Newdigate Prize

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Sir Roger Newdigate's Prize, more commonly the Newdigate Prize, is awarded by the University of Oxford for the Best Composition in English verse by an undergraduate student.[1] It was founded in 1806 as a memorial to Sir Roger Newdigate (1719–1806).[2] The winning poem is announced at Encaenia.[3] Instructions are published as follows: "The length of the poem is not to exceed 300 lines.[3] The metre is not restricted to heroic couplets, but dramatic form of composition is not allowed."

Overview

The first winner was John Wilson ("Christopher North"). Notable winners have included Robert Stephen Hawker, John Ruskin, Matthew Arnold, Laurence Binyon, Oscar Wilde, John Buchan, John Addington Symonds, James Laver, Donald Hall, James Fenton, P. M. Hubbard, and Alan Hollinghurst.

The parallel award given at the University of Cambridge is the Chancellor's Gold Medal.

Past titles and winners

Where known, the title of the winning poem is given, followed by the name of the author. Each year links to its corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:

Notable 19th-century winners

20th century

21st century

See also

Notes

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  1. ^ The set subject for this year was "Memoirs of Tiresias".

References

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Prizes and Studentships". www.english.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 28 April 2023. The prize is open to current matriculated undergraduate students of the university.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Sir Roger Newdigate's Prize". Oxford Poetry. Archived from the original on 18 February 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2012. Sir Roger Newdigate's Prize for English Verse was founded in 1806 as a memorial to Sir Roger, fifth baronet (1719–1806) and Oxford university politician.
  3. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Newdigate Prize | British literary prize". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.The Historical Register of the University of Oxford: being a supplement to the Oxford University calendar with an alphabetical record of University honours and distinctions completed to the end of Trinity term, 1900. Oxford: Clarendon Press. 1900. p. 166.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Boyd Litzinger; Donald Smalley (1995). Richard Browning: The Critical Heritage. Routledge. p. 93. ISBN 0-415-13451-X.
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  7. ^ Cromwell: A Prize Poem, Recited in the Theatre, Oxford; June 28, 1843 at Google Books
  8. ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Review: Stanley, I Presume by Stanley Johnson". the Guardian. 22 March 2009. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Abbott, Claude Colleer (1955). The Correspondence of Gerard Manley Hopkins and Richard Watson Dixon (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 5.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Hymnology". hymnology.hymnsam.co.uk. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.The Historical Register of the University of Oxford. Oxford: Clarendon Press. 1900. p. 167.
  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Mr. P. M. Hubbard". The Times. 19 March 1980. p. 16.
  13. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Learning, Gale, Cengage (2016). A Study Guide for Donald Hall's "Names of Horses". Gale, Cengage Learning. ISBN 978-1-4103-5358-0.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  14. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Thomson, Ian (5 June 2004). "Profile: James Hamilton-Paterson". the Guardian. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  15. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Professor James Fenton". British Council Literature. British Council. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  16. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Learning curve | The Guardian | guardian.co.uk". www.theguardian.com. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  17. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.The Newdigate Prize for an English Poem, 1987. Oxford: Oxbow Books. 1987. ISBN 0946897107.
  18. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Merton Student Wins Newdigate Prize". Merton College, Oxford. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  19. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Andrew Wynn Owen Wins the Newdigate Prize". Magdalen College, Oxford. Archived from the original on 24 April 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  20. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Prizes and Studentships". University of Oxford Faculty of English. Retrieved 27 October 2016. In 2016 the Sir Roger Newdigate Prize was awarded to Mary Anne Clark for her entry 'Sinai'.
  21. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Faculty Prizewinners Announced". University of Oxford Faculty of English. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  22. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Oriel Undergraduate Dominic Hand Wins University's Newdigate Prize for Poetry". Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  23. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Prizes and Studentships". University of Oxford Faculty of English. Retrieved 4 March 2019. In 2018 the Sir Roger Newdigate Prize was not awarded.
  24. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Prizes and Studentships". University of Oxford Faculty of English. Retrieved 12 June 2019. In 2019 the Sir Roger Newdigate Prize was not awarded.
  25. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Prizes and Studentships". www.english.ox.ac.uk. 2 June 2020. Archived from the original on 2 June 2020. The winner for the Sir Roger Newdigate Prize in 2019-20 was Rachel Leung, for her entry 'the summer critter speaks not of frost.'
  26. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Sir Roger Newdigate prize awarded to Leung Rachel Ka Yin". University of Oxford. 10 June 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  27. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Prizes and Studentships". University of Oxford Faculty of English. Retrieved 10 May 2021. In 2021 the Sir Roger Newdigate Prize was awarded to Annabelle Fuller for her entry 'Koinobionts'.
  28. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Maggie Wang wins the Sir Roger Newdigate Prize with her poem 'pecking orders'". www.english.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  29. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."HMC Law student wins Sir Roger Newdigate Prize". www.hmc.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  30. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Sir Roger Newdigate Prize 2023: winner announced". www.english.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  31. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Prizes and Studentships". www.english.ox.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 1 June 2024. The winner for the Sir Roger Newdigate Prize in 2023-24 was Shaw Worth (Magdalen College), for their submissions: 'At the Papal Palace' and 'After 'Horses, Peacefully Farting & Snoring''.
  32. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Prizes and Studentships". www.english.ox.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 21 June 2025. The winner for the Sir Roger Newdigate Prize in 2024-25 was Austin Spendlowe (Lincoln College), for their submissions: 'Jongleurs'.
  33. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Magdalen Student wins 2026 Sir Roger Newdigate poetry prize". Magdalen College. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  34. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Sir Roger Newdigate Prize 2026 awarded to Angus Barrett". University of Oxford Faculty of English. Retrieved 18 May 2026.

Sources

  • Richter, editor, Annie J. (1946). Literary Prizes and Their Winners. R. R. Bowker Co.
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