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21st June 2021 |
1st £100 entry £3.50 |
THE POETRY KIT SPRING COMPETITION 2021 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. 1st prize is £100 2nd prize is £50 ENTER ONLINE For more
information or to enter online goto
https://poetrykit.org/PKcomp.htm 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 MONDAY 21st JUNE 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 are as follows; 1 poem £3.50 3
Poems £8.00 |
3rd April 2021 |
1st £50 entry £5 |
Fosseway Writers Poetry Competition 2021
Annual poetry competition, this year the theme is
"Promise”.
Top prize £50 Judge: Martin Grey, who last year published the poetry collection, 'The Prettyboys of Gangster Town'. See https://fossewaywriters.wordpress.com/2021/01/14/our-2021-poetry-competition-is-open/ |
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 |
9th April 2021 |
1st £300 entry free |
Poetry for Good celebrates the lives and stories of the UK's Key Workers. Whether it is teachers or nurses, cleaners or couriers, carers or shopworkers – millions of people, often on low pay, keep our nation going. Entries are free and open to anyone aged 11 or over. There are three categories - Growing Word, Written Word and Spoken Word. Each Category will have one winner and one runner up, with a cash prize of £300 for each winner and £150 for each runner up. There will also be an additional special prize of £150 for the best overall poem about cleaners and the contribution that they make. Judges: Cecilia Knapp, Katherine Lockton and Rachel Long See Poetry for Good |
10th April 2021 |
1st Booklet Publication entry £18 |
GEOFF STEVENS MEMORIAL POETRY PRIZE 2021 Two winners will have a 52 page poetry
collection published by Indigo Dreams Publishing and receive a royalty
contract plus 20 copies Submission: 20 poetry pages to 36 lines Entry Fee: £18 per block of poems Closing Date: 10th April 2021 For full details and submission go to
www.indigodreams.co.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 |
23rd April 2021 |
1st Poetry Course entry Free |
Poetry for Social JusticeReading Amnesty Group is inviting entries to their UK-wide poetry competition, on the theme Social Justice: Human Rights. There is one competition for 16-17 year olds, one for age 18 and over.
Possible prizes: See Poetry For Social Justice – Part of Reading Amnesty International Group |
25th April 2021 |
1st £100 entry £5 |
Charm Poetry CompetitionA poetry competition looking for entertaining poems of up to 32 lines, demonstrating warmth, wordplay, wit and whimsy. Traditional structures and rhyme are encouraged, and entries may be on any subject. Entrants may submit up to 3 poems.
Prizes: Judge: Martin McGovern See Charm Poetry Competition: The Charm Poetry Competition April 2021 is open! |
29th April 2021 |
1st Publishing entry £10 |
Poetry Wales Pamphlet CompetitionPoetry Wales' new pamphlet competition is open only to writers living in the UK aged 18+ who have not previously published a full collection and are currently under-represented in publishing in the UK, including working-class writers, writers of colour, disabled writers, neurodiverse writers and LGBTQI+ writers.
The overall winner will have their pamphlet published by
Poetry Wales Press. Pamphlets will be longlisted by the Poetry Wales team. |
30th April 2021 |
1st $1000 entry $15 |
The ACM* contest features a single prize of $1,000.00
(there may be some honorable mentions, but only one winner). The contest
starts on April 1 and ends on April 30, 2021. 3 poems of
any theme, no longer than 100 lines each. There is a $15 (USD)
non-refundable fee. Submit your poems to
poetraindog@gmail.com
. Pay your fee by going to https://www.lummoxpress.com/lc/product-category/contest-entry/ To send a check, make it out to Lummox Productions and
mailed to Lummox at 3127 E. 6th Street; Long Beach, CA 90814
USA. The winner will be announced via Email. GOOD LUCK. *Angela Consolo Mankiewicz, poet, writer, supporter of Poetic
Arts -- passed away in 2017. The Prize is from a bequest by her late
husband, Richard Mankiewicz. |
30th April 2021 |
1st £600 entry £4 |
Ware Poets Open
Poetry Competition 2021 |
30th April 2021 |
1st $1000 entry $20 |
INLANDIA BOOKS The Hillary Gravendyk Prize
Poetry Book Competition Deadline: April 30, 2021 Inlandia Books’ The Hillary Gravendyk Prize, an open
poetry book competition for all writers regardless of the number of
previously published poetry collections. One national and one regional
winner will each be awarded $1000 and book publication. Submit 48–100
pages, all styles and forms. Only electronic submissions accepted via
Inlandia’s Submittable portal. Entries must be received between February
1 and April 30 at midnight Pacific Standard Time. Reading fee is $20.
The winners will be announced late Summer/Fall, for publication in the
next year. Judged blind. Final Judges: Margaret Ronda and Megan
Gravendyk Estrella.
www.tinyurl.com/HillaryGravendykPrize |
30th April 2021 |
1st £600 entry £10 for 3 poems |
The Ver Poets Open Competition 2021 Adjudicator – Andre Mangeot Entry from can be downloaded from Poems on any theme and in any form should be
no more than 30 lines in length. First prize £600 Competitors may submit any number of Cheques/postal orders payable to Ver Poets. Or BACS to Sort Code 40-40-01 Please send entries ( we need 2 copies of
each poem) to: Competitions Secretary Further details at
www.verpoets.co.uk |
30th April 2021 |
1st £100 entry £3 |
Grey Hen Poetry Competition 2021
is for women over 60. Poems up to 40 lines on any theme. Judges: Merryn
Williams and Pat Winslow. 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 2021. Entry Fee £3.00
per poem, £10 for four.
www.greyhenpress.com |
30th April 2021 |
1st £300 entry £3 |
The Prole Laureate Poetry Competition 2021The Prole Laureate Poetry Competition for 2021 is now open for entries. This competition is open regarding length, style and content, and entries will be judged according to the editorial values of Prole: to make writing engaging, accessible, challenging and entertaining. All entries must be the original work of the writer and be unpublished.
Prizes: Judge: Carrie Etter |
30th April 2021 |
1st £100 entry £1.50 |
THE E.H.P. BARNARD PRIZE IS LOOKING FOR NEW POEMS
ON THE THEME OF
~ HONOUR ~
AS JUDGED BY NATIONAL POETRY SLAM FINALIST SARAH
SMITH.
Closes 30 April 2021 (midnight) Announcements: Shortlist 19 June, Winners 26
June 2021 For poems up to 400 words. 1st Prize – £100 + a poem video,
professionally performed, produced and promoted. 2nd Prize – £75 Entry fee – £1.50 per poem For more details please visit
www.barnardprize.uk |
30th April 2021 |
1st - €300 & Silver Wyvern entry €6 |
2021 Poetry on the Lake International
Competition, 1st - €300 & Silver Wyvern & 2
nights at Orta; other prizes Entry fees: from €6 (4 x €20) Deadline: 30th April 2021 3 categories: Silver Wyvern (42 lines)– Short
poems (10 lines), theme ‘from dusk till dawn’ (interpret as
wished). Formal verse (42 lines)- no set theme. judge James Harpur Online entries. |
30th April 2021 |
1st £100 entry £4 |
THE FEDERATION OF WRITERS SCOTLAND VERNAL
EQUINOX COMPETITION 2021 https://federationofwritersscotland.com/2020/01/18/fws-vernal-equinox-competition-opens |
1st May 2021 |
1st £100 entry £4 |
The Waltraud Field Open Poetry Competition Adjudicator: Fokkina Mcdonnell ( short list). First Prize £100 Second £50, Third £25. Book token for Circle Members’ Choice Entry fee £4 (3 poems for £10) For further details, rules & entry form, visit https://crewedistrictwriterscircle.webstarts.com/ |
28th May 2021 |
1st £250 Entry £4 |
Wirral Poetry Festival 11th Annual Open Poetry
Competition 2021 For full details and to enter visit: |
28th May 2021 |
1st £100 Entry free |
The Christopher Salmon Foundation Annual
Poetry Competition 2021, in partnership with Wirral Libraries and Wirral
Poetry Festival |
21st June 2021 |
1st £100 entry £3.50 |
THE POETRY KIT SPRING COMPETITION 2021 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. 1st prize is £100 2nd prize is £50 ENTER ONLINE For more
information or to enter online goto
https://poetrykit.org/PKcomp.htm 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 MONDAY 21st JUNE 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 are as follows; 1 poem £3.50 3
Poems £8.00 |
15th June 2021 |
1st £300 entry £5 |
Segora International Writing Competitions
2021 Deadline 15th June 2021 for
Poetry, Short Story, Vignette and Play Judges: Poetry Derek Sellen - 50 line
max. Short Story Isabelle Llasera - min 1,500 words, max 3000.
Vignette Oz Hardwick - max 300 words. Play Oliver Eade -
min 10 minutes running time, max 35 minutes Prizes: £300, £100, £50 for poetry and story;
£100, £50 vignette; £150, £50 play. Entry fees: £5 poetry and vignette, £8 Story,
£12 play. Guidelines/how to enter/discounts see
www.poetryproseandplays.com |
22nd July 2021 |
3 First Prizes of 25% of value of entry
fees + publication.
Entry fee £5.99 |
2021 Cerasus Poetry Olympic Biathlon Adjudicator: John Wilks The 2021 Cerasus Poetry Olympic Biathlon
comprises two separate competitions – one for poetry and one for flash
fiction - that will run in parallel over 6 qualifying heats in
July-August 2021. The competitions are open to all who pay the
entry fee and submit a batch of 6 poems and/or 6 pieces of flash fiction
before the closing date. Entry fee £5.99 At the end of the competitions, there will be
3 Medal Winners: the top performing poet; the top performing flash
fiction writer; plus – for those entering both competitions – the top
performing poetry+flash biathlete. Each of them will be awarded a cash prize
equal to 25% of the net value of entry fees received. They will also
work with Cerasus to have a collection of their work published and will
receive 5 complimentary copies of their ensuing book. Please refer to the full rules and pay the
entry fee here: |
31st July 2021 |
1st £1000 entry £5 |
2021 Winchester
Poetry Prize is now open for entries. The competition will be judged by Jacqueline Saphra who will
read all the entries and will present the prizes to winners at an event
in October. Long-listed poets will be invited to read at the special
prize-giving event in Winchester at which the winners will be announced.
Winning and commended poems will also be published in a competition
anthology to be launched on the day. “This will be our 6th Winchester Poetry Prize. Each year it has
gone from strength to strength. The quality of the entries is stunning
and we look forward to receiving poems from around the world.” - Stephen
Boyce (Festival Chair) Thanks to the generosity of the 2020 winner, Lewis Buxton, we can offer a number of free entries to poets for whom an entry fee would be a barrier to entering the competition. See website for full details. There will once again be a prize for the best poem by a Hampshire based poet sponsored by Warren & Son. Closing date is 31 July 2021. Full details of how to enter are on the Winchester Poetry Festival https://www.winchesterpoetryfestival.org/prize |