Returning for 2018, an exciting poetry competition with three winning categories.

The first is an open entry for the public; the second is for University of Bolton students and staff. In these two categories there will be a £50 voucher for the winner, with a runner-up prize of £25.

The third category is a VI form and colleges category for 16-18 year olds. £25 voucher for the winner; £10 for the runner-up.  
The theme of the competition is a celebration of this year's National Poetry Day: 'Change'. The judges are especially interested to consider poems about change in Bolton and the Greater Manchester area. You may submit two poems, of up to 25 lines each.

See   https://boltonpoetrycompetition.wordpress.com/ 

The Poet’s Prize was founded in 2017 with support from Jerwood Charitable Foundation, and is for English-language poets who are at the crucial stage of creating their debut pamphlet or collection.

The winning poet will receive a significant financial reward of £1700, expert, personalised professional and editorial advice, and publication of their entry in The White Review.

The Prize is open to residents of the UK and Ireland. 

Crucially, the White Review Poet’s Prize only accepts entries of poetry portfolios (5–10 pages per portfolio), as opposed to single-poem entries.

The Poet’s Prize is also unique among UK poetry prizes in actively encouraging work which explores and expands the possibilities of the page-poetry form.

General submissions for each issue of Shooter are usually confined to a particular theme, but this competition offers a chance to write about whatever most compels you, in any style.

Shooter are looking for sharply observed poetry with strong ideas and imaginative use of language: in short, arresting poems that appeal to both the head and the heart.

For more information https://shooterlitmag.com/poetry-competition/

The littoral press will be holding a yearly competition for a full collection of nature, spiritual and environmental poetry.   60 copies of the winning collection will be published by the Littoral Press.10 copies will be retained by the littoral press for ‘legal deposit’ and the press’s archives.50 copies will be delivered free of charge to the winning poet (UK mainland only).

Realising how difficult it may be to submit a full poetry collection made up entirely of Nature, spiritual or environmental poems, as long as the majority of the poems (i.e. more than half) are either directly or indirectly concerned with nature, spirituality or the environment, the collection will be deemed an acceptable submission. 

The adjudicator will not give any preference as far as the number of nature poems in relation to the number of poems on other subjects. Although, as stated earlier, the objective of the competition was to publish more nature poetry, the whole collection will be judged on the merits of all the poems in the collection and not just the nature/spiritual/environmental work

See  -  http://www.southendpoetry.co.uk/littoral/CompetitionRules.html 

Manning's Pit may sound like a coal mine but it is in fact a magical piece of  countryside on the edge of Pilton, Barnstaple.  Rich in wildlife, including otters, kingfishers, salmon and horseshoe bats,  it may only be a small area of land but it is at the heart of the local community - loved by young and old alike.  

Manning's Pit also has connections to writers such as Saki (H H Munro) and Henry Williamson. It is a place where generations of Pilton people have walked, picnicked,  picked blackberries, sledged in winter, or simply enjoyed the peace that is so hard to find these days.  

Manning's Pit is now under threat of development. To help save it The Friends of Manning Pit are running a poetry competition  The theme can be Manning's Pit itself or any piece of countryside  near to a town or village that is loved and treasured both by local people and visitors from afar.

David Mark Williams will be judging the ‘Full Fat Collection’ competition that will see at least one winner have their work published in book or pamphlet form during 2019 by the Hedgehog Poetry Press.

This competition is open to everybody. Select up to 40 of your finest poems. The collection can be of a variety of poems or follow a single theme

The winner will be published by Hedgehog Poetry Press and receive 100 copies of their collection.

The results will be published on the Hedgehog Press website and via their newsletter on or prior to 31 January 2019.
See  https://www.hedgehogpress.co.uk/product/full-fat-collection-competition/

This competition is open to original, unpublished poems in the English language of less than 40 lines. The poem can be on any subject, in any style, by a writer of any nationality, living anywhere in the world. Unfortunately, translated work is not in the scope of this competition.

For more information see http://munsterlit.ie/Gregory%20ODonoghue%20International%20Poetry%20Competition.html

Holland Park Press invites any poem that deals with any aspects of the Brexit process. The competition will not be judged on whether you are for or against leaving the EU but about how you’ve put the poem together: use of language, rhythm, sound, imagery, etc.

The author of the winning poem will receive £200.

The winning poem and runners-up will be published in the online magazine.

An open competition regarding style, content and length. Prole want poetry that epitomises their editorial values: to make writing engaging, accessible, entertaining and challenging. Quality is all.

All work must be the original work of the writer and be unpublished. 

1st prize: £200, publication in Prole 28 and online

2 x runner up prizes of £50, publication in Prole 28 and online

See http://prolebooks.co.uk/poetry%20competition.html 

Calling for poems of up to 50 lines. Judged by Maggie Butt.

1st prize: £600  2nd prize: £300 3rd prize: £150  plus the Ware Sonnet Prize: £150

There will be an informal prizegiving at Ware Arts Centre on Fri 5 Jul 2019.

See  http://www.poetrypf.co.uk/comps/ware19.pdf

This year's judge is Kathryn Maris.

1st prize: £600   2nd prize: £300   3rd prize: £100

30 poems are selected for the anthology. Send 2 copies of each poem entered with a completed entry form. A cheque payable to Ver Poets must be included.

See https://verpoets.co.uk/poetry-competitions/