The Michael Marks Awards for Poetry Pamphlets celebrate pamphlets which are published in the UK. From their inception, the awards have aimed both to promote the pamphlet form and to enable poets, illustrators and publishers to develop and continue creating.

Publishers, authors and illustrators of poetry pamphlets are invited to submit their publications for consideration. The awards offer prizes for:

The Michael Marks Award for Poetry Pamphlet (£5,000 and a residency in Greece)
The Michael Marks Award for Environmental Poetry Pamphlet (£1,000 and a residency in Greece)
The Michael Marks Award for Publisher (£5,000)
The Michael Marks Award for Illustration (£1,000)

Entry is free. To enter, please complete a form on the Micheal Marks Awards website and then post copies of the pamphlet(s) for judging.

The 2025/26 awards are accepting submissions of pamphlets that were published in the UK between 28 September 2024 and 1 October 2025. The awards define a pamphlet as no more than 36 printed pages. Most pamphlets are submitted by publishers, but poets and illustrators are also welcome to submit their work independently. The awards welcome self-published pamphlets alongside traditionally published pamphlets.