We are thrilled to announce that Literature is the second award category of the Arts Foundation Futures Awards 2026.
The Literature Award supports inventive independent writers who are pushing the boundaries of the medium of poetry.
Announced at the award ceremony in February 2026, the recipient of the Arts Foundation Futures Awards 2026 for Literature will receive an unconditional £20,000 Fellowship, with all three Shortlisted Artists each awarded £1,000.
The Literature Award is supported by The Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Fund of the Sidney E. Frank Foundation.
We’ll be announcing this year’s independent Jury of artists and industry professionals over the coming weeks.
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