The Christopher Tower Poetry Prizes are annual prizes awarded to young British poets between the ages of 16 and 18, for poems submitted on a set theme. The prizes are administered by Christ Church, Oxford, and are funded by a bequest by the late Christopher Tower. Since their launch in 2000, the prizes have become recognised as one of the United Kingdom's most prestigious poetry awards for young writers [1]. Several past winners and runners-up have gone on to win other major poetry competitions, such as the Eric Gregory Award, and to publish collections. The Christopher Tower Poetry Prizes are part of Tower Poetry, an organisation that exists to encourage young people to read and write poetry.
| Year | First prize | Second prize | Third prize | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Rebecca Dudley | Mairi Brewis | Felicity Marks | Eve Blair, Swithun Cooper, Charlotte Dickens, Isabella Mead |
| 2002 | Anna Lewis | Dhruv Sookhoo | Thom Glover | Christopher Edwards, Kezia Gaitskell, Holly Patterson |
| 2003 | Aruna Nair | Wing Ying Chow | Hannah Briggs | James Williams, Tim Smith-Laing, Sarah Henderson |
| 2004 | Katherine Hindley | Nancy Freeman | Laura Tisdale | Caroline Bird, Joanna Moorman, Helen Mort |
| 2005 | Eleanor Williams | Craig Farrell (poet) | Miranda Cichy | Francesca Beasley, Rebecca Hawkes, Shin Woo Kang |
| 2006 | Colette Sensier | Alice Malin | Alice Alexandre | David Devanny, Charlotte Geater, Julia Rampen |
| 2007 | Charlotte Runcie | Annie Katchinska | Sophie Mackintosh | Alice Howlett, Laura Marsh, Rees Arnott Davies |
| 2008 | Emily Middleton | Ashley McMullin | Nina Bahadur | Richard O’Brien, Charlotte Geater, Amelia Penny, Anna Savory |
| 2009 | Timothy Carson | Iona Twiston-Davies | Paul Merchant | Charlotte Turner, Sophie Stephenson-Wright, Emma Jourdan, Bethany Aitman |
| 2010 | Emily Harrison | Katie Woods | Megan Owens | Jamie Sutherland, Julia Goroszeniuk, Hugo Havranek |
2011 | Elizabeth Johnson | Jack Westmore | Abigail Richards | James Browning, Thomas Fraser, Molly Underwood