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Please Note The information given here is for GUIDANCE ONLY. While every effort is made to ensure that it is accurate, before entering any listed competition you should obtain full rules and an entry form from the organisers. Information is provided by the organisers of the competitions and we cannot accept any liability for its accuracy.
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| 6th January 2021 |
1st £210 entry £3.50 |
THE POETRY KIT INTERNATIONAL POETRY
COMPETITION 2020 This year's competition
is for poetry in English on the theme or subject of “home” which can be
broadly interpreted and presented in any form or style. 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. 1st prize is valued at £210 (this includes
membership of our mentorship program) 2nd
prize is £50 ENTER ONLINE -
Entry is by email to
comps@poetrykit.org
after an appropriate fee is paid by Pay Pal to the account of
info@poetrykit.org all entries must be received before midnight 6th
January 2021 Entries received after this time will be discarded. All
entries are judged anonymously so please do not put any identifying
features on the poems. Entry fees 1 poem £3.50 3
Poems £8.00 5 poems £10 See more
https://www.poetrykit.org/PKcomp.htm |
| 15th January 2021 |
1st $250 plus contract entry $7 |
Love is in the Air We’re looking for your best love and romance
poetry! Whether happy and upbeat, or reminiscent of past love, we’re
looking for your best poetry about love! Submit your original poetry for
judging and publishing! All submissions must be received by January 15,
2021. Winners will be announced by February 5, 2021 For complete submission guidelines and process,
kindly visit https://citylimitspublishing.com/contests/love-is-in-the-air-poetry-contest/ |
| 15th January 2021 |
1st £1000 entry £4 |
The Guernsey International Poetry CompetitionThe 2021 Guernsey International Poetry Competition (Poems on the Move), organised by the Guernsey Literary Festival, is now open for submissions. There is a maximum length of 14 lines for individual poems.
The competition, which is sponsored by Guernsey Post,
has three categories:
Prizes:
There will also be cash prizes for the 'Open' category:
Judge: For more information see https://www.poemsonthemove.com/ |
| 16th January 2021 |
1st £1000 entry £5 |
Magma Poetry Competition 2020/21The Magma Poetry Competition 2020/21 is now open, accepting submissions for both the Judge's Prize and the Editor's Prize. Award-winning poet Theresa Lola is the judge for the Judge’s Prize for poems of 11 to 50 lines. The Editors’ Prize is judged by a panel of Magma Editors and is for poems of up to 10 lines.
Prize for both the Judge’s and Editors’ Prize: The six prize-winning poems will be published in Magma and there will also be five special mentions for the Judge’s Prize and for the Editors’ Prize. Winning and commended poets will be invited to read their poems at a Magma Competition Event in Spring 2021. For more information see https://magmapoetry.submittable.com/submit/175554/magma-poetry-competition-2020-21 |
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18th January 2021 |
1st £150 entry £3 |
Edward Thomas Fellowship Poetry
Competition 2021. Poems are invited on any subject but of no
more than forty lines. Closing date January18th 2021. The judge will be
the prize-winning poet Jane Draycott. Prizes:1st prize £150, two
further £75 prizes and up to six highly commended of £25 Fees £3 per poem with a maximum of three. Postal entries welcome, cheques to Edward
Thomas Fellowship and anonymised poem(s) to Margaret Keeping, 66
Fairacres Road, Oxford, OX4 1TG. Or Email: Word doc, single attachment per poem,
to Barbara Kinnes,bjkinnes@gmail.com
+ fee to the Fellowship’s account, 40-08-21 11250205, initial and
surname as Reference, competition as Description, or with Paypal via www.edward-thomas-fellowship.org
where you can also see details of winning poems of
past years. |
| 31st January 2021 |
1st £1000 entry £5 |
Kent and Sussex Poetry Open
Competition 2021 |
| 31st January 2021 |
1st £100 entry £4 |
Teignmouth Poetry Festival Poetry Competition 2021The Teignmouth Poetry Festival Poetry Competition 2021 is now open for poems written on any subject, up to a maximum of 36 lines of text. There are two aspects to the competition: the Festival Open Poetry Competition, which is open to everyone, and the Local Competition, which is open only to Devon residents. Details are as follows for each: Festival Open Poetry Competition
Prizes:
Judge: Local Competition - all of Devon
Prizes: Judge: Alasdair Paterson For more information http://www.poetryteignmouth.com/competition-2021.html |
| 31st January 2021 |
1st £500 entry free |
Cheshire Prize for Literature 2020The Cheshire Prize for Literature 2020 is open to anyone who has ever lived, worked or studied in Cheshire, the Wirral, Warrington or Halton. Submissions are open for poems of a maximum of 100 lines around the theme of the pandemic and lockdown.
Prize:
Judges:
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| 31st January 2021 |
1st £250 etry £5 |
Sentinel Literary Quarterly Poetry CompetitionThis competition is for original, previously unpublished poems in English language, on any subject, in any style up to 50 lines long. You may also enter a visual poem if the image will fit into a single page. Poems posted on members-only non-public groups for review/critique as part of the creative process are not deemed to have been previously published. Poets of all ages, gender or nationality living in any part of the world are eligible to enter.
Prizes:
Judge: |
| 26th February 2021 |
1st £1000 entry £5 |
Acumen Literary Journal
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| 28th Feberuary 2021 |
1st £200 Entry £5 |
Slipstream Poets Open Poetry Competition
2021. Adjudicator: Wendy Klein. Prizes: £200;
£100; £50. There is an additional prize of £25 plus the award of
the Jim Johnston Chanctonbury Cup for the best West Sussex entry.
Entry fees: £5.00 for first poem.
£3.50 for each additional submission. Length: Poems up to 60 lines.
Theme: Open. Results: Winners will be notified
individually by 31st March 2021 and all results and the winning poems
will be published on the Slipstream web site. Further details:
Full details and entry forms (online or by post) on
the Slipstream web site
www.slipstream-poets.co.uk |
| 1st March 2021 |
1st £1000 entry £7 |
The RSPB and The Rialto Nature and Place Poetry Competition 2021The Rialto, working in association with the RSPB, BirdLife International and the Cambridge Conservation Initiative. Poems are invited that deal with any aspect of nature and place – these terms will be given a wide interpretation by the judge.
PRIZES
ADDITIONAL PRIZES Judge: Daljit Nagra For more information https://www.therialto.co.uk/pages/nature-poetry-competition-2021/ |
| 31 March 2021 |
1st €1,000 entry €14 |
The Caterpillar Poetry Prize is for an
unpublished poem written by an adult for children (aged 7-11).
1st prize is €1,000 plus publication in The Caterpillar There is an entry fee of €14 per poem. This year’s judge is Michael Morpurgo. See www.thecaterpillarmagazine.com for details. |
| 6th April 2021 |
1st
£300
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The South Downs Poetry Festival 2021,
in alliance with Binsted Arts, is holding
a competition, for the Binsted Prize, open to poets of all ages
over 16, Adjudicator: David Swann First Prize £300, Second £150, Third £50. Poems may be on any theme. Entry fees: over 25 yrs old : first poem:£5.00,
subsequent poems:£4.00 each Winning poems will be published on the South
Downs Poetry Festival and the Binsted Arts Festival websites, and a
small anthology of the best poems submitted is planned. If possible there will be a poetry evening in
June 2021, in the magical small church at Binsted, near Arundel, West
Sussex where winners will be invited to read their poems and via
www.sdpf.org.uk |
| 15th April 202 |
1st $100 entry $5 |
ARTISTS EMBASSY INTERNATIONAL Over $1,000 in prize money to be awarded and
an invitation to read either live at the Dancing Poetry Festival at
the Palace of the Legion of Honor or virtually on Zoom Deadline received by April 15, 2021 Three Grand Prizes will receive $100 each
plus their poem costumed, choreographed and performed by Natica
Angilly's Poetic Dance Theater Company. Six First Prizes - $50 each All winners will be invited to read at the
Dancing Poetry Festival and receive an award certificate suitable for
framing. CONTEST RULES Poems must be in English or include English
translation. No poems will be returned. Entry Fee: One poem for $5 or 3 poems for $10
(Poets outside the USA, please send an international postal money order
in US dollars). Make checks payable to Artists Embassy
International AEI Contest
Chair, Judy Cheung |
| 30th April 2021 |
1st £600 entry £4 |
Ware Poets Open
Poetry Competition 2021 |