Printable view of Ryan Caidic

Listed as:

Poet

Public address:

Denmark

DK

Bio:

Ryan Caidic is a Filipino creative director and poet based in Denmark. His work has been published in anthologies and journals across the US, Asia and Europe, including Poetry Wales, Breakwater Review, Southword, Canterbury Festival's Poet of the Year, and elsewhere.

He is the winner of London's inaugural Bermondsey Literary Festival, second in the 2024 Spring Onyx Poetry Prize, highly commended in the 2023 Wales Poetry Award, and shortlisted for many honors like the Peseroff Prize and the Bridport Prize.

His debut collection, 50 Ways Home, a hybrid book of poems and photos, is forthcoming from Fernwood Press (US) in 2026.

After living in Hamburg for two years, he now enjoys Denmark's quiet fjords and rolling hills with his wife and two kids.

Check out his work at https://www.ryancaidic.com/#poetry [2]

Gives readings:

Yes

Travels for readings:

Yes

In which languages are you fluent?:

English

Filipino/Tagalog

Born in:

Philippines

Website:

https://ryancaidic.com/#poetry [3]

Prizes won:

First Prize, Bermondsey Literary Festival (UK, 2025), First prize
Second Prize, Spring Onyx Poetry Prize (US, 2024)
Highly Commended, International Fool for Poetry Chapbook Prize (UK, 2024)
Highly Commended, Wales Poetry Award (UK, 2023)
Shortlist, Bridport Prize (UK, 2024)
Shortlist, Peseroff Prize (US, 2024)
Shortlist, Prism Pacific Spirit Poetry Prize (CA, 2024)
Shortlist, Wolverhampton Festival (UK, 2024)
Longlist, Canterbury Festival Poet of the Year (UK, 2024)
Longlist, Yeovil Festival (UK, 2023)