What an honour it has been to judge the Stephen Spender Trust’s #PortugueseSpotlight Prize, with entries by KS1–5 students from across the UK! Today’s celebration event with winners and commendees, teachers and judges, truly illustrated the transformative power of creative translation.
Yellow background. Cartoon hands hold up a sign which says “Stephen Spender Prize”. Image text reads “Stephen Spender Prize 2025, 1 May – 31 July”. Brightly coloured confetti on either side. Image footnote reads "We harness the power of language and translation to celebrate heritage, unlock creative and educational potential, and inspire communities. www.stephen-spender.org”. SST logo in yellow bottom left.
Congratulations to all winners and commendees, and thank you to everyone who entered the Stephen Spender Prize 2025!
Read the winning translations, judges’ commentaries and more: www.stephen-spender.org/stephen-spen...
#SSTPoetryPrize2025 #PortugueseSpotlight #youngpoets @georgianasseh.bsky.social
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This Wednesday 19 November!
Join us online 6pm-7:30pm to celebrate the winners of the Stephen Spender Prize 2025 and another wonderful year of #CreativeTranslation at the Stephen Spender Trust.
Book tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/stephen-sp...
#SSTPoetryPrize2025 #PortugueseSpotlight #youngpoets
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Only 1 week to go! Celebrate with us!
Featuring the winners of the Stephen Spender Prize 2025 and many of the young people, teachers, translators, judges and poets involved in this year's prize and school programmes.
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TONIGHT! Teachers and #youngpoets, submit your entries to the Stephen Spender Prize by midnight (BST).
It's not too late!! Enter now: www.stephen-spender.org/stephen-spen...
#SSTPoetryPrize2025 #PortugueseSpotlight
Yellow background. Cartoon hands hold up a sign which says “Stephen Spender Prize”. Image text reads “Stephen Spender Prize 2025, 1 May – 31 July”. Brightly coloured confetti on either side. Image footnote reads "We harness the power of language and translation to celebrate heritage, unlock creative and educational potential, and inspire communities. www.stephen-spender.org ”. SST logo in yellow bottom left.
Last chance to enter the Stephen Spender Prize 2025!!
Deadline THIS THURSDAY 31 July at midnight (BST)
Find your category and enter now: www.stephen-spender.org/stephen-spen...
We can’t wait to read your translations!
#SSTPoetryPrize2025 #PortugueseSpotlight
1 WEEK to go!! Submit your entries to the Stephen Spender Prize by midnight (BST) on 31 July.
#SSTPoetryPrize2025 #PortugueseSpotlight
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There’s still time to enter this year’s #PortugueseSpotlight!
Open to young people in the UK/Ireland for individual entry or by teachers on behalf of students.
Send us your translations and creative response by 31 July!
www.stephen-spender.org/stephen-spen...
#SSTPoetryPrize2025 #portuguese
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Only 2 weeks left to enter the Stephen Spender Prize 2025!
Not sure how to submit your students’ entries to the Schools Laureate Prize and #PortugueseSpotlight?
Read our guide: www.stephen-spender.org/wp-content/u...
Or watch it here: youtu.be/av5Nk5VARKk?...
#SSTPoetryPrize2025 #edusky
Calling young translators and teachers! Just 2 weeks left to submit to the #SSTPoetryPrize2025! Translate into English any poem from any language, or a Portuguese poem from the #PortugueseSpotlight booklet! @stephenspender.bsky.social
www.stephen-spender.org/stephen-spender-prize/
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Only 3 weeks left to enter the Stephen Spender Prize 2025!
Translate into English any poem from any language, or a Portuguese poem from our Spotlight booklet, for your chance to join the SSP hall of eternal fame!
www.stephen-spender.org/stephen-spen...
#SSTPoetryPrize2025 #PortugueseSpotlight
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4 weeks left to enter the Stephen Spender Prize!
Ready to write your commentary? Here are our top tips: www.stephen-spender.org/guide-to-the...
Entering the Schools Laureate Prize or #PortugueseSpotlight? Check out our guide for the creative response: www.stephen-spender.org/guide-to-the...
5 weeks left to enter the Stephen Spender Prize!
There’s still time to make the most of all our wonderful online resources for translating poetry: www.stephen-spender.org/stephen-spen...
Submit your translations by 31 July!
#SSTPoetryPrize2025 #PortugueseSpotlight
Yellow Background. Image heading reads “Portuguese Spotlight”. Image text reads “Primary: KS1-2 (P1-7), Secondary: KS3 (S1-3), Secondary/Sixth form: KS4-5 (S4-6)”. On the right there is a circle made from flags from Portuguese-speaking countries. 3 stars in the middle and above the heading. Image footnote reads “We harness the power of language and translation to celebrate heritage, unlock creative and educational potential, and inspire communities. www.stephen-spender.org ”. SST logo in yellow bottom left.
Don’t forget about this year’s #PortugueseSpotlight, a wonderful opportunity to explore the language and poetry of the Lusophone world!
Download the newly extended booklet with poems from Portugal, Brazil, Goa, Angola and Mozambique: www.stephen-spender.org/wp-content/u...
#SSTPoetryPrize2025
Halfway!! Only 6 weeks left to submit to the Stephen Spender Prize and this year's #PortugueseSpotlight!
#SSTPoetryPrize2025
Yellow background. Brightly coloured cartoon of stacked books, brightly coloured cartoon people sitting on the books reading, white clouds above, yellow hot air balloon on the left. Image heading reads “Categories 2025”. Image text lists the categories: “Schools Laureate Prize; Individual Youth Entry for under 18s; Portuguese Spotlight; Teacher Laureate Prize.” Image footnote reads “We harness the power of language and translation to celebrate heritage, unlock creative and educational potential, and inspire communities. www.stephen-spender.org ”. SST logo in yellow bottom left
How do you translate a poem?
Find everything you need in our NEW collection of poetry translation resources!
Including worksheets for #teachers and top tips from former winner Gabi Reigh:
www.stephen-spender.org/stephen-spen...
Submit your entry by 31 July!
#SSTPoetryPrize2025 #PortugueseSpotlight
7 weeks left to enter the Stephen Spender Prize 2025!
#SSTPoetryPrize2025 #PortugueseSpotlight
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Not sure what to translate for #SSTPoetryPrize2025? Don’t forget our new collection of resources and top tips on how to choose a poem: www.stephen-spender.org/stephen-spen...
Enter by 31 July for your chance to join the Stephen Spender Prize hall of fame!
#SSTPoetryPrize #PortugueseSpotlight
Yellow background. Image text reads “Resources for choosing a poem”. A brightly coloured cartoon on the right: person holds a magnifying glass in front of a screen as big as they are, colourful leaves burst from behind it, a small pile of books are on the right of it. Clouds and stars are above it and above the text. Image footnote reads "We harness the power of language and translation to celebrate heritage, unlock creative and educational potential, and inspire communities. www.stephen-spender.org ” SST logo in yellow bottom left.
The first step of every Stephen Spender Prize entry is choosing a poem to translate…
NEW resources include top tips, a collection of poetry booklets, and a multilingual bank of suggested poems!
www.stephen-spender.org/stephen-spen...
#SSTPoetryPrize2025 #PortugueseSpotlight
Yellow Background. Image heading reads “Portuguese Spotlight”. Image text reads “Primary: KS1-2 (P1-7), Secondary: KS3 (S1-3), Secondary/Sixth form: KS4-5 (S4-6)”. On the right there is a circle made from flags from Portuguese-speaking countries. 3 stars in the middle and above the heading. Image footnote reads “We harness the power of language and translation to celebrate heritage, unlock creative and educational potential, and inspire communities. www.stephen-spender.org ”. SST logo in yellow bottom left.
Happy Portuguese Language Day!
For the second year running, our annual Spotlight turns to poetry from the #Portuguese speaking world.
Translate one or more poems from the specially curated #PortugueseSpotlight booklet - extended for 2025!
Enter by 31 July: www.stephen-spender.org/stephen-spen...
Yellow background. Brightly coloured cartoon of stacked books, brightly coloured cartoon people sitting on the books reading, white clouds above, yellow hot air balloon on the left. Image heading reads “Categories 2025”. Image text lists the categories: “Schools Laureate Prize; Individual Youth Entry for under 18s; Portuguese Spotlight; Teacher Laureate Prize.” Image footnote reads “We harness the power of language and translation to celebrate heritage, unlock creative and educational potential, and inspire communities. www.stephen-spender.org ”. SST logo in yellow bottom left.
The Stephen Spender Prize 2025 is now open for entries!
Find all the details about this year's categories for schools, teachers, individual youth entrants and the 2025 #PortugueseSpotlight in our special launch newsletter: mailchi.mp/b7741de96744...
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