Open only to UK-based writers of 18 or over, who feel they are underrepresented due to health or social circumstances, and who have not had a standalone collection of their work published. Please enter no more than one piece of writing to the competition (across all categories - see website for details of these). Poems entered for the poetry category should be no more than 50 lines long. This year's theme is 'Reveal'.

Prizes (poetry category)
First: £75 + online masterclass
Second: £50 + online masterclass
Third: £25 + one-to-one tutorial
Fourth: copy of Mslexia Indie Press Guide

All winners will also receive a manuscript assessment from a professional literary body + one year's membership of the Poetry Society

Judges
Nina Mingya Powles, Wayne Holloway-Smith & panel