- This years recipient of the Ted Slade Award is
Liverpool born Brian Wake. Brian has published eight
books of poetry. He has been published in poetry magazine
and journals all over the world and has had his work
broadcast on radio and television for many years. He
is founder/editor of Driftwood Publications –
Merseyside’s longest running poetry press. He has read his
poetry at venues throughout the UK and has organised and
MC’d poetry events, including the Sefton literature
programme, since the early 90s. He attracted most of the
UK’s best known poets to read in Merseyside.
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Brian said; “I'm delighted to receive The Ted Slade Award.
It helps to make what I've been doing in the poetry business
seem all the more worthwhile. It reminds me, too, of how
long I've been at it both in terms of my own writing, the
Driftwood Publications period, the Driftwood readings and,
of course, the Sefton Arts work including getting two poet
laureates to come and read in Sefton.” Brian Wake
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