#TheBrokenSpineAward
We know prizes are bullshit! They’re just taste cosplaying as authority. So we stripped away the lie & left the contradiction standing. No prestige. Just cash. We'll pick our favourite poems & won't pretend we're doing anything else!
#TheBrokenSpineAward #ByPoetsForPoets #PoemsAbout #LiftToTheSky
February 8, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Our prize matters as much as any other — which is to say, not at all.
That’s the point.
One editor’s favourites. Some cash. No myths.
You raised the money with us, shoulder to shoulder.
#TheBrokenSpineAward #ByPoetsForPoets #PoemsAbout #LiftToTheSky
February 12, 2026 at 7:00 AM
As editor + founder, I’m tired of presses cosplaying “community” while using prizes as sales funnels. It’s nefarious, it’s cynical, and everyone knows it. We just don’t say it out loud.
#TheBrokenSpineAward #ByPoetsForPoets #PoemsAbout #LiftToTheSky
We know prizes are bullshit! They’re just taste cosplaying as authority. So we stripped away the lie & left the contradiction standing. No prestige. Just cash. We'll pick our favourite poems & won't pretend we're doing anything else!
#TheBrokenSpineAward #ByPoetsForPoets #PoemsAbout #LiftToTheSky
February 8, 2026 at 3:10 PM
So I’ll pick poems I actually love, pay poets actual cash, and refuse the lie that this “means” anything more than that. If that makes people uncomfortable: good.
#TheBrokenSpineAward #ByPoetsForPoets #PoemsAbout #LiftToTheSky
February 8, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Tonight, I have over forty guests lined up for the #PoemsAbout #OpenMic.

We're raising cash for #TheBrokenSpineAward we're trying to raise £5000 and we're at about £1000 in the first couple of months. I'm pushing and pushing until December and then we'll look at what we have.
April 3, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Our Untamed poetry workshop consistently earns glowing reviews for impactful exercises and a nurturing atmosphere.
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Exclusive 20% discount with code Concessions. Every penny raised funds #TheBrokenSpineAward 2026.
#ByPoetsForPoets
April 12, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Two days. One workshop.
Write the Night is your chance to slow down, dive deep, and back a poetry award that doesn’t ask poets to pay to be heard.
27 April. Let’s go.
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#ByPoetsForPoets #TheBrokenSpineAward #PoetryCommunity #FundraisingCampaign
April 25, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I want us to be lifting fellow presses not just poets. But I can't do everything for free, but I won't charge the earth. More, I'll redistribute some funds into the hands of poets via #TheBrokenSpineAward in 2026.
Consider a lil thing.
For the price of a coffee (£3), feature your open calls monthly—and help us fund our #BrokenSpineAward for poetry. 33% of your fee supports our £5000 goal!
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April 18, 2025 at 3:41 PM
I will keep plugging this until December. Unless we hit the target earlier. Come December I'll know what I've got to work with & I'll recalibrate if I have to. But already we've enough to do something. But let's go bigger! #ByPoetsForPoets #TheBrokenSpineAward
February 27, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Write fearlessly and authentically in our Untamed poetry session. Participants rave about transformative prompts and thoughtful discussions that ignite creativity.
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20% OFF with code Concessions. All proceeds fund the #TheBrokenSpineAward 2026.
Spaces limited!
April 9, 2025 at 12:51 PM
The Broken Spine Poetry Award won’t be funded by grants.
It’ll be funded by moments like this.
Write the Night is 3 hours of poetry and purpose.
£25. 27 April.
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#ByPoetsForPoets #TheBrokenSpineAward #PoetryCommunity #FundraisingCampaign
April 20, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Over 30 readers are set for our #PoemsAbout #OpenMic on April 3rd! Tickets are still available, with ALL proceeds supporting the #TheBrokenSpineAward fundraiser. This is our first-ever prize fund, and we've raised nearly £1,000 in a month. Let’s keep pushing! #ByPoetsForPoets
March 13, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Untamed is about ditching the inner critic and getting to the bone of what you really want to say.
It’s also raising money to pay poets. Cold, hard cash.
No fluff. Just poetry.
Join us → shorturl.at/L8DiE
#ByPoetsForPoets #TheBrokenSpineAward #PoetryCommunity #FundraisingCampaign
April 5, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Contact us for the remaining free ticket to this poetry workshop from Alan Parry, or buy one and support #TheBrokenSpineAward - use the concession: Concessions for 20% off. All funds are going directly into the fundraising pot.

#WriteTheNight

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Write the Night: Poetry Workshop
A fearless poetry workshop raising funds for The Broken Spine Poetry Award. #ByPoetsForPoets | 27 April | £25/£20 | Online | Book now.
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April 24, 2025 at 7:21 PM
People, thank you! Our #TheBrokenSpineAward #Fundraiser has hit 10% a milestone!

Let's keep going so we can hit our target of £5000!

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March 3, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Imagine a poetry award that doesn’t care about prestige, connections or polish — just poems that hit hard and a bit of financial breathing room.
We’re funding that reality.
Join us → shorturl.at/L8DiE
#ByPoetsForPoets #TheBrokenSpineAward #PoetryCommunity #FundraisingCampaign
March 28, 2025 at 12:20 PM
This isn’t a fancy MFA workshop.
It’s raw. It’s real. It’s Untamed.
Come write like no one’s watching — and help fund a poetry prize with actual teeth.
13 April. Online.
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#ByPoetsForPoets #TheBrokenSpineAward #PoetryCommunity #FundraisingCampaign
April 3, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Write first. Edit later.
Untamed is for poets who want to shake off the rules and let loose on the page.
You in?
13 April via Zoom.
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#ByPoetsForPoets #TheBrokenSpineAward #PoetryCommunity #FundraisingCampaign
April 9, 2025 at 9:11 AM
#PoemsAbout is the resource for intriguing prompts and insightful poems from the community of #PoetsOnBluesky.
Join weekly on Fridays for inspiration, and feedback from host @alanparry83.bsky.social and other poets.
And here's a bonus event, join if you can and support #TheBrokenSpineAward
I'm going to put all proceeds from this #PoemsAbout open mic into the #TheBrokenSpineAward fundraiser, we're trying to raise £5k to set up an award and split between three poets next year. Pop along here to donate.

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#PoemsAbout Open Mic Night
Join us for the second #PoemsAbout Open Mic Night! Share your poetry, connect with others, and celebrate community creativity.
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February 28, 2025 at 8:39 AM
This workshop is your reminder that raw work is real work.
No polish. No pretense.
Untamed is a chance to write without fear — and back a poetry award built from the ground up.
Book it → shorturl.at/L8DiE
#ByPoetsForPoets #TheBrokenSpineAward #PoetryCommunity #FundraisingCampaign
April 11, 2025 at 4:07 PM
100% of proceeds to this go to #TheBrokenSpineAward

Untamed: Writing Without Fear

Date: Sun, 13 Apr, 14:00

Get 20% off with the code: Concessions

Learn something and give back to the community? Does it get any better than that?

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Untamed: Writing Without Fear
Another chance to join this 3-hour workshop where you can confront truths, sharpen your writing, and embrace unfiltered expression.
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April 2, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Ready to push your poetic boundaries? Our highly-rated Untamed: Writing Without Fear workshop provides expert guidance, inspiring prompts, and a safe, inclusive space.
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All funds support #TheBrokenSpineAward 2026.
#ByPoetsForPoets
April 10, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Night is where the poems come to life.
In shadows. In stillness. In the wild stuff we don’t say out loud.
Join Write the Night — a fundraiser with soul.
27 April. Online.
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#ByPoetsForPoets #TheBrokenSpineAward #PoetryCommunity #FundraisingCampaign
April 16, 2025 at 9:12 AM
£5,000.
Three poets.
Zero submission fees.
This is the kind of award we should have had all along — funded by poets, for poets.
We’re making it happen in 2026.
Help us build it → shorturl.at/L8DiE
#ByPoetsForPoets #TheBrokenSpineAward #PoetryCommunity #FundraisingCampaign
March 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Write the Night returns on 27 April.
Think quiet chaos, late longing, poems that breathe in the dark.
This isn’t just a workshop — it’s how we fund a poetry award that actually pays.
Book now → shorturl.at/L8DiE
#ByPoetsForPoets #TheBrokenSpineAward #PoetryCommunity #FundraisingCampaign
April 14, 2025 at 1:28 PM