{"product_id":"straid-collection-awards-2026","title":"Straid Collection Awards 2026","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: center; line-height: normal; mso-outline-level: 3;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: center; line-height: normal; mso-outline-level: 3;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Californian FB',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eStraid Poetry Collection Awards 2026 | Open for Submissions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Californian FB',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: center; line-height: normal; mso-outline-level: 2;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: 'Californian FB',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e CLOSING DATE: 23\u003csup\u003erd\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eNovember 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Californian FB',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Californian FB',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eThe annual Straid Collection Award leads to the publication of up to three new Straid Collections by Templar Poetry following each submission window. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Californian FB',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eThe award was founded in 2011.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Californian FB',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Californian FB',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eFULL SUBMISSION GUIDELINES: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0099\/4982\/files\/2026_STRAID_COLLECTION_AWARD_Guidelines.pdf?v=1784912736\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCLICK HERE\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Californian FB',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Californian FB',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eThe 2026 Straid Award is open for consideration of submissions of complete manuscripts of full collections of poetry written in English.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Californian FB',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eThe closing date for receipt of submissions is Monday 10\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e   \u003c\/span\u003eNovember 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Californian FB',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eTwo Awards are available and include publication of the collections, author support and promotion following publication by Templar Poetry.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Californian FB',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eStraid Award winning poet or poets will be offered the standard Templar Poetry Publishing Agreement.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo5; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Californian FB',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eStraid Award poets will be offered support with live and online launch readings where feasible.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Californian FB',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e Information on previous Straid Collection Award winners is posted on the Templar website.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Californian FB',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; mso-outline-level: 2; background: white;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Californian FB',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #3d3939; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eSubmissions may be posted or sent as an attachment\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Californian FB',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Californian FB',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #3d3939; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003ePlease send in MS Word to editor@templarpoetry.com\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Californian FB',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background: white;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Californian FB',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; line-height: normal; background: white;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Californian FB',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #3d3939; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003ei. Please pay the submission fee above\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Californian FB',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; line-height: normal; background: white;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Californian FB',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #3d3939; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eii. You will receive an acknowledgment email with a four digit reference\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Californian FB',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; line-height: normal; background: white;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Californian FB',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #3d3939; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eiii. Please attach \u0026amp; email your manuscript to info@templarpoetry.com and include the four digit reference in your email subject line\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Californian FB',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; line-height: normal; background: white;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Californian FB',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #3d3939; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eiv. Acknowledgement of safe receipt of your manuscript will follow once we have checked your submission\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Californian FB',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; line-height: normal; background: white;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Californian FB',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #3d3939; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003ev. If we have any queries regarding your submission we will contact you to resolve\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Californian FB',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; line-height: normal; background: white;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Californian FB',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #3d3939; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003evi. We expect to contact the winning poets early 2027 for publication in 2026\/27\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Californian FB',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; line-height: normal; background: white;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Californian FB',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #3d3939; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003evii. Winning collections will be submitted to any eligible awards\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Californian FB',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; line-height: normal; background: white;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Californian FB',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #3d3939; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eviii. Shortlisted poets will have a short selection of up to four poems published in  iOTA magazine in Autumn 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Californian FB',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; line-height: normal; background: white;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Californian FB',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #3d3939; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eix. We accept postal submissions - please refer to Guidelines for information\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Californian FB',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"templarpoetry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55617067614584,"sku":"StraidAwardSubmission2026","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0099\/4982\/files\/STRAID26WEB.jpg?v=1784913575","url":"https:\/\/templarpoetry.com\/products\/straid-collection-awards-2026","provider":"templarpoetry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}