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| 12th May 2025 |
1st £110 entry £3.50 |
THE POETRY KIT EASTER COMPETITION 2025 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 valued at £110 Entry fees are as follows; 1 poem £3.50
3 Poems £8.00 Competition Judge; Lucy Turnbull, former editor of Optimum Poetry Magazine. See and enter at Easter Competition |
| 15th April 2025 |
1st £100 entry £4.00 |
Federation Of Writers Scotland
Vernal Equinox Competition 2025 Five categories, poetry (any number
of poems, no more than 40 lines each), short stories (any
number, between 501 and 2000 words each), flash
fiction/mini-story (any number, up to 500 words), Scottish
Gaelic and Scots (poetry, line limit as above). Prizes in each
category: 1st prize £100, 2nd prize £25, 3rd prize £10. Brian
Whittingham Memorial Prize £50. For more details and to enter see
https://www.federationofwriters.scot/competition |
| 20th April 2025 |
1st £100 voucher Entry free |
Carers UK 2025 Poetry Competition Judge: Cheryl Moskowitz For this year’s competition, we are
welcoming poems on the theme of 'caring, family and community'. 1st prize = £100 voucher 2nd prize = £50 voucher 3rd prize = £30 voucher Carers UK member prize = £50 voucher Competition guidelines can be found
at: https://www.carersuk.org/get-involved/join-us/poetry-competition/ |
| 27th April 2025 |
1st £100 entry £5 |
The Charm Poetry Competition is open for
submissions from now until April 2025. This year they are looking for something new and different, but the parameters are still wide in what type of poem you can submit, explore their website for more information. Open to original work from poets 16 and over, written in English. Prizes: First Prize: £100 Second Prize: £50 Third Prize: £25 See https://www.charmpoetrycompetition.com/p/charm-poetry-competition-details.html |
| 30th April 2025 |
1st £100 entry £4 |
The Ver Poets Open Competition Entrants are welcome to submit original poems of up to 30 lines on any theme. Poems must be the original work of the competitor. They should not have been published, or accepted for publication, in print or online. They should not have won prizes in other competitions, be simultaneously entered for other competitions or be translations of other poets’ work. Judge: Rory Waterman There will be cash prizes of £100 (3rd), £300 (2nd), and £600 (1st). See https://verpoets.wixsite.com/verpoets/competitions |
| 30th April 2025 |
1st £100 entry £5.95 (2 poems) |
Candlestick Press is looking for five new poems to feature in its festive pamphlet for 2025. Christmas Tree will be published in September and will contain poems about all kinds of Christmas trees and what they mean to us – everything from the indoor conifers we decorate with lights and tinsel to trees in the wild, laden with mistletoe or snow, or full of berries for the birds. Any tree is valid, as long as it suits the Christmas/winter theme. Be inspired by winter walks, special family times, choosing a tree, recycling it or even planting one. In addition to publication, each winner will receive £100 and 10 copies of Christmas Tree. Judges: Di Slaney and Kathy Towers Poems should be no longer than 37 lines, including title and stanza breaks. It must also be new, unpublished, and not currently submitted elsewhere. Submissions must be written in English. See Competitions – Candlestick Press – 'Instead of a card' poetry pamphlets |
| 30th April 2025 |
1st £800 entry |
The 27th Ware Poets Open Poetry Competition Poems submitted must be written in the English language, the poet’s original work, and be no longer than 50 lines. Any number of poems can be submitted. There are cash prizes of £800 £400 , and £200 . There is also a prize for the best sonnet submitted, which will be awarded a cash prize of £200. The four prize-winning poems will be published online, with the first prize poem to be entered for the Forward Prize. All winning and commended poems will be published in the 2025 Anthology. A complimentary copy of the Anthology is given to each poet published. Further copies available to order from mid-July 2025. Judge: Hannah Copley. All prize-winning and commended poets will be invited to read their poem at an informal prize-giving event in Ware, Hertfordshire. See |
| 1st May 2025 |
1st £350 entry £5 |
The Kipling Society’s John McGivering Literary
Competition Judges: Janet Montefiore, Mary Hamer, Sarah LeFanu Entrants are welcome to submit poems of up to 30 lines on any aspect of the sea, which should be connected, whether directly or obliquely, with the writings and/or life of Kipling. There are cash prizes of £350, £100, and £50. There is a separate competition for poets aged up to 17, with cash prizes of £75 (1st) and £25 See The Kipling Society – Promoting the works of Rudyard Kipling |
| 1st May 2025 |
1st £500 Free |
The Edinburgh Sacred Arts Foundation, in
collaboration with the Scottish Poetry Library and the Christian
Arts Trust, Competition on Religious Verse. Submissions of up to three poems are invited from poets aged 30 and under. They must be a resident, working, or studying in Scotland to be able to submit. Poems must be previously unpublished, must not exceed a maximum of 40 lines, and be on one of the following themes – a biblical quotation, character or event; a notable figure from Christian history; a response to a religious image. There will be three monetary prizes of £500 (1st), £300 (2nd), and £200 (3rd). In addition, the judges may at their discretion award a high quality submission a ‘Highly Commended’ title. There will be an event in the 2025 Edinburgh Festival of the Sacred Arts to celebrate the winning poems. See https://www.edinburghsacredartsfestival.org/poetry-competition.html |
| 12th May 2025 |
1st £110 entry £3.50 |
THE POETRY KIT EASTER COMPETITION 2025 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 valued at £110 Entry fees are as follows; 1 poem £3.50
3 Poems £8.00 Competition Judge; Lucy Turnbull, former editor of Optimum Poetry Magazine. See and enter at Easter Competition |
| 30th May 2025 |
1t £300 entry |
Slipstream Poets Open Poetry
Competition: Deadline: May
30th First Prize: £300 Summary:
Adjudicator: Barry Smith. Prizes: £300; £150; £75 Prize for best West Sussex entry: £50 Winners will be notified by June
30th. Results and winning poems will be published on the
Slipstream Poets website. Further details:
www.slipstream-poets.co.uk |
| 30th May 2025 |
1st £250 entry £4 |
Wirral Poetry Festival Open Poetry Competition 2025
The competition is open to poetry written in English, unpublished and of no more than 40 lines long. There is no specified theme, and where relevant poets aged over 18 who live, work or study in Wirral will be forwarded to the Wirral Prize. Open Poetry Competition Prize: 1st prize £250 Four runners-up £25 each The Wirral Prize: Wirral First prize £100 Two runners-up £25 each Judges: Helen Ivory and Martin Figura for the Open Poetry Competition and Pauline Rowe for the Wirral Prize. See Open Poetry Competition 2025 - Wirral Poetry Festival |
| 31st May 2025 |
1st 250 Guinees entry £4 |
The Frogmore Poetry Prize (founded in 1987) is now open for
entries of poems no longer than forty lines, on any subject. Winners will receive two hundred and fifty guineas and a two year subscription to the Frogmore Papers. The first and second runners-up will receive seventy-five and fifty guineas respectively and a year’s subscription to the Frogmore Papers. Shortlisted poets will receive copies of selected Frogmore Press publications. Frogmore Poetry Prize – The Frogmore Press |
| 31st May 2025 |
1st £1000 entry £11 |
Plaza Poetry Prize (40 lines) Judge George Szirtes Closing date: 31 May 2025 Open for original poems on any theme (not translations), written in English and of no more than 40 lines. There is no limit on number of submissions. Applicants on low incomes or who feel that they are from under-represented groups may apply to Plaza’s bursary scheme (see link for details). Prizes First: £1,000 Second: £300 Third: £100 Top 10 shortlisted poems will be published in ‘The Plaza Prizes Anthology 3’. Winners will be invited to read at the awards ceremony in October 2025. See The Plaza Poetry Prize (40 lines) - The Plaza Prizes |
| 14th June 2025 |
1st £100 entry £3 |
Chesham Literary Festival Poetry Competition 2025 Judges: Ben Batten, Jon Bickley, Karen Luke, Leeanne Parke Entrants are welcome to send up to five poems written in the English language, each should be a maximum of 40 lines. There are separate categories for Under 11, 11-18, Adult Resident of HP5, and Adult Rest of the World. There will be cash prizes of £100 for each of the winners in the adult categories and £50 for each of the winners in the Under 11 and 11-18 categories. See Chesham Literary Festival | Chesham | Facebook |
| 29th June 2025 |
1st £100 entry £6 |
International Welsh Poetry Competition Each poem must be no more than 50 lines in length (not including title or line breaks). Judge: Mike Jenkins There are three cash prizes of £100 (3rd), £250 (2nd), and £500 (1st). The prizewinners, plus 17 runners-up and specially commended, will be featured in a future anthology. See Home - Poetry Competition - Welsh Poetry Competition |