Award conferred by Poetry Society (India)
All India Poetry Prize was instituted by Poetry Society of India in 1988. The prizes are awarded to the best single work of poetry submitted by an Indian poet. The number of prizes varies from year to year.
Selection.
Selection of prize winners is through open competitions, variously known as "All India Poetry Competition" or "National Poetry Competition". The process is similar to National Poetry Competition of U.K. However, only Indian citizens are eligible to participate without any age limit. Entry for the competition can be original poems written in English, or poems translated into English from any of the recognised Indian languages. A panel of judges consisting of eminent poets from India and abroad evaluate the poems without knowing the identity of the participating poets.
The Jury.
The jury selecting the prize winners consist of eminent poets from India and abroad. Past jury members include Peter Forbes, Lawrence Sail, Ruth Padel, Sitakant Mahapatra, J. P. Das, Keshav Malik, Anna Sujatha Mathai and Nissim Ezekiel among others.
Sponsorship.
Till 2000, the awards were sponsored by the British Council. Since 2013, the awards are being co-sponsored by the Government of India under the aegis of Ministry of Human Resources. There were no awards between 2000 and 2013.
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