We are delighted to share the news that Olivia Tuck has placed first in the Winchester Poetry Prize 2025 for her poem ‘Child with a Lighthouse.’
Olivia Tuck (Winchester Poetry Prize 2025 winner) says:
“Winning the Winchester Prize has transformed my confidence as a writer. It’s given me such validation and motivated me to get back to my keyboard. More than this, however, I’m immensely proud to have won first prize among so many utterly extraordinary poems written by poets I deeply respect and admire, and to have been given this amazing part in such a special festival: vibrant, warm, and inclusive. What an honour.”
In early 2025, Olivis submitted her poem ‘according to the many who loved her’ to the Disabled Poets Prize and was awarded third prize for the Best Single Poem. The Disabled Poets Prize looks to find the best work created by UK-based deaf and disabled poets.
You can read more about her prize success on the Winchester Poetry Festival website.