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"we can not compete
but perhaps we meet somewhere"
from 'Red Rose and a Beggar' by H.D., found in Hermetic Definition (New
Directions,1972)
- This list is compiled monthly from information sent to The Poetry Library by organisers of competitions.
- Each competition has different regulations. In most cases, poems should be in English and not previously published.
- Where regulations and entry forms are available online, a link is provided, but in other cases, competitors should write to each competition, enclosing a stamped addressed envelope for an entry form before submitting work. For competitions suitable for children and young people, click here
- The Poetry Library accepts no liability in connection with the information contained in the list.
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Virginia Warbey Poetry Prize 2008 | Closing Date: 19-May-08
Details:For poems of up to 40 lines. First prize £800. Judge: Gillian Clarke.
Entry Fee: £3 per poem and five poems for £12
Contact:
CFW Poetry, PO Box 474, Eastleigh, SO50 0AN
Website: www.poetrypf.co.uk
The Times Stephen Spender Prize for Poetry in Translation 2008 | Closing Date: 23-May-08
Details:Translate a poem from any language, classical or modern, into English. Three categories: Open, 18-and-under and 14-and-under. Cash prizes.
Entry Fee: £3 per entry in the Open category only
Contact:
Stephen Spender Memorial Trust, 3 Old Wish Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex BN21 4JX
Website: www.stephen-spender.org
Email: info@stephenspender.org
Indigo Dreams Press Booklet Competition 2008 | Closing Date: 30-May-08
Details:Three Winners will have an A5 Booklet (to 44 pages) of their poetry printed and each will receive 50 copies. Submission: Selection of 10 to 15 poems Length: Poems to be maximum 36 lines.
Entry Fee: £15 per block of poems
Contact: Cheque payable Indigo Dreams Press and entries to Indigo Dreams Press, 8 Reynolds Court, Hildersley, Ross-On-Wye, HR9 7NE. Please email any queries to indigodreamspress@tiscali.co.uk or sae for reply to above address.
Full details/email/overseas entries visit www.indigodreamspress.co.uk
Earlyworks Press Open Poetry Competition 2008 | Closing Date: 31-May-08
Details:For poems of up to 40 lines. First prize £100. POs or cheques payable to Kay Green.
Entry Fee: £3 or up to 6 poems for £12
Contact:
Earlyworks Press, Creative Media Centre, 45 Robertson Street , Hastings Sussex TN34 1HL
Website: www.earlyworkspress.co.uk
Frogmore Prize 2008 | Closing Date: 31-May-08
Details:For poems of up to 40 lines. Adjudicator: Clare Pollard. The winner of the Frogmore Poetry Prize for 2008 will win two hundred guineas and a two-year subscription to The Frogmore Papers.
Entry Fee: £2 per poem
Contact: The Frogmore Press, 42 Morehall Avenue, Folkestone, Kent CT19 4EF
The 2nd Annual Ted Walters International Short Story and Poetry Competition 2008 | Closing Date: 31-May-08
Details:For poems of up to 40 lines and for short stories of up to 2000 words. The University of Liverpool Creative Writing Society for Lifelong Learning will donate £1 from each and every poem and short story entered to the Macmillan Cancer Support. Judge: Linda Walters
Entry Fee: £3 for the first entry, £2.50 for subsequent entries
Contact:
Mr Tommy McBride (Group Secretary), The University of Liverpool Creative Writing Society for Lifelong Learning, 50 Onslow Road, Kensington, Liverpool,
Merseyside L6 3 BB
Email: thomas.mcbride2@sky.com
Biscuit Publishing International Poetry and Short Story Prizes 2008 | Closing Date: 31-May-08
Details:For poems of up to 42 lines. First prize: £1000 or have your poetry/prose collection published and receive 75 books. Second prize: Writers Retreat/Holiday
Entry Fee: £9 for first three poems, additional poems £3 each
Contact:
Biscuit Publishing Ltd, PO Box 123, Washington, Newcastle upon Tyne NE37 2YW
Email: info@biscuitpublishing.com
Website: www.biscuitpublishing.com
With Words International Online Haiku Competition | Closing Date: 31-May-08
Details:Half of any profits from this competition will go towards literacy work with children in developing countries, and half will go to supporting With Words literacy projects in the UK.
Entry Fee: £2 per haiku, £5 for 3 haiku, £10 for 10 haiku
Contact: For further details, rules & entry form visit www.withwords.org.uk
The Edwin Morgan International Poetry Competition 2008 | Closing Date: 02-Jun-08
Details:For poems of up to 60 lines. First prize £5,000, Second Prize £1000, Third Prize £500, Runner-up Prizes x 2 £50. 2008 Judges: Colette Bryce, Richard Price and Donny O'Rourke
Entry Fee: £5 per poem
Contact:
Glasgow Poetry Society CIC, First Floor, 17 Dryburgh Gardens, Glasgow, Scotland, G20 6BT
Website: www.vitalsynz.co.uk
Poetry London Competition | Closing Date: 02-Jun-08
Details:For poems of up to 80 lines. First prize £1000, second prize £500, third prize £200. Judge: Kathleen Jamie
Entry Fee: £4 per poem, £3 per poem for Poetry London subscribers
Contact:
Poetry London Competition, 81 Lambeth Walk, London SE11 6DX
Website: www.poetrylondon.co.uk
The Dawntreader Poetry Awards 2008 | Closing Date: 05-Jun-08
Details:1st Place £75, 2nd Place £50, 3rd Place £25 Subject: Rustic, Spiritual, Environmental, Legend. Style: Any Max length: 40 Lines
Entry Fee: £3 per poem; £10 per 4 poems
Contact:
No name on poems but covering sheet with titles, name and address.
Cheques/PO?s to Indigo Dreams Press. Submit to Indigo Dreams Press, 8 Reynolds Court, Hildersley, Ross-On-Wye HR9 7NE Queries with sae to above address or email: indigodreamspress@tiscali.co.uk
Full details/email/overseas entries visit www.indigodreamspress.co.uk
Indigo Dreams Press Poetry Awards 2008. | Closing Date: 05-Jun-08
Details:1st Place £100, 2nd Place £75, 3rd Place £25. Any subject or style. Max 40 lines single spaced poems.
Entry Fee: £3 per poem; £10 per 4 poems; £2.50 each additional
Contact: No name on poems but covering sheet with titles name and address.
Cheques to Indigo Dreams Press. Submit to Indigo Dreams Press, 8 Reynolds Court, Hildersley, Ross-On-Wye HR9 7NE Queries with sae to above address or email: indigodreamspress@tiscali.co.uk
Full details/email/overseas entries visit www.indigodreamspress.co.uk
Fakenham Poetry Circle Open Competition 2008 | Closing Date: 20-Jun-08
Details:For poems of up to 40 linies. Adjudicator: Mike Bannister. Prizes: £50, £30, £15.
Entry Fee: £3 per poem or 3 poems for £5
Contact: The Secretary, 31, Hayes Lane, Fakenham, Norfolk NR21 9EP
Welsh Poetry Competition | Closing Date: 22-Jun-08
Details:First prize £200, second prize £100, third prize £50. Judge: John Evans. For poems in English.
Entry Fee: £3 per poem
Contact:
9 The Avenue, Pontypridd CF37 4DF
Website: www.welshpoetry.co.uk
Manchester Cathedral International Religious Poetry Competition 2008 | Closing Date: 30-Jun-08
Details:For poems of up to 40 lines. Poems submitted should be 'broadly religious', that is, 'spiritual' in nature. Poems welcome from all faith traditions and from those struggling to discover their own sense of the sacred. Winner will be designated Manchester Cathedral Poet of the Year, 2008. First prize £300, judge Linda Chase.
Entry Fee: £3 for the first poem and £2 each for others
Contact:
'The Religious Poetry Competition', The Cathedral, Manchester M3 1SX
Telephone: 0161 833 2220
Email: albert.radcliffe@dsl.pipex.com
Bridport Prize 2008 | Closing Date: 30-Jun-08
Details:For short stories and poems. Poems should be a maximum of 42 lines. Poetry Judge: David Harsent. First prize £5000, second prize £1000, third prize £500.
Entry Fee: £6 per poem
Contact:
The Bridport Prize, PO Box 6910, Dorset DT6 9BQ
Tel: 01308 428 333
Website: www.bridportprize.org.uk
Keats-Shelley Prize 2008 | Closing Date: 30-Jun-08
Details:Two competitions, open to all: and essay or a poem. £3000 in prizes. Judges: Ann Roe, Matthew Sweeney, John Hartley Williams, Professor Peter Kitson, Dr Seamus Perry. The essay can be on any aspect of the lives and works of John Keats, PB Shelley, Mary Shelley or Lord Byron, and should be of 2000-3000 words. The poem should focus on the theme 'Lost' and should be of any length up to 50 lines.
Entry Fee: £5
Contact:
KSMA, Competitions Secretary, School of English, The University of St Andrews, KY16 9AR
Website: www.keats-shelley.co.uk
Split the Lark Poetry Festival Deal and Dover Poetry Competition | Closing Date: 30-Jun-08
Details:For poems of up to 40 lines. First prize £250, second prize £150, third prize £50.
Entry Fee: £3 for one poem, £5 for two, £10 for five poems
Contact:
Cheques payable to "Split the Lark Poets"
Liz Turner, 1 King Edward Road, Deal, Kent CT14 6QL
Tel: 01304 380866 E-mail: june.english@btinternet.com
Website: www.splitthelarkpoets.co.uk
Havant Literary Festival Open Poetry Competition 2008 | Closing Date: 18-Jul-08
Details:For poems of up to 20 lines. First prize £250, second prize £100, third prize £50. Judge: John Haynes. One entry only.
Entry Fee: £3
Contact:
The Poetry Competition Secretary Denise Bennett, HLFS, 11 The Pallant, Havant, Hants., PO9 1BD
Wells Festival of Literature Poetry and Short Story Competitions 2008 | Closing Date: 31-Jul-08
Details:For poems of up to 40 lines, and for short stories between 1800 and 2000 words in length. Prizes include a first prize £500, and a Wyvern Prize for those living in the BA, BS and TA post-code districts of England.
Entry Fee: £4 for each poem or short story
Contact:
Poetry Competition, 6 Bedford Road, Wells, Somerset BA5 3NH
Website: www.wlitf.co.uk
