaelic Books Council