Sara-Jane Arbury wrote poems about each of the six books shortlisted for Big Book Award 2026. She performed these at the Awards Ceremony.

To download the poems as a full set, please click HERE.

They can also be downloaded as individual pdfs by clicking on the images below.
Please note that her poem Wildlands includes lots of hidden creatures. There are two versions – one with and one without the creatures highlighted.

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