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The Waywiser Press, a small independent company, based in London, was founded in late 2001, and started publishing in 2002. It is managed and edited by Philip Hoy

We specialise in the publication of modern poetry in English, but are also interested in publishing books belonging to other genres. Thus, in 2002, we published Neil Berry's Articles of Faith, a study of the editors behind Great Britain's leading intellectual journals, from Francis Jeffrey to Karl Miller, and in the months to come we have plans to publish works of fiction, drama and criticism.

Richard WIilbur, one of our authors has won the 2006 LILLY PRIZE in the U.S. The $100,000 award is one of the largest prizes for Poetry.

Established in 1986, the prize is one of the most prestigious given to American poets, and at $100,000 it is one of the nation's largest literary honors. Christian Wiman, editor of Poetry magazine and chair of the selection committee, made the announcement in April 2006.

In announcing the award, Wiman said: "If you had to put all your money on one living poet whose work will be read in a hundred years, Richard Wilbur would be a good bet. He has written some of the most memorable poems of our time, and his achievement rivals that of great American poets like Robert Frost and Elizabeth Bishop."

Richard Wilbur has published over two-dozen poems in Poetry since his first appearance in the magazine in February 1948. Wilbur has served as Poet Laureate of the United States and his many other honors include two Pulitzer Prizes, the National Book Award, and the Bollingen Translation Prize. He lives with his wife, Charlotte, in Cummington, Massachusetts.


The Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize 2006

The winner of the second Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize is Erica Dawson's Big-Eyed Afraid. F or further details about the winner and the finalists and semi-finalists, as well as an opportunity to read poems from each of their manuscripts, please visit: www.waywiser-press.com

Guidelines and application forms for the next Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize will be posted on the Waywiser Website in August 2007.

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