BOOK AWARDS
T S Eliot Prize for Poetry 2008
Established in 1993 to celebrate the Poetry Book Society's 40th birthday and honour it's founding poet, the T S Eliot Prize is now in its 14th year.
This year's judges are Douglas Dunn (Chair), Paul Farley and Carol Rumens.
The £10,000 prize is donated by Eliot's widow, Valerie, and will be presented by her to the winner at a central London ceremony in January.
Winner (announced mid January)
Nigh-No-Place by Jen Hadfield, published by Bloodaxe - ISBN 9781852247935
Shortlist (announced end October)
| Title | Author | Publisher | ISBN |
| Europa | Moniza Alvi | Bloodaxe | 9781852248031 |
| The Glass Swarm | Peter Bennet | Flambard Press | 9781873226995 |
| For All We Know | Ciaran Carson | Gallery Books | 9781852354398 |
| Full Volume | Robert Crawford | Jonathan Cape | 9780224080873 |
| Life Under Water | Maura Dooley | Bloodaxe | 9781852248178 |
| Theories And Apparitions | Mark Doty | Jonathan Cape | 9780224085281 |
| Nigh-No-Place | Jen Hadfield | Bloodaxe | 9781852247935 |
| The Lost Leader | Mick Imlah | Faber & Faber | 9780571243075 |
| Hide Now | Glyn Maxwell | Picador | 9780330456241 |
| Yellow Studio | Stephen Romer | Carcanet | 9781903039854 |
