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‘Flamingo’ by Kathryn Bevis shortlisted for Saboteur Awards

Left: . Right the cover of her book Flamingo

Seren poet Kathryn Bevis’s debut pamphlet Flamingo is on the shortlist for the Saboteur Award for Best Poetry Pamphlet 2023. 

The Saboteur Awards are audience led, with nominations for each category made by the general public. Flamingo is one of 5 collections on the shortlist for Best Pamphlet. 

  • Devjani Bodepudi, For the Daughters Carried Here on the Hips of Their Mothers
  • Hannah Linden, The Beautiful Open Sky
  • Katheryn Bevis, Flamingo
  • Nikki Dudley, Exorcism Becomes Habit
  • Sallyanne Rock, Salt and Metal

Voting is now open for the second round of nominations where the public can vote for the winner in each category. Votes can be cast via this google form https://forms.gle/r7jyoNvNpzJXYH7K7.

The Saboteur Awards Festival will take place on Saturday 24th June in Birmingham. You can book tickets via their website

Other award categories include: Best Short Story Collection, Best Spoken Word Performer, Best Magazine, Best Literary Festival, Best Novella, Best Poetry Pamphlet, Best Regular Spoken Word Night, Best Spoken Word Show, Most Innovative Publisher, Best Reviewer of Literature, Best Collaborative Work and Best Anthology. Find out more about the awards on Sabotage Reviews.