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| 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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