2016 Complete Works III – Appointed Fellow
Judges: Bernardine Evaristo, Karen McCarthy Woolf, Kayo Chingonyi, Fiona Sampson, Michael Schmidt and Daljit Nagra.…
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2016 Hamish Canham Prize – First Prize
Judges: Carole Satyamurti (chair), Sophie Baker, Paul McGrane, Judith Palmer and Mike Sims…
2018 National Poetry Competition – Two Longlisted Poems
How the Nettle Got its Sting and Big Brown Baby
Judges: Kei Miller, Kim Moore and Mark Waldron…
2018 The Forward Prizes – Highly Commended
Return of the discotheque dancers Read Poem
Judges: Mimi Khalvati, Chris McCabe, Niall Campbell, Jen Campbell and Bidisha (chair)…
2019 The Portico Prize for Literature – Longlisted
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Judges: The Society of Readers and Writers – a group of 15 literary professionals, including publishers, authors, editors, librarians, critics, bloggers and book-sellers.
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2020 Lists
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New Writing North – ‘10 Books by Black Northern Writers’
Inpress – ‘Pride: The Essential Indie Reading List’
Publishing Post – ‘5 Books to Read by Black Northern Writers’
Ledbury Festival – ‘Gay’s The Word Poetry Recommendations’…
2021
2021 Arts Council England National Lottery Project Grant
Sylvia Plath anthology (Producer and Co-editor)
Zebra Christmas Book Choice Selected by Sky TV’s The Book Club’s Simon Savidge
Why I Write Poetry No. 1 in Amazon’s ‘Hot New Releases in…
2022 Royal Society of Literature ‘Literature Matters’ Award
2022
Royal Society of Literature ‘Literature Matters’ Award – Winner
For Tormentil while in progress
Manchester Writing School’s ‘Quiet Man Dave Prize’ – Finalist
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| After Sylvia | Poetry Book Society Christmas Gift Recommendation |
| After Sylvia | Inpress Books |
The Brontë Parsonage Museum – Appointed Writer in Residence
2023
The Brontë Parsonage Museum – Appointed Writer in Residence for 2023/24…
2024
2024
| The Laurel Prize | Longlisted |
| Tormentil | (International awards for the best published collections of environmental and nature poetry.) |
| Yorkshire Times | A Book of the Year |
| Tormentil | |
| New Writing North | Poetry Choice (Autumn 2023) |
| Tormentil | |
| Northern Life Magazine | Autumn Book Choice |
Brontë Writer in Residence
Ian has been appointed Writer in Residence at the Brontë Parsonage Museum for 2023/24.…
Poetry Prize
Ian’s second collection, Tormentil, due from Nine Arches Press in September 2023, has won a Royal Society of Literature ‘Literature Matters’ Award while in progress.…
