13th July, 2023

Hannah Hodgson wins Wordsworth Prize for Literature & Poetry at Lakeland Book of the Year Awards 2023

Congratulations to Hannah Hodgson who has won the Wordsworth Prize for Literature and Poetry for her collection 163 Days at Lakeland Book of the Year 2023.

The Wordsworth Prize for Literature and Poetry is one of seven awards which make up the prizes, as well as overall Lakeland Book of the Year. You can read about the other category winners on the Lakeland Book of the Year website.

Head judge Fiona Armstrong said of this year “This is one of the strongest literary fields we have had. It has been so hard to decide who wins and who is shortlisted. We have worked our way through a treasure trove of beautifully crafted and presented books. Which just shows how much talent there is here in Cumbria, and how much interest there is further afield in writing about the county.”

The Lakeland Book of the Year Awards 2023 was organised by Cumbria Tourism, the official Destination Management Organisation LVEP? (DMO) for the Lake District, Cumbria.

As well as journalist and head judge Fiona Armstrong, the judging panel included the Director of Wordsworth Grasmere Michael McGregor, author Kathleen Jones, and renowned broadcaster and former Cumbria Tourism president Eric Robson.