Annual Orbis Poetry Prize
sponsored by
The Word Masala Foundation
(Poet Yogesh Patel MBE: www.patelyogesh.co.uk)

Many Congratulations:

Joint 1st, £100 each:
Kitchen, Evening by Amelia Dowler
and Tipping Point by Jenna Plewes

2nd, £25 each:
The Cats of Istanbul by Jan FitzGerald
and La Sagrada Familia by Lynne Taylor

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1st Prize now £250,
awarded to the best poem published
in the magazine during 2026
Two runners-up will receive £25 each

(This is in addition
to the Orbis Readers’ Award of £50
plus £50 between the runners-up)

Please continue to vote
for your favourite poem  in every issue
keeping a record of the choices