Raymond Antrobus

Raymond Antrobus became the first poet to be awarded the Rathbone Folio Prize, and in 2021 he was awarded an MBE for his services to literature. His adult poetry collection The Perseverance won Raymond the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award and the Ted Hughes Award. His poetry collections All the Names Given and Signs, Music were both shortlisted for the TS Eliot Prize. Can Bears Ski?, illustrated by Polly Dunbar, was Raymond's picture book debut. He is also the author of Terrible Horses, illustrated by Ken Wilson-Max. Raymond lives in Margate. Find him online at raymondantrobus.com and on Instagram as @raymond_antrobus .