The Cholmondeley Awards ( ) are annual awards for
poetry
Poetry (from the Greek language, Greek word ''poiesis'', "making") is a form of literature, literary art that uses aesthetics, aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language to evoke meaning (linguistics), meanings in addition to, or in ...
given by the
Society of Authors
The Society of Authors (SoA) is a United Kingdom trade union for professional writers, illustrators and literary translators, founded in 1884 to protect the rights and further the interests of authors. Membership of the society is open to "anyon ...
in the
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of European mainland, the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...
. Awards honour distinguished poets, from a fund endowed by the
Dowager Marchioness of Cholmondeley in 1966. Since 1991 the award has been made to four poets each year, to the total value of
£8000.
List of prize winners
2000s
1900s
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1966
Events January
* January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko.
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* January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair.
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* January 1 – The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union.
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It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe.
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* January 2 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
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1977
Events January
* January 8 – 1977 Moscow bombings, Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group.
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Events January
* January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213.
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Events January
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** Palau becomes a self-governing territory.
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* January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00).
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1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call.
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1984
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The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations.
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1987
Events January
* January 1 – Bolivia reintroduces the Boliviano currency.
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1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations.
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* January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General.
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The United Nations General Assembly, General Assembly of the United Nations designated 1993 as:
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The year 1994 was designated as the " International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations.
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1995 was designated as:
* United Nations Year for Tolerance
* World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War
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1996 was designated as:
* International Year for the Eradication of Poverty
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Events January
* January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States.
* January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis.
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1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''.
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1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons.
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* January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers.
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See also
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List of British literary awards
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British poetry
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List of poetry awards
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List of years in poetry
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List of years in literature
References
Awards established in 1966
1966 establishments in the United Kingdom
British poetry awards
English-language literary awards
External links
Society of Authors Awards pageComplete list of past winners