Archive · 25 Sep 2026
Tishani Doshi’s Egrets, While War Shortlisted for PEN Heaney Prize
Tishani Doshi is an Indian poet.
Her new poetry book is called Egrets, While War.
The book has been chosen as a finalist for the 2026 PEN Heaney Prize.
This prize celebrates an excellent book of poems.
It looks for poetry connected to cultural or political events and their effects on people.
Books originally written in English and books translated into English can be considered.
The judging panel includes Victoria Adukwei Bulley, Vona Groarke and Stephen Sexton.
The winner will be announced on December 1.
Indian poet Tishani Doshi’s latest book, Egrets, While War, has been shortlisted for the 2026 PEN Heaney Prize.
The prize recognises one poetry volume of outstanding literary merit engaging with cultural or political events and their effects on human conditions or relationships.
The award is open to original English-language poetry collections and works translated into English, provided they are published in the UK or Ireland.
The 2026 jury includes poets Victoria Adukwei Bulley, Vona Groarke and Stephen Sexton.
The winner will be announced on December 1.
- Who
- Indian poet Tishani Doshi, along with the 2026 PEN Heaney Prize jury.
- What
- Doshi’s poetry collection Egrets, While War, was shortlisted for the 2026 PEN Heaney Prize.
- When
- The winner will be announced on December 1; the article does not specify the year for that date beyond the 2026 prize.
- Where
- The prize is for poetry volumes published in the UK or Ireland.
- Why
- The prize recognises poetry of outstanding literary merit that engages with the impact of cultural or political events on human conditions or relationships.
- Shortlisted book
- Egrets, While War
- Author
- Tishani Doshi
- Prize
- 2026 PEN Heaney Prize
- Jury
- Victoria Adukwei Bulley, Vona Groarke and Stephen Sexton
- Winner announcement
- December 1
- Eligible works
- Original English-language collections and translations into English
- Publication scope
- Poetry volumes published in the UK or Ireland