Graphics: provided by the Ingrid Jonker Prize Committee
The following collections of poetry were selected by the judges to be on the shortlist of the Ingrid Jonker Prize 2026 – in alphabetical order:
Lucienne Argent Self-Portrait of a Guava (Karavan Press)
Shari Daya Land / Lines (Karavan Press)
Zeenit Saban-Jacobs Inside an Eyeball (Botsotso Publishing)
Siphokazi Jonas Weeping Becomes a River (Penguin)
Frank Meintjies A Place to Night in (Botsotso Publishing)
Sarah Uheida Not This Tender (Dryad Press)
Kind regards
Marius Crous, on behalf of the Ingrid Jonker Committee
Also read:
Press release: Shortlist for the Ingrid Jonker Prize 2024 announced