BOOK AWARDS
T S Eliot Prize for Poetry 2006
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 2005.
Winner (announced mid January)
Seamus Heaney for District & Circle, published by Faber & Faber - ISBN 9780571230969
Shortlist (announced end October)
| Title | Author | Publisher | ISBN |
| Tyrannosaurus Rex versus the Corduroy Kid | Simon Armitage | Faber & Faber | 9780571233250 |
| Tramp in Flames | Paul Farley | Picador | 9780330440073 |
| District and Circle | Seamus Heaney | Faber & Faber | 9780571230969 |
| Bad Shaman Blues | W.N. Herbert | Bloodaxe | 9781852247287 |
| After | Jane Hirshfield | Bloodaxe | 9781852247416 |
| The Blood Choir | Tim Liardet | Seren | 9781854114143 |
| Horse Latitudes | Paul Muldoon | Faber & Faber | 9780571232345 |
| Swithering | Robin Robertson | Picador | 9780330441681 |
| Redgrove's Wife | Penelope Shuttle | Bloodaxe | 9781852247348 |
| Dear Room | Hugo Williams | Faber & Faber | 9780571230372 |
