Pascale Petit to judge Shepton Mallet poetry competition
Pascale Petit will be judging the Shepton Mallet Snowdrop Festival poetry competition on the theme of ‘Hope in Nature’. First prize is £200, and the deadline is 9 January 2022. More details
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4th December 2021
Konstandinos Mahoney to judge Brian Dempsey Memorial poetry prize
Konstandinos (Dino) Mahoney will be judging the Brian Dempsey Memorial poetry prize. First prize is publication of the winner’s pamphlet, judged from entry of 10 poems. The winner of this prize will be selected first. Ten-poem entries that do not win the pamphlet prize will be eligible for the seco...
4th December 2021
'The coast affirms that lines are always changing'
For Kayleb Rae Candrilli, as for many of us, the dramatic change of setting - in their case, the arrival at the coast facing the grand Atlantic - can shift our sense of being in significant ways. For ...
4th December 2021
Chance of anthology publication in Plath competition
The deadline is 31 December to enter poems for the £1,000 Sylvia Plath prize, to mark the 90th anniversary of her birth. Winners will receive cash prizes and publication in After Sylvia, a celebratory...
4th December 2021
Nocturnes: David Olsen, Dempsey & Windle
David Olsen is the American author of four full-length poetry collections published in UK and four poetry chapbooks from the US. He is also a playwright, a writer of short fiction, and former freelanc...
4th December 2021
