After an open call for submissions, Litfest and Wayleave Press were thrilled to select poets Maria Isakova Bennett, Rebecca Bilkau and Clare Proctor for publication. Their pamphlets were launched as part of Litfest 2025, and are available to buy from the Litfest bookshop here.

Congratulations to all three poets for their wonderful work!

All in all, almost 100 poets submitted their pamphlets for consideration. Before Maria, Rebecca and Clare were selected as our winners, we selected a shortlist of ten finalists — you can read a poem by each of them below.