Mario Petrucci

'''Mario Petrucci is an English poet.

Recognition
Petrucci has won many awards for his poetry, including the Arts Council’s Writers Award, the prestigious Bridport Prize and the Daily Telegraph / Arvon International Poetry Competition. He has been poet in residence at the Imperial War Museum and BBC Radio 3.

Awards

 * 2007 - Cinequest Award, Half Life: a Journey to Chernobyl, Best Short Documentary
 * 2005 - London Writers Competition, Damp
 * 2004 - London Writers Competition, Hard School
 * 2003 - Silver Wyvern Award
 * 2003 - Essex Book Awards Best Fiction Prize, The Stamina of Sheep: The Havering Poems
 * 2002 - Daily Telegraph/Arvon International Poetry Competition, first prize 'Half Life'
 * 2002 - Arts Council Writers' Award
 * 1999 - Bridport Poetry Prize, 'Negatives'
 * 1998 - London Writers Competition, 'Boxgrove II'
 * 1998 - London Arts Board New Writer Award
 * 1997 - Sheffield Thursday Poetry Competition, first prize 'Songs of the Field'
 * 1997 - Irish Times Perpetual Trophy
 * 1996 - Frogmore Poetry prize, 'Light'
 * 1993 - London Writers Competition, first prize 'The Confession of Borislav Herak'

Except where noted, award information courtesy the British Council.