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1st £100 entry £3.50 |
POETRY
KIT SPRING COMPETITION 2019 This year's
competition is for poetry on any subject. There are no
style or length restrictions but it should be stressed that a short
poem is just as likely to be selected as a longer one. Enter by
midnight on 17th June 2019 1st prize is
£100. Entry fees are
as follows; 1 poem £3.50 3 Poems £8.00
5 poems £10 Competition
Judge; JIM BENNETT FOR MORE
INFORMATION OR TO ENTER ONLINE SEE
http://www.poetrykit.org/PKcomp.htm Poems written
as part of any of any PK Course are not eligible for entry. |
| 5th May 2019 |
1st publication entry £17 |
Iota Shot Pamphlet Awards 2019The IOTA Shot Pamphlet Awards welcome submissions of pamphlet length manuscripts from both new and established poets. Up to two Templar pamphlets will be published by Templar Poetry from the 2019 spring submission window. Submissions are welcome from across the world. The poetry must be written in English. Individual poems may have been published previously but work submitted must not have been previously published as a group of poems. The IOTA Shot Pamphlet awards have been running since 2012. There will be a second IOTA Shot Pamphlet submission window in autumn 2019. https://templarpoetry.com/products/ishot-short-pamphlet-award-submission |
| 21st May 2019 |
1st £1500 entry £6 |
McLellan Poetry prize. 1st prize £1500. Judge Sean O’Brien Closing date 21st June 2019. Entry fee: £6 for 1st, £5 for subsequent poems Not more than 80 lines, any subject. Entry by post or online. More information: http://mclellanpoetryprize.org.uk Award ceremony with Sean O’Brien, 30th August in Corrie Isle of Arran |
| 26th May 2019 |
1st £500 entry £5 |
International Welsh Poetry Competition 2019 1st Prize - £500, 2nd Prize
- £250, 3rd Prize - £100, plus 17 runners up published on our
website and in a future anthology. Closing date - 26th May 2019 Entry fee - £5 (£6 PayPal)
Entry forms, rules and details on our website: |
| 31st May 2019 |
1st: 30% of all entry fees received Entry: £5 |
Lord Whisky Animal Sanctuary Poetry
Competition A competition in aid of the long-established Lord Whisky
Animal Sanctuary, Kent (reg. charity 283483 ). The theme is
'SANCTUARY' and can be interpreted widely. Prize: 30% of all entry fees, a
second prize of 10%, and other prizes, including one for an
UNPUBLISHED writer. Last year's top prize was £240 with second prize of £80 50% of all entry fees received will be
used for the care of animals at the sanctuary. Judge: award-winning poet Derek
Sellen, Canterbury Poet of the Year 2018. Length: 40 lines or less.
Closing date: May 31st 2019 Full details are available at http://www.lordwhisky.co.uk/news-and-events |
| 31st May 2019 |
1st 30% of receipts entry £2 |
Go GothicHosted by Tavistock Library and supported by Tavistock Heritage Trust as part of 'Tavistock's 1st Gothic and Neo-Gothic Celebration - Literature, Art, Architecture, Theatre, Film and Creative Fun.’ Theme: a poem in the gothic tradition incorporating folklore and myth. A cash prize will be offered to the overall winner, 30% of all entry receipts will form the prize fund. There will also be a second prize of 30% of all the entry fees awarded to a ‘Gothic’ poem based around Tavistock and incorporating its Gothic and Neo-Gothic Heritage. Additional runners-up prizes of books will also be awarded. The remaining 40% of the entry fees will be used for administration costs and for festival and library events. See http://www.myfanwycook.com/go-gothic-poetry-competition/ |
| 31st May 2019 |
1st £250 entry £5 |
Sentinel Literary Quarterly Poetry CompetitionThe Sentinel Literary Quarterly Poetry Competition has been successfully organised since July 2009, offering publishing opportunities for the winning, commended and specially-mentioned poems in Sentinel Literary Quarterly magazine (online & in print) plus cash prizes. This competition is for original, previously unpublished poems in English language, on any subject, in any style up to 50 lines long. Poets of all ages, gender or nationality living in any part of the world are eligible to enter. Prizes: 1st: £250 2nd: £100 3rd: £50
£5 for 1 poem | £8 for 2 | £10 for 3 | £12 for 4
| £14 for 5 | £16 for 7 | £22 for 10
Prize-winning, commended and specially mentioned poems will receive first publication in Sentinel Literary Quarterly magazine (online and print) July-September 2019 issue. Judge: Terry Jones http://www.sentinelquarterly.com/competitions/poetry/index.htm |
| 31st May 2019 |
1st publication entry £10 |
'Conversationally Yours' - A Poetry Collaboration CompetitionA call for two poets to collaborate on a poetry conversation to be published by The Hedgehog Poetry Press. 2019 sees the launch of a series of collaborative pamphlets from the Hedgehog Poetry Press, where two poets will create a conversation in poetry. The idea is simple: they agree a topic and working on a call and response basis, each will react to their partner’s poems with one of their own. The first three collections feature work by Sarah Thomson and Nigel Kent, followed by Diana Devlin and Irene Cunningham, and the press are keen to widen the scope and see what other poets can bring to the format. ‘Conversationally Yours’ competition challenges you and a colleague in poetry to create your own conversation, with the best of these to be published by the Hedgehog Poetry Press. The winners should expect: Their conversation to be published by the Hedgehog Press in pamphlet form 100 copies of the publication An invite to read their work at a future Hedgehog Press Event The competition will be judged by Nigel Kent and Sarah Thomson. https://www.hedgehogpress.co.uk/product/conversationally-yours-a-poetry-collaboration-competition/ |
| 31st May 2019 |
1st Publication entry £25 |
Selected or Neglected Collection Book CompetitionSelected or Neglected is a search to find a collection that draws from the best of a poet’s work, that will be beautifully produced by the Hedgehog Poetry Press. Since Hedgehog Poetry Press launched, the main focus has been upon creating a home for poets that will let them see their work published as beautifully as possible. In the main this is aimed at first collections and the magazines, but also to represent more experienced poets. This competition aims to find a collection that showcases the best of a poet’s career to date. This may be the traditional ‘Greatest Hits’ of a selected where the poet has had a number of collections already, or it may be drawn from a career of magazine or anthology publications that for whatever reason hasn’t culminated yet in a full collection. The winner will be published by The Hedgehog Poetry Press and receive 100 copies of their collection. The competition will be judged by Mark Davidson, Editor of The Hedgehog Poetry Press. https://www.hedgehogpress.co.uk/product/selectedorneglectedbookcompetition/ |
| 31st May 2019 |
1st 30% of fund entry £2 |
Go GothicHosted by Tavistock Library and supported by Tavistock Heritage Trust as part of 'Tavistock's 1st Gothic and Neo-Gothic Celebration - Literature, Art, Architecture, Theatre, Film and Creative Fun.’ This celebration aims to encompass writing, film, drama and art activities. There will be a Gothic market for writers and traders to showcase their work and a range of related creative events. Theme: a poem in the gothic tradition incorporating folklore and myth. |
| 31st May 2019 |
1st 250 guineas entry £3 |
The Frogmore Poetry Prize 2019The Frogmore Poetry Prize is now in its 33rd year. Adjudicator John O'Donoghue will read all entries. The winner of this year's prize will receive £250 and a two-year subscription to The Frogmore Papers. The first and second runners-up will receive £75 and £50 respectively and a year’s subscription to The Frogmore Papers. Shortlisted poets will receive copies of selected Frogmore Press publications. Adjudicator John O’Donoghue is an author, poet and journalist. His publications include Sectioned: A Life Interrupted (John Murray, 2009), Brunch Poems (Waterloo Press, 2009) and Fools & Mad (Waterloo Press, 2014). In 2016 he won the Irish Post Short Story Competition and was awarded a Brookleaze Grant by the Royal Society of Literature. |
| 1st June 2019 |
1st £300 entry £4 |
Marsden the Poetry Village CompetitionPatience Agbabi will be judging the 2019 Marsden the Poetry Village (MPV) International Poetry Competition for poems submitted on the theme of 'Together'. First prize is £300, second £100 and a third-place £50 prize. Winning entries and those of selected runners-up will appear in a competition anthology, to be published in autumn 2019, (subject to funding). This will also contain poems selected from local poetry workshops run for children and young people as part of a project funded by local charities. |
| 2nd June 2019 |
Prize fund £10,000 entry (donation) £3 |
Creative Future Writers' AwardThe 2019 Creative Future Writers’ Award is now open for submissions. Founded in 2013, the Creative Future Writers’ Award is the UK’s only national writing competition and high profile awards ceremony for under-represented writers. They showcase talented writers who lack opportunities due to mental health issues, disability, identity or other social circumstance. Prizes are awarded for both poetry and short fiction, including cash and professional writing development opportunities. Winners are selected by a panel of industry experts. Alongside the competition, there is a high profile awards ceremony – in 2018 this was held at the Southbank Centre in London as part of London Literature Festival. This year’s theme is 'Home'. Submissions are open for: Poetry (one poem up to 300 words) Short fiction (up to 2,000 words) https://literary.creativefuture.org.uk/creative-future-writers-award-how-to-apply/ |
| 15th June 2019 |
1st £300 entry £5 |
Segora poetry competition 2019 Closing date 15th June. 50 lines. Ist prize £300. Judge Maggie Butt. Full details: www.poetryproseandplays.com |
| 17th June 2019 |
1st £100 entry £3.50 |
POETRY
KIT SPRING COMPETITION 2019 This year's
competition is for poetry on any subject. There are no
style or length restrictions but it should be stressed that a short
poem is just as likely to be selected as a longer one. Enter by
midnight on 17th June 2019 1st prize is
£100. Entry fees are
as follows; 1 poem £3.50 3 Poems £8.00
5 poems £10 Competition
Judge; JIM BENNETT FOR MORE
INFORMATION OR TO ENTER ONLINE SEE
http://www.poetrykit.org/PKcomp.htm Poems written
as part of any of any PK Course are not eligible for entry. |
| 21st June 2019 |
1st £1500 entry £6 |
McLellan Poetry PrizeThe McLellan Poetry Prize is part of the McLellan Festival (30 August - 8 September 2019). This year's judge is Sean O'Brien. 1st prize: £1,500 2nd prize: £300 3rd prize: £150 6 commendations of £25. |
| 29th June 2019 |
1st £600 entry £3 |
Crabbe Poetry Competition 2019 FIRST PRIZE £600 SECOND PRIZE £300 THIRD PRIZE £150 PLUS TWO HIGHLY COMMENDED PRIZES OF £75 EACH Tiffany Atkinson
adjudicator. She is the Professor of Creative Writing at the
University of East Anglia, has published several collections of
Poetry, including Kink and Particle The competition is open to anyone who was either born,
educated, working or resident in Suffolk, or is a Suffolk Poetry
Society member. All winning poems (including commended poems not attracting
a monetary prize) will be read, preferably by their authors, at a
celebratory Awards Event in early October (TBA) and will be included
in the 2019 Crabbe Poetry Prize Anthology. More details and online entry herehttps://suffolkpoetrysociety.org.uk/crabbe |
| 30th June 2019 |
1st £500 entry £4.50 |
Manchester Cathedral
Poetry Competition 2019 Adjudicator: Anthony Wilson. Prize-giving at Manchester Literature Festival in October. £4.50 for the first poem and £2.00 per poem thereafter First Prize (£500 –
Manchester Cathedral Poet of the Year, 2019) |
| 30th June 2019 |
1st £100, plus a trophy and inclusion in an
anthology.
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Hastings 2019
Litfest Poetry Competition Judge: John McCullough.
Prize-giving will be on Sunday 1st September at the
Litfest Closing Ceremony. First Prize £100 Second £40, Third
£25, plus trophies. For further details, rules & entry form visit http://hastingslitfest.org/competitions/ |
| 30th June 2019 |
1st £700 entry £5 |
BATTERED MOONS POETRY COMPETITION
For UK residents. Adjudicators: Zoe
Brigley Thompson and Cristina Navazo-Eguía Newton. The 3 winners and
4 commended poets will be invited to read their poems at the Poetry
Swindon Festival on Saturday 5th October, when Karen
McCarthy Woolf will hand out prizes and read from her
work. Supported by Arts Council England, Artswords and Poetry
Swindon.
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| 30th June 2019 |
1st £750
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Wells Festival of Literature’s Open Poetry
Competition Judge Simon Armitage Prize giving will be on Sunday 20th October 2019
during the Wells Festival of Literature. First prize £750,
Second £300, Third £200, Local prize £100. All poets on the
short list will be invited to read their poems before the prize
giving. The winners will be announced on 20th
October For further details, rules and entry forms visit |
| 30th June 2019 |
1st £500 entry £5 |
Poetry Space Competition 2019
The top three poets will receive: 1st prize: £500 2nd prize: £250 3rd prize £100 Highly commended and commended poets will receive £10 plus their choice of a book from the Poetry Space online shop. There will be a prizewinners anthology and all poets included in there (20 poems) will receive complimentary copies and the pamphlet will go on sale. Judge: Caroline Price |
| 1st July 2019 |
1st Prize: $100
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Cozy Cat Press Poetry
Contest 2019 |
| 1st July 2019 |
20 prizes £25 plus publication entry £4 |
Penfro Festival Poetry CompetitionThe Penfro Festival, now in its ninth year and continuing to go from strength to strength, has engaged a very exciting judge for its annual poetry competition. Rhiannon Hooson, a renowned poet, won the Penfro Festival’s First Chapter competition in 2018, with her exquisite piece, ‘The Unlovely Sea’. She has since been awarded a prestigious Literature Wales bursary to complete the novel. |
| 31st July 2019 |
1st £300 entry £5 |
The Writers Bureau's 2019 Poetry Competition with £1,722 worth of prizes is now open and accepting entries! Closing date 31st
July 2019
Prizes: 1st Prize - £300 Plus, every winner receives a Writers Bureau Course of their choice worth of £374 each. Visit the competition website at
www.wbcompetition.com where
past competition winning entries can be read and entry forms
downloaded. Entries can also be made online. |
| 31st July 2019 |
1st
£500 for poet + £5000 to school |
The 2019 Betjeman Poetry Prize is open to young poets aged 10-13 living anywhere across the British Isles. Write a poem on the theme of ‘place’. Top fifty poems are printed in the BPP 2019 anthology. All finalists are invited on a 3-day Poetry Camp in Spring 2020. Every teacher who enters their class joins a prize draw to win a poet visit. Free to enter. For more information go to www.betjemanpoetryprize.co.uk. |
| 31st July 2019 |
1st £1000 entry £5 |
Winchester Poetry Prize | Closing Date:
31-Jul-19 In addition to receiving cash prizes winners and longlisted poets will be invited to read at a special prize-giving event in Winchester in October 2019. Winning and commended poems will also be published in a competition anthology. The competition is open to all entries of original, previously unpublished work. [Full rules https://www.winchesterpoetryfestival.org/wpp-rules ] Poems can be entered by post or online. Line limit: 40 lines Judge: Helen Mort Entry Fee: £5.00 for the first poem and £4.00 for each subsequent poem. For full details see
http://www. Please note our new address: Winchester Poetry Festival,
c/o Faculty of Arts, University of Winchester, Sparkford Road,
Winchester, SO22 4NR |
| Ongoing Competitions | ||
| We have decided not to list the ongoing competitions section as in some cases we are unsure as to the legitimacy of the competition. In future we will only list competitions with a single closing date. | ||