Today is the day! The Stephen Spender Poetry Prize 2026 closes today. Well done to all schools, teachers and young people participating in every strand of the Prize! Submissions can still be made here by choosing your category: www.stephen-spender.org/stephen-spen...

Submissions to the Stephen Spender Prize close this Friday! Familiarise yourself with the submissions process here - we can't wait to read your work! www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAiW...

How to submit your students' entries to the Schools Laureate Prize and Polish Spotlight

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What does it take to win the Stephen Spender Poetry Prize? A powerful poem, a creative and precise translation, and a great creative response! Enjoy last year's Prizewinners' work here: www.stephen-spender.org/stephen-spen... Just one more week left!

Ten days left to send us your translations! Judged by professional poets and translators, the Prize is a unique opportunity to explore brilliant literature from across the world. Find all the information you need to submit your entry here: www.stephen-spender.org/wp-content/u...

📣MFL, EAL, English teachers!Bring creative translation into the classroom with @stephenspender.bsky.social Translate into English ANY poem from ANY language or a Polish poem for the Polish Spotlight. Free entry UK & Irish schools, for pupils of all ages www.stephen-spender.org/stephen-spender-prize/

"Both reader and author are always hovering behind me as I work." What a great interview with Antonia Lloyd-Jones, judge for the Polish Spotlight category of the Stephen Spender Prize! Entries open until the end of July. thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l...

Antonia Lloyd-Jones interview: ‘People have fallen for the patter of a crazy old bird who does unspeakable things’ | The Booker Prizes

The translator of Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead reflects on her evolving relationship with the novel’s protagonist, and the delicate balancing act at the heart of her works of translation

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Submissions to the Stephen Spender Prize should be accompanied by a creative response to the translation, such as a commentary, a drawing, a recording or a piece of creative writing. Find a guide to the creative response, as well as more information, here 👉 www.stephen-spender.org/guide-to-the...

If you’re still deciding which poems to explore with your students, you can find a wide selection of poems with ready-to-use classroom activities in our poetry bank – search by language and Key Stage for activities for pupils of all ages. www.stephen-spender.org/stephen-spen...

Poetry is everywhere, translation is everywhere. If you're on the London Underground, just look up! Spot a translation by Antonia Lloyd-Jones, our judge for this year's Polish Spotlight Category! Polish poetry, chosen by translator Antonia Lloyd-Jones: www.stephen-spender.org/wp-content/u...

A reminder for all languages teachers in Wales to register here for our upcoming Creative Translation course! forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

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Calling language teachers in Wales! Fire your learners’ imaginations and literacy skills this June/July with our Creative Translation professional learning courses for primary and secondary. See what one participant had to say & register now for your free place: forms.office.com/e/rP9UruPsrr

If you’re still deciding which poems to explore with your students, you can find a wide selection of poems with ready-to-use classroom activities in our poetry bank – search by language and Key Stage for activities for pupils of all ages. www.stephen-spender.org/stephen-spen...

The Individual Youth Entry category is open to all young people aged 18 or under in Britain & Ireland! Any language, ancient or modern. Any poem, any writer, any country, any era! Explore our bank of free resources for students and teachers to get started! www.stephen-spender.org/stephen-spen...

Calling language teachers in Wales! Fire your learners’ imaginations and literacy skills this June/July with our Creative Translation professional learning courses for primary and secondary. See what one participant had to say & register now for your free place: forms.office.com/e/rP9UruPsrr

Calling ALL teachers! Whether you teach languages or not, try translating a poem from any language for the Teacher Laureate Prize! 🏆 The winner will receive an annual print and digital subscription to the wonderful Modern Poetry in Translation! More info 👉 www.stephen-spender.org/stephen-spen...

Teacher Laureate Prize

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PRIZE ANNOUNCEMENT 📣 This year's Prize Spotlight Category will be dedicated to Polish 🇵🇱. Who better to judge this category than 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗮 𝗟𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗱-𝗝𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀, leading translator of Polish literature. Find a poem to translate in her specially-curated Prize Booklet: www.stephen-spender.org/stephen-spen...

The Stephen Spender Prize 2026 is now 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡 for entries! Teachers & young people in the UK & Ireland can submit English translations of any poem from any language, 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝟯𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆. Find all information about the Prize launch, browse poems and access teacher guides here! mailchi.mp/219f4586f549...

The countdown begins to the launch of the Stephen Spender Prize for poetry in translation! Next Friday 1st May, the SSP will open for submissions in 4 categories: 🏫 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗲 🧑‍🏫 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗲 🧑‍🎓 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗱𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 🇵🇱 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 All information here! sl1nk.com/7j6bl5u

Great feedback from students who can be very proud of their work! @stephenspender.bsky.social

Yn galw ar athrawon Ieithoedd Rhyngwladol! Ymunwch â ni dros Zoom ddydd Mercher 22 Ebrill 4.00 - 4.45pm i gwrdd â chyd-athrawon a dysgu mwy am ein cyrsiau a'n hadnoddau dysgu proffesiynol rhad ac am ddim i’ch helpu i gynnwys llenyddiaeth yn eich gwersi #IeithoeddRhyngwladol.

Calling IL practitioners in Wales! Join us over Zoom on Wed 22 April 4pm-4:45pm for the launch of our new peer support network! Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... Learn more about the Literature Fires the Imagination project: www.stephen-spender.org/literature-f... #CreativeTranslation

📣 DEADLINE EXTENDED! The submission deadline for this year's Anthea Bell Prize for Young Translators has been extended to Friday 3 April 2026 at 23:59. Follow the QR code or visit our Linktree for more useful information, including our Guide for Teachers and FAQs page: linktr.ee/translatione...

📣 ESLT Summer School: The Pleasures of Literary Translation 📣 🗓️ 9-11 September 2026 💻 Online The three-day programme includes a mixture of lectures, seminars and workshops. Submit your application to eslt@fusp.it by June 1, 2026 ⏰ 💡 Visit traduzione-editoria.fusp.it/about-eslt_4...

A month left in our “other tongue, mother tongue” submissions window. We’re looking for poetry by migrants worldwide, in any language but English. 30 days to share your words with us. Guidelines: othersideofhope.com/submissions-... #poetry #opencall #migrantvoices #writingcommunity #onemonth

Calling language teachers in Wales! Fire your learners’ imaginations and literacy skills this June/July with our #CreativeTranslation professional learning courses for primary and secondary. Register now for your free place: forms.office.com/e/rP9UruPsrr #LiteratureFiresTheImagination #edusky

Teachers and poet-educators! Join our next Cloud Chamber CPD session on Tues 24 March, 4-5pm on Zoom. Poet Rachel Piercey will be talking about the Poetry Jam Jar, a simple tool you can use to inspire students to write creatively & collaboratively. Free to attend. Info ➡️ bit.ly/CloudChamberPoetry

Join Charlotte Whittle & Rosalind Harvey, established literary translators & BCLT Translators-in-Residence, for an open online translation clinic. Bring along any challenges from your practice, big or small & get expert advice in a supportive, collaborative space. 👉 www.uea.ac.uk/groups-and-c...

Fun family event at the Institut Français Play with poems in English and French! Michael Rosen and Michaël Vidon March 21 www.institut-francais.org.uk/events-agend...

Poetry with Michael Rosen and Michaël Vidon - Institut Français · Royaume-Uni

Recommended Age : 8+ (For all)

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@hhcp-ucl.bsky.social are pleased to share details of its 2026 conference, “Keeping Your Curriculum Broad & Balanced: Celebrating the Arts & Humanities in Primary Schools,” at @britishlibrary.bsky.social on 19 November.For more info & to register visit: www.bloomsburytheatre.com/event/2026/1...

⏰👉 Calling all professional and aspiring translators: the deadline for applications for Oxford Translates is fast approaching. Apply by the 16th March to make sure you don't miss out on our scholarship places (see our website for details). Apply by the 31st March for the early-bird discount!

A month into our “other tongue, mother tongue” submissions window - and we’re still open. We’re looking for poetry by migrants worldwide, in any language but English. We pay contributors. Guidelines: othersideofhope.com/submissions-... #poetrysubmissions #poetrycall #migrantvoices #poetry