Poetry Awards

Shortlisted for PLAZA PROSE POETRY PRIZE, 2023-24 Prose poem: ‘The night-sea defeats my PTSD tinnitus’

Shortlisted for PICK OF THE MONTH, March 2024 Ink Sweat and Tears ‘Wander around the Barren Mountain from Afternoon till Evening on the Sunny World Poetry Day Leaving the Dull Books Behind / 诗歌日阳光明媚的下午，抛开厌倦的书本，去荒山里游逛至晚 作者  马永波’ English translation of Chinese Poem by Ma Yongbo 马永波

Second Prize THE PLAZA PROSE POETRY PRIZE 22-23 Prose poem: ‘The laughter of Rats’

Shortlisted for THE BRIDPORT POETRY PRIZE 2023

Longlisted for THE NATIONAL POETRY COMPETITION 2022

Shortlisted for THE BRIDPORT POETRY PRIZE 2022

Longlisted for THE RIALTO NATURE AND PLACE POETRY COMPETITION 2022

Shortlisted for PICK OF THE MONTH, February 2021 Ink Sweat and Tears ‘my mother is with the stars’

Shortlisted for THE BRIDPORT POETRY PRIZE 2019

Longlisted for THE GINKGO PRIZE 2019

Voted PICK OF THE MONTH, March 2019 Ink Sweat and Tears ‘The plane tree entertains the circus of doves’

Shortlisted for THE BRIDPORT POETRY PRIZE 2018

Longlisted for THE RIALTO NATURE AND PLACE POETRY COMPETITION 2018

Shortlisted for PICK OF THE MONTH, November 2017 Ink Sweat and Tears ‘Reconnaître’

Third Place (joint) for FENLAND POET LAUREATE COMPETITION 2014 ‘The winter-night-song of a Fenland Home

Fourth Place (joint) for READERS’ AWARD 2013 Orbis Magazine #161 ‘Luna’ - Subsequently nominated for THE FORWARD PRIZE, SINGLE POEM CATEGORY and to AMERICA’S ANNUAL PUSHCART PRIZE

Commended SILVER WYVERN AWARDS 2013 Poetry on the Lake International Poetry Competition ‘With Calypso’

Longlisted THE BRIDPORT POETRY PRIZE 2006 ‘Bottle bank’ (under maiden name Bannister)