NEWSLETTER CONTENTS

1 - Editors Notes

2 - Competitions closing soon

3 - Poetry Courses

Submitting information to The Poetry Kit

To enable the contents and usefulness of the Poetry Kit Newsletter to grow we put it out as an attachment.  It will still arrive every month in an email but the bulk of the newsletter itself will be in the attachment.  To submit information for inclusion in any area of The Poetry Kit including the Newsletter please see submission details at

http://www.poetrykit.org/infoform.htm

COMPETITIONS CLOSING SOON - OTHER COMPETITIONS CAN BE FOUND AT

http://www.poetrykit.org/comps.htm 

 

26th January 2025	1st £220 entry £3.50	THE 12th  POETRY KIT INTERNATIONAL POETRY COMPETITION 2025  Our competition this year is open to poems from around the world written in English and which can be on any subject or theme.  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. Competition Judge is spoken word and visual artist James Bain. Prize values 1st £220  2nd £50  3rd £30 Entry is by email only 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 26th January 2025 Entry fees  1 poem £3.50   3 Poems £8.00  5 poems £10 For more details and to enter see https://www.poetrykit.org/comp1.htm
15th January 2025	1st £500     Entry £10	The Bournemouth Writing Prize: Poetry Competition Now taking submissions, enter the Bournemouth Writing Prize, an annual international poetry competition. The prize for the overall winner is £500 cash, and they will receive personal feedback from industry professionals. Shortlisted poets will be published in the winner’s anthology. Judge: Indie publisher Dithering Chaps. Entrants can submit up to three poems, of any form or theme, each up to 30 lines. The Bournemouth Writing Prize – The Bournemouth Journal
17th January 2025	1st £250 entry £5	The Arts Richmond Poetry Prize 2025 is inviting entries of poems on the theme of ‘Changes’. Poems can be up to 40 lines in length. A panel appointed by Arts Richmond will select 40 poems to be judged by Roger McGough. Prizes of £250, £150 and £75 will be awarded by Roger at a ceremony in Twickenham on 1st June 2025. The final 40 poems will be read by actors experienced in the performance of poetry, and an anthology will be published. Arts Richmond Events
26th January 2025	1st £220 entry £3.50	6 Our competition this year is open to poems from around the world written in English and which can be on any subject or theme.  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. Competition Judge is spoken word and visual artist James Bain. Prize values 1st £220  2nd £50  3rd £30 Entry is by email only 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 26th January 2025 Entry fees  1 poem £3.50   3 Poems £8.00  5 poems £10 For more details and to enter see https://www.poetrykit.org/comp1.htm
31st January 2025	1st £200 entry Donation	The Latin Programme Poetry Prize V Theme: textura (‘texture, web, structure’) Please do interpret this prompt in any way you wish to. Entries are not required to reference Latin or the ancient world specifically. Although words or phrases in other languages are permitted, entries should be written predominantly in English. The prize is open to adults (18+). Closing Date: Midnight, Friday 31st January 2025 Suggested Entry Donation £14 First Prize: £200 see  Poetry Prize 2024 — The Latin Programme: Via Facilis
31st January 2025	1st  £1,000 Entry fee £10	Keats-Shelley Poetry Prize 2024 2024 marks the 25th anniversary of the Keats-Shelley Poetry Prize, which was established to encourage writers of all ages to respond to the work of the Romantics. This year’s competition theme is “Exile” to mark the 200th anniversary of Lord Byron’s death in Greece. Entries must be original and contemporary in style, no more than 30 lines in length and fit onto a single A4 page. Winners receive £1000. Two highly commended entrants will receive £500. Winning poems will also be published in The Keats-Shelley Review and on the Keats-Shelley website. This year’s chair of the judging panel is the acclaimed author and historian Tom Holland, along with poetry judges Deryn Rees-Jones and Will Kemp. Keats-Shelley Prize 2024
31st January 2025	1st  cash prize entry free	Cheshire Prize for Literature  This round of the prize has no theme, and entrants can write about anything they choose. Work has to be original, unpublished and no more than 100 lines. There are various age categories and it is open to both adults and children. Entrants must live or have lived, work or have worked, studied or have studied in Cheshire, Wirral, Warrington or Halton. Winners will be announced at our awards evening in the summer. All entrants will be invited to attend. see Cheshire Prize | University of Chester
31st January 2025	1st £1000 Entry £5	Kent and Sussex Poetry Society Open Poetry Competition 2025 Judge Kit Fan Open for entries of poems in English, on any subject, in any style and no longer than 40 lines. Poems should not have been published elsewhere by 15th April, 2025; nor entered in other competitions for which the results will be announced prior to 15th April. Winning poems will be published in the annual Folio. Prizes: 1st £1000, 2nd £300, 3rd £100 and 4th £50 x 4 Kent & Sussex Poetry Society Open Poetry Competition, 2025
2nd February 2025	1st medal Fee  free	FLYku Contest This competition has been inspired by Artconnexion’s on-going international Poetry Plane project. They are inviting participants aged 15 years and younger to send in a FLYaiku – which is an individually designed paper airplane with a haiku on it. The haiku can be on any theme. One entry is permitted per applicant. PRIZES The winner will be awarded the ‘Wings of Poesie’ medal and a VIP flight with the Poetry Plane crew. Runners up will receive a mini FLYaiku trophy. Shortlisted entries will receive a FLYaiku certificate of commendation. The winner, runners up and shortlisted applicants will also see their FLYaikus being exhibited in a special show hosted by Cornwall Flying Club at its eco-airfield in Bodmin, Cornwall and in Lille, France during the Summer/Autumn of 2025. FLYku Contest – Art Connexion
9th |February 2025	1st £200 entry £200	Arundel Literary Festival Poetry Competition Adjudicator: Patrick Osada Open to poets of all ages over 16, resident in the UK( incl. the Channel Islands) First Prize £200 Second Prize £100 Poems may be on any theme.  Maximum 40 lines. Prize-winners will be invited to read their poems in Arundel during the final celebratory evening of the Literary Festival on Saturday March 8 2025. Rules and further details on how to enter are available on https://www.thevictoriainstitute.com/literary-festival/

       

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