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Please Note The information given here is for GUIDANCE ONLY. While every effort is made to ensure that it is accurate, before entering any listed competition you should obtain full rules and an entry form from the organisers. Information is provided by the organisers of the competitions and we cannot accept any liability for its accuracy.
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| 1st July 2022 |
1st £500 entry £5 |
AUB International Poetry Prize 2022 Open to all poets over the age of 16. The theme is Choice - a subject open to wide interpretation. There are fifty free entries available (one poem per person) to writers who may otherwise be unable to participate. Prizes First: £500 Runners-up: £50 Highly Commended: tbc Judge Glyn Maxwell See AUB International Poetry Prize… – AUB – Arts University Bournemouth |
| 1st July 2022 |
1st $300 plus publication entry $12 |
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| 4th July 2022 |
1st £2000 entry £5 |
Coverstory Books' International Poetry Competition 2022 Open to previously unpublished poems on any subject, written in English. Entries accepted from authors aged at least 16, from anywhere in the world. Prizes: 1st: £200 2nd: £80 3rd: £40 All winners to be published in forthcoming anthology. There will also be three commended entries, whose authors will be invited read at a virtual poetry event. Judge: Brian Clark See Coverstory books’ 2022 International Poetry Competition – Coverstory Books – Ian Gouge, Publisher |
| 8th July 2022 |
1st E150 entry E10 |
The Shahidah Janjua Poetry
Competition The closing date for the competition is 8th
July 2022 and the prizes will be awarded at the opening night of 21st July
2022 at the Community Centre in Ballybunion. There are three cash prizes for first, second
and third (€150, €100, €50) The entry fee for the competition is €10 for
two poems, each poem no longer than 50 lines long. Submissions to be emailed to
poetrybaf@gmail.com and payment
to be made by PayPal to
ballybunionartsfestival@gmail.com or by cheque to Ballybunion Arts
Festival, Kiltean, Lisselton, V31 A527, Co. Kerry Information about the competition, and all
events at the Festival is on our website -
www.ballybunionartsfestival.ie |
| 15th July 2022 |
1st £350 entry £3 |
Frosted Fire Single-Poem Competition 2022Currently accepting submissions for poems under the theme of “Every Breath”. Judges: Ben Ray, Samantha DeFlitch and Janet Lees.
Prizes: See Frosted Fire Single-poem Competition 2022 (wildfire-words.com) |
| 17th July 2022 |
1st £30 entry free |
Chester Cathedral Young People's Poetry Competition Open to poems of up to 40 lines on the theme of Awakening, written by UK-based writers. There are two age categories: 16-18 and 19-25. Prizes (in each category) First: £30 National Book Token Second: £20 National Book Token Third: £15 National Book Token Judge Fran Pridham See Young Poet's Competition - Conditions of Entry - Chester Cathedral |
| 31st July 2022 |
1st £300 entry £10 for 3 poems |
Spelt Poetry Competition Deadline: midnight, 31st July 2022 1st prize £300 entry fee £10 for up to three poems Spelt Poetry Competition: Polly Atkin The
theme is ‘rural’ and this is open to interpretation. We want to see
poems that validate and celebrate the rural experience. The competition
is open for poems of up to forty lines in any style with a rural
theme. All three winners will be published in the Autumn edition of Spelt,
and invited to an awards ceremony, which may be either physical, or via
zoom. Further details here:
https://speltmagazine.com/spelt-poetry-competition/ |
| 31st July 2022 |
1st $1000 entry $15 |
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| 31st July 2022 |
1st £300 entry £4 |
Ironbridge Festival of the
Imagination opens its first ever poetry competition to poets
from across the globe, welcoming poems on any and every subject. First
prize in our competition will win £300, with a second prize of £125, and
three third prizes of £25 each. In addition, poems sent in by people
living in a TF postcode will also be eligible for our local prize of
£50. The 2022 festival takes place this autumn, from
16th September till October 2nd, bringing a diverse range of events and
activities to our beautiful part of Shropshire. We hope to see you
there. The competition opens on May 16th, and entries need
to be in before the deadline of midnight on July 31st. Entry fee: £4 for
one poem, £10 for three. Poems will be read, and winners chosen, by our
judge Simon Fletcher. Please visit https://ironbridgefestival.co.uk/poetry-comp/ for
more details. |
| 31st July 2022 |
1st £1000 enter £5 |
Winchester Poetry Prize 2022Entries for the Winchester Poetry Prize are now open for anyone aged 16 or over. Poems can be on any subject, in any form or style and no longer than 40 lines. A number of free entries are also available for poets on a low income through a Pay It Forward scheme. Judge: Jo Bell
First Prize: £1000
Long-listed poets will be invited to read at the
prize-giving event in Winchester where the winners will
be announced. Winning and commended poems will be
published in a competition anthology to be launched on
the day. There will also be a prize available for the
best poem written by a Hampshire-based poet. |
| 1st August 2022 |
1st £500 entry £6 |
2022 MONO. Poetry Prize The 2022 MONO. Poetry Prize is inviting poets to submit entries of up to three poems for their competition. Poems can be under any theme, and need not adhere to any line count or word limit. There are three prizes of £500 (1st), £200 (2nd), and £100 (3rd), with the first prize winner to be published in the October 2022 journal. Three highly commended poets will be published on the MONO. blog. Judge: Joelle Taylor see 2022 POETRY PRIZE | MONO. (monofiction.org) |
| 5th August 2022 |
1st £500 enter £5 |
Shelley200 Festival (Horsham) Poetry Competition Judge Sally Sanderson A competition to mark the bicentenary of Shelley's death, open to entries inspired in some way by one of his poems. There is an adult category and three categories for young people (ages 7-10, 11-14, 15-17). Prizes First: £500 Second: £250 Third: £125 Young people: £50 & £25 book tokens as first & second prizes in each age-group Prize giving to take place in Warnham church, West Sussex, where Shelley was baptised See Competition — Shelley Memorial Project |
| 1st September 2022 |
1st £50 entry £4 |
The Soldiers’ Arts Academy International Poetry Prize 2022After the success of last year, the Soldiers’ Arts Academy International Poetry Prize is back, and is looking for poetry submissions on any theme. The competition is open to any member of the military community, including but not limited to those who are currently serving, veterans, or relatives of a service/ ex service person, and entrants can be from anywhere in the world. No previous experience is required. There are two categories: adults (18 years and over) and young persons (12-17 years old).
Prizes:
Young Persons: Winning poems will also be published on the Soldier Arts Academy website. Poetry Competition — Soldier's Arts Academy (soldiersartsacademy.org) |
| 15th September 2022 |
1st E1000 entry E15 |
The Moth Nature Writing PrizeThe Moth Nature Writing Prize is open for entries, aiming to encourage and celebrate the art of nature writing. Work submitted must be previously unpublished prose or poetry, which combines literary merit with the author’s exploration and relationship to the natural world.
Prize: Judge: Max Porter |