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SARAH DOYLE, POET
SARAH DOYLE, POET
Competition placings include:
- Keats-Shelley Essay Prize, 2020 – runner-up
- Against the Grain, 2019 – shortlisted
- Cafe Writers, 2019 – shortlisted
- Waltham Forest Poets' competition, 2019 – commended
- Mslexia Poetry Competition, 2019 – longlisted
- Keats-Shelley Poetry Prize, 2019 – joint runner-up
- Wolverhampton Literature Festival (WoLF) poetry competition, 2019 – winner
- Holland Park Press, 'Brexit in Poetry' competition, 2019 – winner
- The Ginkgo Prize for Ecopoetry, 2018 – highly commended
- Forward Prizes for Poetry, 2018 (industry prize; nominated by "The Fenland Reed") – highly commended, Best Single Poem category (for "The woman who married an alchemist")
- Primers (Poetry School / Nine Arches Press), 2018 – longlist
- WoLF Poetry Prize, 2018 – shortlist (two poems)
- The Winchester Poetry Prize, 2017 – commended
- The Frogmore Prize, 2017 – shortlist
- Poetry on the Lake, 2017 – highly commended
- York Mix, 2017 – shortlist
- Cafe Writers' Poetry Competition, 2016 – commended
- Cannon Poets' Sonnet or Not, 2016 – highly commended (one further poem commended)
- Live Canon Poetry Competition, 2016 – shortlist
- Winchester Poetry Prize, 2016 – commended
- York Mix, 2016 – highly commended
- Mslexia, 2015 – finalist
- William Blake Poetry Prize, 2015 – winner
- Culpepper’s Remedy art-themed poetry competition, 2014 – shortlist (two poems)
- The New Writer’s Fairy Tale Sonnet competition, 2014 – runner-up
- ‘SaveAs Writers’ Shakespeare-themed competition, 2013 – runner-up, short fiction category
- Poetry Kit stories-themed poetry competition, 2013 – highly commended
- Poetry on the Lake (formal category), 2013 – highly commended
- Poetry on the Lake (formal category), 2012 – runner-up
- Tyrangle Poetry competition, 2013 – shortlist (x 2)
- Perform Poetry’s Seasons-themed competition, 2012 – highly commended
- Perform Poetry’s ‘Revisited’ competition, 2012 – runner-up
- Ware Poets’ Open, 2012 – commended
- Cannon Poets’ ‘Sonnet or Not’, 2012 – commended
- Forty Hall poetry postcard competition, 2012 – winner
- Pre-Raphaelite Society Poetry Prize, 2011 – winner
- BAZ Theatre Company poet-in-residence – shortlist (x 2 of 10)
- Poetry on the Lake (formal category), 2009 – shortlist
Journal, magazine and webzine publications include:
- Poetry Birmingham Literary Journal
- Ink, Sweat and Tears
- The Deck Hand
- Anthropocene Poetry
- Finished Creatures
- Perverse Poetry
- The Lonely Crowd
- The Maine Review (US)
- Morning Star
- Mslexia
- Words for the Wild
- The Poetry Society’s Poetry News
- Reach Poetry, Indigo Dreams Press
- Black Bough Poetry
- Three Drops from a Cauldron
- Atrium Poetry
- Algebra of Owls
- Bonnie's Crew
- The Poetry Shed
- The Fenland Reed (several issues)
- The Frogmore Papers
- The British Fantasy Society's Fantasy Con souvenir book (2016, 2017, 2018)
- And Other Poems online poetry journal
- The New Writer
- Prole
- Orbis
- Wordland print journal and e-journal (several issues)
- Sein und Werden
- The Dawntreader, Indigo Dreams Press (three issues)
- London Grip
- The Frame Blog
- Unspoken Water
- Dark Horizons
- The British Fantasy Society’s Journal
- The Cannon’s Mouth
Anthology publications include:
- Witches, Warriors, Workers – Culture Matters, 2020
- Humanagerie (as co-editor) – Eibonvale Press, 2018
- Multiverse – Shoreline of Infinity, 2018
- The Ginkgo Prize competition anthology, 2018
- The Forward Book of Poetry 2019 – Faber & Faber, 2018
- Words for the Wild, 2018
- Volta – Salo Press, 2018
- #MeToo – Fairacre Press, 2018
- Wolverhampton Literature Festival Poetry Prize Anthology, 2018
- Somewhere to keep the rain – Winchester Poetry Prize anthology, 2017
- Bedford Square 10 – Ward Wood Publishing, 2017
- Best of British – Paper Swans Press, 2017
- Midwinter – Three Drops Press, 2016
- Tailfins and Sealskins – Three Drops Press, 2016
- Liminal Time, Liminal Space – Between the Lines (USA), 2016
- Live Canon competition anthology, 2016
- Samhain – Three Drops Press, 2016
- Salt on the Coals – Winchester Poetry Prize anthology, 2016
- Watcher of the Skies – The Emma Press, 2016
- Something Remains – Alchemy Press, 2016
- Falling Out of the Sky – The Emma Press, 2015
- Hands and Wings – White Rat Press, 2015
- Wherever You Roam– Pankhearst Press, 2015
- This Body I Live In – Pankhearst Press, 2015
- Lughnasadh – Three Drops from a Cauldron, 2015
- Samhain – Three Drops from a Cauldron, 2015
- Petals in the Pan – Kind of a Hurricane Press (US), 2015
- Twice Upon a Time – Kind of a Hurricane Press (US), 2015
- British Fantasy Society’s FantasyCon Souvenir Book, 2015
- Hildegard: Visions and Inspirations – Wyvern Press, 2014
- Midnight Skies: Exmoor in Verse – Charmed Hole Publications, 2013
- Darwin, Ware Poets, 2012
- Ware Poets’ competition anthology, 2012
- Bestiario – Poetry on the Lake competition anthology, 2012
Guest readings include:
- The Faversham Literary Festival
- The Torbay Poetry Festival
- John Hegley’s Poetry and Music Cabaret
- William Morris Gallery
- Worthing Museum (as guest of the Big Blake Project)
- Reading Art Conference, Birmingham and Midland Institute
- Ware Poets
- Poetry in the Crypt, Islington
- Poetry on the Lake festival, Orta, Italy
- St Philip’s Cathedral, Birmingham (as guest of the Pre-Raphaelite Society)
- Salisbury House Poets
- Torriano Poets
- Camden Poets
- Winchmore Hill Festival
- Fourth Friday at The Poetry Café
- Enfield Literary Festival
- Ver Poets
- Greenacre Literary Festival
- Capel Manor Summer Arts Festival
- Various library readings
- Various anthology and journal launches
Other:
I am an experienced provider of professional poetry critiques. Anyone interested in this service is welcome to get in touch with me via the 'Contact Me' page on this website.
I act as co-judge (with Serena Trowbridge) of the annual Pre-Raphaelite Society Poetry Prize; was sole judge of the Alexandra Park Library poetry competition 2012; and was a member of the judging panel of the north London heat of Poetry by Heart, 2016.
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