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| 17th June 2020 |
1st £100 entry £3.50 |
POETRY
KIT SPRING COMPETITION 2020 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 2020 1st prize is
£100. 2nd £50 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 |
| 14th April 2020 |
1st £250 entry £5 |
South Downs Poetry Festival Competition 2020The South Downs Poetry Festival 2020, in conjunction with Binsted Arts Festival, is seeking to award the Binsted Prize 2020 for poems on any theme. This is open to all poets aged over 16 yrs. The prizes are: £250, £150, £50. In addition The South Downs Young Poets Prize (£50) will be awarded to the best poem on any theme by a poet aged 16-30 and also resident or studying in Hampshire, West or East Sussex. Winners and runners-up are invited to the prize-giving evening on 12 June 2020 in Binsted, near Arundel, West Sussex.. Further details, rules & entry form are available on http://www.binsted.org/poetry-comp-20 , and via www.sdpf.org.uk |
| 18th April 2020 |
1st £100 entry £3.50 |
coastal writing for wellness competition is now open. Sole adjudicator: Deborah Harvey There are few rules other than the subject of your writing should be inspired by the coast, nature and all it encompasses. How you decide to interpret this is up to you, providing your piece is either a poem (maximum of 40 lines, excluding title, any form welcome), or a Flash Fiction piece (maximum of 500 words, excluding title, no minimum). You can submit up to three pieces and these should be unpublished and not be submitted elsewhere for publication (personal blogs are exempt). There should be no identifying factors within your submission. Entry fee is £3.50 per piece, and up to a maximum of three pieces can be submitted. This can be a mix of poetry and flash fiction if you so wish. https://writingatthebeachhut.org/2020/02/17/coastal-writing-for-wellness-competition-is-now-open/ |
| 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 |
| 30th April 2020 |
1st £600 entry £4 |
Ver Poets Open 2020Poems of up to 30 lines are eligible. No restrictions on theme or form. First prize: £600 This year's judge is Jacqueline Saphra. Jacqueline is a playwright, librettist and poet. Her second collection All My Mad Mothers (Nine Arches Press) was shortlisted for the 2017 TS Eliot prize. In the same year A Bargain with the Light: Poems after Lee Miller was published by Hercules Editions. Her latest collection is Dad, Remember You Are Dead from Nine Arches Press. She teaches and mentors for The Poetry School. |
| Revised Deadline 30 April 2020 |
1st £100 entry £4 |
THE FEDERATION OF WRITERS SCOTLAND VERNAL
EQUINOX COMPETITION 2020
Five categories, poetry (any number of poems,
no more than 40 lines each), short stories (any number of stories
between 1,500 and 2000 words each), flash fiction (any number of
stories up to 500 words), Gaelic (any number of poems and/or flash
fiction, line/word limits as above), Scots (any number of poems
and/or flash fiction, line/word limits as above). Prizes in each category: 1st
prize £100, 2nd prize £25, 3rd prize £10 For full rules and how to enter email
accclarke6@btopenworld.com |
| 30th April 2020 |
1st £100 entry £3 |
Grey Hen Poetry Competition 2020
is for women over 60. Poems up to 40 lines on any theme. Judges:
Rose Cook and Gill McEvoy. Prizes: £100, £75, £25. Download
rules and entry form from website or send sae to Grey Hen Press, PO
Box 269, Kendal, Cumbria LA9 9FE. Closing date: 30 April 2020. Entry
Fee £3.00 per poem, £10 for four.
www.greyhenpress.com |
| 1st May 2020 |
1st £1000 entry £7 |
The RSPB and The Rialto with BirdLife International and the Cambridge Conservation Initiative. The closing date for entries is midnight on 1st May 2020. As well as offering poets the chance to win considerable cash prizes and publication of their poems, the competition supports conservation and poetry. We are working in partnership with leading independent UK poetry magazine, The Rialto, as we feel the magazine will be the perfect place to showcase the winning entries. Prizes 1st PRIZE £1000 2nd PRIZE £500 3rd PRIZE £250 ADDITIONAL PRIZE personal tour with Mark Cocker of his most cherished wild life places in East Anglia. Mark is one of Britain’s most celebrated writers on nature. Our judge is celebrated poet, Pascale Petit. The entry fee is £7 for the first poem and £4 for each subsequent poem. Full details and the facility to enter online can be found on The Rialto website: https://www.therialto.co.uk/pages/nature-poetry-competition-2020/ |
| 13th May 2020 |
1st £1000 entry £6.50 |
2020 Live Canon International Poetry Competition - For Single Poems Entry Fee: £6.50 for one poem, £12 for two poems, £16 for three poems, £20 for five poems, Adjudicator: Mona Arshi.
£1000 first prize. 16 poems will be shortlisted and performed at our
annual prize-giving event. 50 poems will be longlisted and published
in our annual anthology. There will be a £100 prize for the best
poem submitted by someone living, working or studying in the Borough
of Greenwich. |
| 25th May 2020 |
1st publication contract |
2020 Live Canon Collection Competition - For Full
Collections. 3 books will win a publication contract. 6 books will be
long listed in each of the following categories - FIRST COLLECTION
and SECOND AND SUBSEQUENT COLLECTION |
| 30th May 2020 |
1st £100 entry £4 |
Lucent Dreaming 2020 Poetry ContestInternational poetry competition open to writers 18+. Accepting poems up to 56 lines. 1st prize: £100, Poetry Bundle,
Publication and free editing See https://lucentdreaming.com/lucent-dreaming-2020-short-story-and-poetry-contests/ |
| 31st May 2020 |
1st £500 entry £6 |
International Welsh Poetry CompetitionThe International Welsh Poetry Competition has been running since 2007 and is the biggest in Wales. The aim is to inspire people to capture life in the present day and to give a voice to a new generation of poets and writers. The competition is not interested in purely academic types of literature but would much rather see pure raw passion burst onto the creative writing scene. 1st Prize - £500 Plus publication in future anthology Judge - Sally Spedding |
| 31st May 2020 |
2 of £25
entry free |
FREE competition for anyone living in
Buckinghamshire (Milton Keynes' home county) or in the neighbouring
counties of Northamptonshire or Bedfordshire. Poems up to 14 lines
on the theme ‘City of Dreams’. Work must be previously unpublished.
Prize of £25 for the best poem in each of two age categories: a) 14
– 19 and b) 20+. In addition, at least 20 stories and 20 poems will
be selected for publication in an anthology. For further details, rules & entry form visit https://www.mklitfest.org/mink2020 |
| 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. |
| 15th June 2020 |
1st £300 entry £5 |
Segora International Writing
Competitions 2020 Poetry, Short Story, Vignette, One-Act
Play Deadline 15th June all
competitions Guidelines, rules and multiple entries
www.poetryproseandplays.com Poetry prizes: £300, £100, £50 Single
entry £5 Judge: Martyn Crucifix Short Story prizes: £300, £100, £50
Single entry £8 Judge: Sherry Morris Single entry £8 Vignette prize: £100 Single entry £5 One-Act Play Prizes: £150, £50 Single
entry fee £12 Judge: Charles Palliser |
| 17th June 2020 |
1st £100 entry £3.50 |
POETRY
KIT SPRING COMPETITION 2020 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 2020 1st prize is
£100. 2nd £50 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 |
| 26th June 2020 |
1st
£250
Entry £4 |
Wirral Poetry Festival Open
Poetry Competition 2020 Adjudicator: Anna Saunders (Open
Poetry) and Dave Costello (Wirral Prizes) 1st Prize £250, 2nd
Prize £100, 2 runner-up prizes £25 each |
| 30th June 2020 |
1st £1000 entry £6 |
WELLS FESTIVAL OF LITERATURE’S
COMPETITIONS
www.wellsfestivalofliterature.org.uk email:
competitions@wellsfestivalofliterature.org.uk Open Poetry: Entry fee, £6 Any subject, no more than 35 lines Short Story: Entry fee, £6 Prizes:
1st £750, 2nd £300, 3rd £200, Local
£100 Any subject, 1,000 to 2,000 words A Book for Children: Entry fee, £6
Any subject. First three chapters or first
thirty pages whichever is the shortest, plus the synopsis Stories aimed at readers aged 7+ allowing
entrants to write either middle grade or teenage novels Judge, Fleur Hitchcock Young Poets: Entry fee, £3 The Poetry Society Any subject, no more than 35 lines |
| 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 |
| 31st August 2020 |
1st £1000 entry £12 |
The Aesthetica Creative Writing Award is an international
literary prize that is a hotbed for new talent in Poetry and Short
Fiction. Now in its 14th year, the Prize
supports both emerging and established writers. By entering, writers
can showcase their work to key industry figures and organisations. Submissions close 31 August 2020 Winners are selected for both categories and awarded with
£1,000. Publication within the Aesthetica
Creative Writing Anthology, is also awarded to
a further 60 writers whose works are highly commended. Prizes:
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£1,000 prize money for the Poetry & Short Fiction Winners §
Publication in the Aesthetica Creative Writing Annual 2021 §
Full membership to The Poetry Society (Poetry Winner) §
Consultation with Redhammer
Management (Fiction Winner) §
Selection of books from Vintage and Bloodaxe
Books §
One year print subscription to Granta Aesthetica is proud to champion new writing talent and
supports its writing alumni beyond the Prize, offering print and
digital publicity and continued exposure across our channels. Poetry entries £12 | Short Fiction entries £18 |
| 15 September 2020 | 1st €1,000 |
The Moth Nature Writing Prize 2020 First Prize: €1,000 plus a week at The Moth Retreat in rural Ireland The Moth Nature Writing Prize will be awarded to an unpublished piece of writing – prose fiction, non-fiction or poetry – which best combines exceptional literary merit with an exploration of the writer’s relationship with the natural world. The Prize is open to anyone (over 16) as long as their entry is previously unpublished. The word limit is 4,000 and there is an entry fee of €15. The judge is Richard Mabey, ‘someone who not just sees beauty in nature but understands and enhances it.’ See www.themothmagazine.com for details. |
| 31st October 20120 |
1st 40% of entry fees entry $2 |
The 13th
Annual 2020 (co-sponsored by LONE
STARS MAGAZINE and CONCEIT MAGAZINE) Submissions closing: October
31, 2020 Judging by the Editors of
LONE STARS and Conceit Magazines Unpublished, simultaneous and
previously published entries accepted. Entries are to be 32 lines or
less, single spaced, camera ready – (the way you want to see it in
print.) Contest Name & Author's Name
and Address on each page Include SASE or postcard for
acknowledgement. One-time magazine publication
rights for each publisher. Author’s own copyrights guaranteed. 40% of fees collected - First
Prize 20% of fees collected -
Second Prize 20% of fees collected - Third
Prize PLUS: 1 YEAR Subscription to
LONE STARS MAGAZINE 6 MONTH Subscription to
CONCEIT MAGAZINE Send Entries to (USMail
preferred): Email:
lonestarsmagazine@yahoo.com
LONE STARS
Magazine 4219 Flinthill San Antonio, TEXAS 78230 Make payable to: LONE
STARS Magazine PayPal to:
lonestarsmagazine@yahoo.com
Website:
www.lonestarsmagazine.com
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