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19th June 2024 |
1st £110 entry £3.50 |
POETRY KIT SPRING COMPETITION 2024 Enter by
midnight on 19th June 2024 1st prize value is £110. Entry
fees are as follows; 1 poem £3.50 3 Poems £8.00 5 poems £10
Competition Judge; Anthony McDonnell FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO
ENTER ONLINE SEE https://www.poetrykit.org/comp-spring.htm |
7th June 2024 |
1st £200 entry £5 |
Canterbury Festival Poet of the Year 2024 Open to previously unpublished poems on any subject (60 lines max). Winners will be announced at an online awards ceremony, and all longlisted poems will appear in Canterbury Festival's 'Poet of the Year' anthology. Judges Luigi Marcini, Derek Sellen, Mara Adamitz Scrupe Prizes First: £200 Second: £100 Third: £50 see Canterbury Festival Poet of the Year Competition 2024 - Canterbury Festival |
14th June 2024 |
1st £100 entry £3 |
Chesham Literary Festival Poetry Competition The Chesham Literary Festival Poetry Competition is now open and are accepting entries. Entrants are welcome to submit a maximum of five poems, 40 lines max each. Poems must be written in the English language and can be on any subject, but the overall theme of this year's festival is Mental Health. Poems will be judged under four categories: – Under 11’s, 11-18's, HP5 Residents, and Rest Of The World. A cash prize of £100 will be awarded to the winning poet in each category. Judges: Jon Bickley, Ben Batten, Valerie Jack, and Emily Rose Townsend See https://www.facebook.com/CheshamLiteraryFestival |
15th June 2024 |
!st £100 entry free |
Queen's English Society Poetry Competition The Queen's English Society Poetry Competition is now open for submissions. The theme of the competition is Anniversary. Each entrant may submit two poems not previously published or currently submitted for publication elsewhere. The winning poet will receive a cash prize of £100, and the poem will be published on the Queen's English Society website and respective social media platforms. The runner-up will also be published. Winning poems are occasionally published in the Society's quarterly magazine, Quest. Judge: Dorothy Pope See https://queens-english-society.org |
19th June 2024 |
1st £110 entry £3.50 |
POETRY KIT SPRING COMPETITION 2024 Enter by
midnight on 19th June 2024 1st prize value is £110. Entry
fees are as follows; 1 poem £3.50 3 Poems £8.00 5 poems £10
Competition Judge; Anthony McDonnell FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO
ENTER ONLINE SEE https://www.poetrykit.org/comp-spring.htm |
21st June 2024 |
1st £250
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Black in White Poetry Competition 2024 About: Have you experienced or
observed racism, prejudice, unconscious bias or microaggressions
as a child or working adult? Write a poem about this to bring
insight and illumination, and help drive change. Poems can be
any length and must be unpublished. Open to all poets from
around the world (submissions in English language only). Categories: 1) Childhood racism 2)
Workplace racism. Prizes per category: 1st
£250, 2nd £125, 3rd £75 Other prizes: Special prize for best
under 18s poem; prize winning and up to 25 highly commended
poems will be published in a new Black in White anthology Judges: Charlotte Shyllon, Rick Dove |
28th June 2024 |
1st £300 entry £5 |
The Dark Poets Prize Entrants are able to submit a maximum of 15 entries, 300 words per poem. The winning poet will receive a cash prize of £300, a Dark Poets Prize certificate, and a Dark Poets Club t-shirt. Entries that do not win may still be considered for publication. Judges: Christopher Sedgwick and Erika Jane see - https://www.darkpoets.club/dark-poets-prize |
30th June 2024 |
1st £1,000
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Wells Festival of Literature’s
Open Poetry Competition Judge Anthony Joseph.
Prize giving will be on Friday 23rd October during
the Wells Festival of Literature. 1st prize £1,000, 2nd
£500, 3rd £250 Local Prize £100.
All those poets who make it onto the short list are invited to
read their poems during the special Festival event when the
winners will be announced by the judge. All 25 to 30 poems
will appear on the website and be included in our Poetry
booklet. Visit our website for further details
https://www.wellsfestivaloflierature.org.uk |
30th June 2024 |
1st £150 Entry £5 |
Ware Poets 2024 Open Poetry Competition The Ware Poets 2024 Open Poetry Competition is now open for submissions for poets aged 16 or over. Poems may be on any subject, must be previously unpublished, and no longer than 50 lines. Judge: Paul Stephenson There are three cash prizes of £150 (3rd), £300 (2nd), and £600 (1st). A cash prize of £150 will be given to the poet with the best sonnet submitted. Winning and commended poems will be published in our competition anthology. see Competition 2024 — Ware Poets |
30th June 2024 |
1st £500 entry £6 |
International Welsh Poetry Competition 2024 An English language poetry competition, now in its 18th year. Open to unpublished poems of no more than 50 lines. There is no age limit for entrants. Prizes First: £500 Second: £250 Third: £100 There will also be prizes for runners-up Judge Kathy Miles see Entry - Welsh Poetry Competition |
1st July 2024 |
1st E150 entry E10 |
The Ballybunion Arts Festival
Poetry competitions are now open for submissions. This
year, we have our two regular competitions, plus we have an
under-18 competition. The Shahidah Janjua Poetry
Competition Comórtas Filíochta – ‘An Trá’ Our poetry competition in the Irish
Language also carries three prizes: First €150 The Shahidah Janjua Poetry
Competition and Comórtas Filíochta – ‘An Trá’ Email and Postal entries welcome Competition closes at 6pm on 1st July Winners will be notified and prizes will be presented
on opening night of the Festival, 21st July 2023 Judging both competitions is Matt Mooney A poetry competition for children up
to the age of 18 carries the following prizes: Terms and conditions for Under-18
Competition email and Postal entries welcome Competition closes at 6pm on 1st July
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19th July 2024 |
1st £2000 entry £5 |
Patricia Eschen Prize for Poetry Info:The Morrab Library in
Penzance has partnered with The Dennis Myner Trust to host The
Patricia Eschen Prize for Poetry 2024. The international poetry
competition will be judged by Cornwall-based poet Katrina
Naomi. The competition does not have a theme. Entries may be
written in any form or style, in up to 40 lines, and to be
eligible, they must be original and not previously published.
The poems will be judged anonymously, allowing those penning
their first poem to compete alongside poets more deeply
established in their career. The competition also features a new
“Sonnet Prize” for the best poem written in this form; this
additional prize will be judged by Arizona-based poet Jodie
Hollander. Closing date: 19th July 2024 Prizes: £2000 for first prize; £1000
for second prize; and £500 for third prize. This year, there is
a new, additional, “Sonnet Prize”, an award for the best poem
written in this form. It will be judged separately and the
winner will receive prize money of £1500. Judges: Overall competition judge:
Katrina Naomi. Sonnet Prize judge: Jodie Hollander. Line limit: 40 lines (not including
title) Social media: Instagram @pepoetryprize |
19th July 2024 |
1st £75 entry free |
Children's Poetry Competition |
Patricia Eschen Prize for Poetry Info: The Morrab Library in
Penzance has partnered with The Dennis Myner Trust to host The
Patricia Eschen Prize for Poetry 2024. The international
children’s competition is free to enter and does not have a
theme to allow young writers to express their creativity freely
and let their imagination run wild. Poems may be written in any
form or style but must be original. The poems will be judged
anonymously by a trio of judges: Annamaria Murphy, Dicky Souray
and Keith Sparrow. They are all based in Cornwall: Annamaria is
a teacher, writer and former creative director of The Writers'
Block; Keith is also frequently found running workshops at The
Writers’ Block and is a writer, illustrator and performer; Dicky
is the founder of SproutSpoken, a spoken word poetry project
raising the profile of the form across Cornwall. Closing date: 19th July 2024 Entry Fee: Free to enter (one entry
per child) Prizes: The prize money in the 4-11
category will be: £75 for first prize, £50 for second prize and
£25 for third prize and in the 12-17 year old category it
will be £150 for first prize, £100 for second prize and £50 for
third prize. Judges: Annmaria Murphy, Dicky
Souray and Keith Sparrow Line limit: 40 lines (not including
title) Competition Website: morrablibrary.org.uk/childrenspoetryprize2024 Social media: Instagram @pepoetryprize |
31st July 2024 |
1st £1000 entry £10 |
The Stephen Spender Prize 2024 Open Entry (18+) category. Also teachers and Schools prizes Entrants are welcome to submit an English translation of a published poems from any language, ancient or modern, together with a commentary of up to 300 words. The translation should be max. 60 lines (extracts are accepted). All forms and genres are welcome, including texts from rap, spoken word and slam poetry. The prize also welcomes translations from sign language. There are three cash prizes of £250 (3rd), £500 (2nd), and £1,000 (1st). All winners will be published on the Stephen Spender Trust website and in the Stephen Spender Prize 2024 booklet, as well as being invited to participate in a livestreamed awards ceremony in the autumn. The winner of First Prize will also be published in Modern Poetry in Translation magazine. Judges: Jennifer Wong and Taher Ade see - https://www.stephen-spender.org/stephen-spender-prize/open-entry/ |
31st July 2024 |
1st £200 entry £4 |
The Gloucestershire Poetry Society 2024 Open Poetry
Competition in conjunction with Black Eyes Publishing. 1st £200 Runner up £80 Third Prize £30 Entrants can be of any writing level and experience. All longlisted poems will be made eligible for the 2024 Competition Anthology. Judge: Helen Ivory see The Gloucestershire Poetry Society an all-inclusive space for Page Poetry & Spoken Word |
31st July 2024 |
!st £1000 entry £10 |
The New Writers Poetry Competition 2024 Poems submitted must be up to 42 lines each, excluding title and line spaces. There are three cash prizes of £200 (3rd), £300 (2nd), and £1,000 (1st). The three winning poems will be published on the NewWriters.org.uk website and in a new future New Writers anthology. Judge: Jordan Hamel see - https://newwriters.org.uk/poetry-competition/ |
31st July 2024 |
1st £1000 entry £6 |
Winchester Poetry Prize 2024. Judge: Clare Shaw. Winners announced live
at prize-giving event on Sat 5th Oct in Winchester. 1st prize:
£1000, 2nd prize: £500, 3rd prize: £250. Kathryn Bevis Prize:
£150 plus year long tuition from The Writing School Online.
Longlist and winners feature in printed anthology.
Entry fee: £6 for first poem, £5 for subsequent poems |
12 August 2024 |
1st £100 entry £5 |
Clevedon LitFest More Than Words Poetry Competition The Clevedon LitFest More Than Words Poetry Competition is now open for submissions from poets who are residents in the UK aged 19 and over. Poets are welcome to submit up to three poems written in English of no more than 40 lines in length (excluding lines). There are prizes of £50 (3rd), £75 (2nd), and £100 (1st). There is also a cash prize of £50 for a commended North Somerset author, if not a prizewinner. see Poetry & Short Story Competitions | Clevedon LitFest CIO |
31st August 2024 |
1st £250 entry £5 |
Shelley Memorial Project Annual Poetry Competition 2024 The Shelley Memorial Project Annual Poetry Competition is now open for entries. Judge: Liz Barnes The theme for this year's competition is The Changing Seasons. Entrants are encouraged to submit poems that apply a 21st century interpretation to this theme that inspired so much of Shelley's work. There are three cash prizes of £50 (3rd), £100 (2nd), £250 (1st). There will also be an award for the best poem from a writer based in Shelley's home county. see Competition 2024 — Shelley Memorial Project |
15th September 2024 |
1st publication entry free |
The Science Museum will be bringing together
science and poetry to celebrate National Poetry Day for the
fourth year in a row. Poets are invited to submit a poem
based on objects in the Science Museum collection. Entrants of
all writing levels and experiences are welcome to submit. All successful poems will be posted on the museum's social media platforms on National Poetry Day. See - https://blog.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/join-us-in-celebrating-national-poetry-day/ |
23rd September 2024 |
1st £2000 entry £6 |
The Troubadour International Poetry Prize 2024
Poems may be submitted from any country, may be on any theme, & must be in English, must each be no longer than 45 lines, must show title & poem only, must not show poet’s name, must be the original work of the entrant (no translations) & must not have been previously published; no text alterations accepted after submission; no limit on number of poems or number of subsequent submissions. There are three prizes of £500 (3rd), £1,000 (2nd), and £2,000 (1st), plus 20 commended poets. Winners and commended poets will read with judges at the online international prize-giving night on Monday, the 9th of December. Judges: Jane Yeh and Glyn Maxwell See - http://www.coffeehousepoetry.org/prizes |
30th September 2024 |
1st $2000 entry $25 |
2024 One Page Poetry Contest. Judges: Ann
Tinkham, Mark Graham, Mridvi Khetan. We are now in our third year. Our cash prizes include $2,000 for first place, $1,000 for second, and $500 for third. Our winners are featured on our website, and the top 100 poems are featured in our yearly anthology; our 2023 Anthology reached #1 on Amazon’s poetry anthology list, so it is very good exposure for our poets. Our entry fee is $25.00. All proceeds from entry fees and the sale of our anthology go to the two charities that we support, the World Wildlife Fund and Oceania. If you have a moment, please visit our website at www.OnePagePoetry.com |
31st October 2024 |
1st £1500 entry £8.50 |
Poetry Competition - up to 40 lines Short Story Competition - up to 3000 words TBC is a non-profit group, with donations made to literary causes Short Story judge: Liv
Maidment. Poetry Judge: Jessica Mookherjee Prizes: £1500, £300 and £200 The competition is open to anyone
over the age of 17 years. There are special prizes, sponsored by
the University of Bedfordshire, for writers aged 17-25 yrs. In
addition, there are prizes for local Bedford residents. Details: www.bedfordwritingcompetition.co.uk |
31st October 2024 |
1st E1000 entry E18 |
The Anthology Poetry Competition Poets are welcome to submit original and previously unpublished poems written in English. There is no restriction on theme or style, and poems should not exceed 40 lines. There are three prizes of €150 (3rd), €250 (2nd), and €1,000 plus publication of the entrant's work in a future issue of Anthology. see - https://anthology-magazine.com/awards/poetry-competition/ |
3rd November 2024 |
1st £250 entry 3 |
Edward Thomas Fellowship Poetry
Competition 2025, the Edward Cawston Thomas prize. Poems, unpublished, are invited on
any subject but of no more than forty lines. Closing date 3rd
November 2024. The judge will be the prize-winning poet Jane
Draycott. Prizes:1st prize
£250, two further £ 100 prizes. Up to six poems highly
commended. Winners welcome to read at AGM on 2nd March at Steep,
Hampshire. Fees £3 per poem with a maximum of
three. Email entries:
Word document, single attachment per anonymised poem
( & please mention payment method.) See www.edward-thomas-fellowship.org
where you can also see details of winning
poems of past years including anthologies with judges’ comments
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