Anglica are excited to announce that they are running their first poetry competition. All poems should be metrical and must be no longer than 100 lines.

Prizes:
• First prize: £50
• Second prize: £20

The best entries will also be featured in their journal.

This competition is free to enter.

Deadline: 1st December 2019. Please enter using the link above.

The Cafe Writers Open Poetry Competition is now open for entries. The competition will be judged by Zaffar Kunial.

Prizes:
• First prize: £1000
• Second prize: £300
• Third prize: £200
• Norfolk prize (awarded to a permanent Norfolk resident): £100
• Five commendations: £50

Entry fees:
• One poem: £4
• Three poems: £10
• Subsequent poems: £2

Deadline: 1st December 2019. Please enter using the link above.

The East Riding Festival of Words Poetry Competition is now open for entries. There are two categories available: adult entry and school-age child entry. This year's theme is 'My Mind, My Thoughts'. The competition will be judged by James Nash, Wendy Pratt and Matthew Hedley Stoppard.

Prizes (adult entry):
• First prize: £500
• Second prize: £200
• Third prize: £100
• Two commendations: £25

Prizes (school-age child entry):
• Primary school prize: £50
• Secondary school prize: £75
• Two commendations: £25

Winners will be invited to read their poems at a special event in Bridlington in January 2020.

Entry fees:
• Adult category: £3 per poem
• School-age child category: Free

Deadline: 30th November 2019. Please enter using the link above.

In celebration of their twentieth anniversary, The Enfield Poets have announced the launch of their poetry competition. The poems will be judged by Ruth Padel.

Prizes:
• First prize: £500
• Second prize: £250
• Third prize: £100

Prizewinners will be invited to a prize-giving event in April 2020. This will be part of The Enfield Poets' Twentieth Anniversary Literary Festival.

Entry fees:
• £4 each or three poems for £10.

Deadline: 7th March 2020. Please enter using the link above.

The 2020 Kent and Sussex Poetry Society Open Competition is now open. All poems will be judged by Carrie Etter.

Prizes:
• First prize: £1000
• Second prize: £300
• Third prize: £100
• Four commendations: £50

The prize-winning poems will also be published in the Society’s Poetry Folio.

Entry fees:
• £5 per poem/£4 per poem (if entering three or more poems).

Deadline: 31st January 2020. Please enter using the link above.

The Plough Poetry Prize is a prestigious prize for unpublished single poems. Poems will be judged by Greta Stoddart.

Prizes:
• First prize: £1000
• Second prize: £500
• Third prize: £250

Entry fees:
• £5 per poem

Deadline: 31st January 2020. Please enter using the link above.

The Poetry Kit is pleased to announce the return of the popular autumn competition. Poems may be on any subject, and there are no form or length restrictions. Poems will be judged by Jim Bennett.

Prizes:
• First prize: £100
• Second prize: £50

Entry fees:
• One poem: £3.50
• Two poems: £8
• Three poems: £10

Deadline: 20th November 2019. Please enter using the link above.

The Wales Poetry Award is a national competition to discover the very best contemporary poetry. Entries are now open for the 2019 competition. Poems will be judged by Kathryn Stansfield.

Prizes:
• First prize: £100
• Second prize: £50
• Third prize: £25
• Ten highly commended prizes will also be awarded.

All three winners will also receive a Seren book bundle and publication in Poetry Wales. All winners and shortlisted poets will be invited to attend an awards ceremony in February 2020.

Entry fees:
• £5 per poem
• Please note that this competition is free to enter for low-income writers whose household earns less than £16,000 per year.

Deadline: 28th November 2019. Please enter using the link above.