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| 1st December 2019 |
1st £50 entry free |
Anglica's Poetry CompetitionThe poem should be metrical, and should be no longer than 100 lines, though extracts from longer work are permitted. There are no formal or thematic restraints, and so long as it is written in a discernible metre (or several!), entrants are encouraged to follow their fancy, whether that leads to the outlandish, the passionate, or even the dull. The best poems will feature in Anglica's journal, and in addition the winner shall receive a £50 prize, and one runner up shall receive a prize of £20. For more details see https://anglica.co.uk/poetry-competition/ |
| 1st December 2019 |
1st £1000 entry £4 |
The Cafe Writers Open Poetry Competition 2019The Cafe Writers Open Poetry Competition 2019 Prizes: 1st: £1000 2nd: £300 3rd: £200 Five Commended Prizes of £50 Norfolk Prize £100 (best poem from a permanent Norfolk resident not winning another prize) Sole Judge: Zaffar Kunial. Published by Faber & Faber, Zaffar Kunial’s debut book Us (2018) was shortlisted for the T. S. Eliot Prize, the Costa Poetry Award, the Roehampton Poetry Prize and the Rathbones Folio Prize, and was a Poetry Book Society Wild Card Choice. Previously a Faber New Poet, Zaffar has also been a prizewinner in the National Poetry Competition and has won the Geoffrey Dearmer Prize and a Northern Writers’ Award. For more information see http://www.cafewriters.co.uk/home/poetry-competition/ |
| 2nd December 2019 |
1st $2000 entry$30 |
The Fiddlehead’s 29th annual poetry contest. Our judges this year are Ali Blythe, Kayla Geitzler, and Souvankham Thammavongsa. The entry fee is $30 CAD for Canadian addresses and $36 USD for non-Canadian addresses. Entry fee includes a 1-year subscription. Additional entries are only $10 each. One entry consists of 1-3 poems (max. 100 li nes each poem). One prize of $2,000 CAD (+ publication at $60 CAD per page) will be awarded and the winner will be published in the Spring 2020 issue, as well as online at our website. For more information visit our website: thefiddlehead.ca |
| 6th December 2019 |
1st
€2,000
entry €6
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Strokestown International Poetry Prize 2020The competition is now open. Entries will be judged by Enda Wyley and John F. Deane.
Plus reading fees of €300 for 7 shortlisted poets The 10 shortlisted poems will be published in the Strokestown Anthology 2020. For more information https://www.strokestownpoetry.org/strokestown-international-prize-2020/ |
| 28th December 2019 |
1st $250 entry |
DREAM QUEST ONE POETRY CONTEST - WINTER 2019 - 2020: |
| 31st December 2019 |
1st 200 entry £4 |
Snowdrop Festival Competition Celebrate snowdrops and the world of The Snowdrop King! 2020 Judge: Jane Draycott, http://www.janedraycott.org.uk Theme: Snowdrops, the James Allen story and Monochrome &
Green as specified by judge Three age categories: 11 & Under, 12 to 17, 18 & Over Prize for each category £50, £70, £200 Entry fees: free to Under 18s, £4 per entry 18 & Over Line Limit: 30 lines Closes 31st December 2019, 11pm Entries via: Submit.com Website: www.sheptonsnowdropfestival.org.uk |
| 31st December 2020 |
1st £400 entry £4 |
Wolverhampton
Literature Festival will be running their 2020 poetry
competion in conjunction with Write Out Loud. The competition opens
on October 12th, and welcomes entries on the theme of 'vision' right
up until the closing date of December 31st. This year's judge is renowned
Midlands poet Roz Goddard, who says she's partial to poems "that are
unexpected, inventive, filmic with a sumptuous spread, playful poems,
intense poems that make me catch my breath, poems where I get a
sense of the poet firmly in their own authentic territory, opening
their shoulders, going for it." Make Roz catch her breath!
First prize is £400, second prize £150, and there are three 3rd
prizes of £25 each. Winning and shortlisted poets will be invited to
read their poems at an award ceremony at the Literature Festival in
Wolverhampton on Sunday February 2nd, 2020. You can read all the rules, and
enter poems into the competition, here:
https://www.writeoutloud.net/competitions/wolf20 |
| 31st December 2019 |
1st £100 entry £5 (two poems) |
Against the Grain Poetry Press Poem CompetitionOpen to anyone aged 18 or over from any country. Poems must be unpublished, in English and no longer than 40 lines (excluding title and line breaks). Judge: Sarah James/Leavesley - prize-winning poet, fiction writer, journalist and photographer and editor at V. Press. First Prize - £100 For further details see https://againstthegrainpoetrypress.wordpress.com/competition/ |
| 31st December 2019 |
1st Publication entry £25 |
Nicely Folded Paper – Trois Pamphlet CompetitionHedgehog Press' final collection competition of the year sees them searching for three poets who will have their work beautifully produced in 2020. Each winner will receive 100 copies of their pamphlet. This is an open competition and all poets are encouraged to enter, whatever their age or experience. Judged by Mark Davidson, Editor The Hedgehog Press. https://www.hedgehogpress.co.uk/product/nicely-folded-paper-trois-pamphlet-competition-copy/ |
| 31st December 2019 |
1st
€10,000 entry €15 |
Moth Poetry Prize |
| 3rd January 2020 |
1st undisclosed entry £4 |
Protecting Life on Earth: Barn Owl Trust Poetry CompetitionThis is the sixth Open Poetry Competition, the subject of which is 'Protecting Life on Earth', run by the Barn Owl Trust, a small national charity. Open to all, funds raised will go towards providing care for casualty birds received at their Sanctuary. The winner of the 2017 competition Philip Burton will judge this year's competition. |
| 15th January 2020 |
1st £100 entry £3 |
CULPEPPER’S REMEDY POETRY COMPETITION 2020 For poems of any length on any theme. Our competition will be judged by poet and editor, LUCY TURNBULL First prize is £100 Second £50 and all poems will be considered for our 2020 anthology. Entry fees 1 poem £3 3 poems £6 5 poems £8 All entries must be received by midnight on 15th January 2020. For further details and to enter online see |
| 18th January 2020 |
1st £150 entry £3 |
Edward Thomas Fellowship Poetry Competition 2020 Poems are invited on any subject but of no more than forty lines. Closing date January18th 2020. The judge will be the prize-winning poet Jane Draycott. Prizes:1st prize £150, two further £50 prizes. Fees; £3 per poem with a maximum of three. Postal entries welcome, cheques payable to Edward Thomas Fellowship, sent with your details and the anonymised poem(s) to Margaret Keeping,66 Fairacres Road, Oxford, OX4 1TG. OR: Email: Word document to Barbara Kinnes, bjkinnes@gmail.com + fee to the Fellowship’s account, 40-08-21, 11250205 with your initial and surname as Reference, Competition as description. |
| 21st January 2020 |
1st £600 entry £4 |
Poets & Players Poetry Competition Closing Date 21st January 2020 We are pleased to announce the 8th poetry competition run by Poets & Players, one of Manchester’s leading organisers of poetry and music events. Our judge for 2020 is Sinéad Morrissey 1st Prize: £600 2nd Prize: £200 3rd Prize: £100 Entry £4 or 3 for £10 https://poetsandplayers.co/2019/11/16/competition-2020/ Winners will be informed by Tuesday 17 March 2020 and will be invited to read alongside Sinéad Morrissey at the prize giving ceremony on the afternoon of Saturday 4 April 2020 at the Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester |
| 31st January 2020 |
1st £1000 Entry £5 |
The 2019 Plough International Poetry PrizeThe 2019 Plough International Poetry Prize is now open and the judge this year is Greta Stoddart, author of the award-winning poetry books At Home in the Dark and Salvation Jane. Entries are invited for poems of up to 40 lines for the chance to win: 1st prize £1000 2nd prize £500 n 3rd prize £250 For further details see https://www.theploughprize.co.uk/ |
| 31st January 2020 |
1st £200 entry £3 |
The Prole Laureate Poetry Competition for 2020 is now open for entries. 1 winner receives £200 and publication in Prole, issue 30. 2 x runners up receive £50 each and publication in Prole 30. All entries will be anonymised and sent to judge, Jonathan Edwards. Winner and runners up will be announced in issue 30 of Prole and on our website. The competition is, as ever, open regarding length, style and content. They are looking for poetry that epitomises the editorial values of Prole: to make writing engaging, accessible, challenging and entertaining. Quality is all. All entries must be the original work of the writer and be unpublished. For further details http://www.prolebooks.co.uk/poetry%20competition.html |
| 31st January 2020 |
1st £1000 entry £5 |
Kent and Sussex Poetry Society Open Poetry Competition 2020The Judge is poet Carrie Etter, author of Imagined Sons, Divining for Starters, and The Tethers. She will read all the submissions. First prize: £1,000 Second prize: £300 Third prize: £100 Plus 4 x £50 The prize-winning poems will be published in the Society’s Poetry Folio in September 2020, and on the Society's website. For further information see https://kentandsussexpoetry.com/the-kent-sussex-poetry-society-open-competition/ |
| 31st January 2020 |
1st £1000 entry £5 |
The 2019 Plough International Poetry Prize is now open and the judge this year is Greta Stoddart, author of the award-winning poetry books At Home in the Dark and Salvation Jane. Entries are invited for poems of up to 40 lines for the chance to win:
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| 15th February 2020 |
1st publication entry £10 |
Cheltenham Poetry Festival First Pamphlet CompetitionAn international competition for poets not yet published in book form. Each entrant can submit up to 10 poems which the judges consider as forming the heart of the poet's first pamphlet. The 2020 competition offers two prizes of publication of a 32-page pamphlet for poets who have not previously had a poetry collection published. Each winner will receive 50 free copies of their pamphlet, marketing support, plus a headline poet reading at the Cheltenham Festival. The two winning pamphlets will be published by Frosted Fire, the publishing arm of the festival. Every entry will be read anonymously. Judges are Angela France, David Clarke, and 2019 Frosted Fire Firsts competition winner Janet Lees. See https://frostedfirefirsts.blog/frosted-fire-firsts-entries/ |
| 28th February 2020 |
1st £1000 entry £5 |
Acumen International Poetry CompetitionPrizesFIRST PRIZE: £1,000, plus five years
subscription to Acumen Additionally six highly-commended poets will receive £25 plus a subscription to Acumen and ten commended poets will receive a year’s subscription to Acumen. £5.00 per poem or 5 poems for £20. Closing Date: Saturday 28th February 2020 See https://www.acumen-poetry.co.uk/international-poetry-competition/ |
| 29th February 2020 |
1st pamphlet 1st single poem £75 entry £5 - £20 |
The Brian Dempsey Memorial Competition 2020Adjudicator: Paul McGrane will select winners from the shortlist provided by Janice and Dónall Dempsey. 2020 RULES AND PRIZES The Pamphlet Prize – for entries
of 10 poems The single poem category –
Entries of 1 to 9 poems All shortlisted poets will receive a copy of the competition anthology. Entries by email only, fees paid via Paypal from the competition site. |
| 29th February 2020 |
1st Camera entry free |
World Children's Haiku Contest 2019-2020With the Japan Rugby World Cup and Tokyo Olympics, 2019-2020 is an important period for Japan and sport. So, you may be inspired to do more physical activity: do you like team or individual sports? Dancing in your bedroom? Or simply walking outdoors in nature? This year the Japan Society are looking for haiku that express the feeling as you score a goal or lose a game, jump up high or tumble on the ground, run through grass or conquer a mountain! Any theme that is connected to 'Sports' is eligible for this competition. First Prize for 3 students: Canon digital camera. Other prizes will also be awarded. The first Haiku Contest was organised by the JAL Foundation in 1990 and one has been held every two years since then. Japan Airlines, with support and assistance from the Japan Society, is pleased to announce the 2019-2020 Contest. See https://www.japansociety.org.uk/47079/haiku-contest-2019-2020/ |
| 7th March 2020 |
1st £500 entry £3 |
Enfield Poets’ Competition
adjudicator Ruth Padel. Prize giving will be in the Dugdale
theatre, Enfield on Saturday 25th April at 7.30. First
Prize £500, second £250, third £100. Winners and runners up will be
able to read their poem. Winning poems to be published on the
Enfield Poets’ website. For further details, rules and how to
enter go to
https://enfieldpoets.com/poetry-competition/ |
| 27th April 2020 |
1st £200 entry free |
Is Royalty Relevant? A Poetry Competition from Holland Park PressWrite a poem about the relevance of royal families in today's society. You can write about any aspect of royalty: their role, actions, dress sense, sense of duty, scandals, economic relevance, artistic or sporting interests, their dogs and other pets or even their handbag (what’s in it?). You can be a royalist or staunch republican, that’s all fine, as long as the judges are moved, excited, amused, annoyed or inspired by your poem. The author of the winning poem will receive £200. The winning poem and runners-up will be published in the Holland Park Press online magazine. |
| 30th April 2020 |
1st £600 entry £4 |
Ware Poets Open Poetry Competition
2020 Prizes: £600, £300, £150, and the Ware
Sonnet Prize (£150) Informal prizegiving at Ware Arts Centre,
Friday 10 July 2020. Length: up to 50 lines. Sole judge: Glyn Maxwell See http://www.poetrypf.co.uk/comps/ware20.pdf |
| 31st May 2020 |
1st 250guineas Entry £4 |
The Frogmore Poetry Prize 2020The Frogmore Poetry Prize has been awarded annually since 1987. Previous winners include Sharon Black, Tobias Hill, Mario Petrucci and Lesley Saunders. The 2020 Prize will be adjudicated by poet and translator Maria Jastrzebska.http://www.frogmorepress.co.uk/frogmore-poetry-prize/ |
| 2nd August 2020 |
1st $500 entry - qualifying wins in competitions |
Wax Poetry and Art Poetry Champions Cup 2020. Contest closes August 2, 2020. Read the
submission guidelines here:
http://waxpoetryart.com/contests/championscup.html The winning poet wins the Grand Prize of
$500 CAD plus a writing journal, pen, commemorative gift, and
additional royalties (if accrued). Submissions are open to everyone,
everywhere. To enter this contest, you need a Poetry Champions Cup
2020 Ticket. Tickets can be |
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