Deadline nears for competition judged by Roger McGough
Roger McGough will be judging a compettion named after him and organised by Arts Richmond. The theme is Time, entrants must be 16 or over, and poems will be limited to no more than 200 words. The deadline is 29 March. More details
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11th March 2019
Patience Agbabi to judge Marsden the Poetry Village competition on 'Together' theme
Patience Agbabi will be judging an international poetry competition run by Marsden the Poetry Village for poems submitted on the theme of “Together”, with a deadline of 1 June 2019. First prize is £300, second £100 and third-place £50.
Winning entries and those of selected runners-up will appear ...
7th March 2019
Deadline nears for Brian Dempsey Memorial competition
The founder of Cheltenham poetry festival, Anna Saunders, will be judging the Brian Dempsey Memorial poetry competition, organised by publishers Dempsey & Windle. There is a pamphlet prize, for entrie...
3rd March 2019
Deadline looms for Poetry Business book and pamphlet competition
The deadline is 1 March to submit poems for the Poetry Business book and pamphlet competition. It’s the same date for submissions to the New Poets prize for poets aged 17-24. The main competition’s ju...
26th February 2019
Hollie McNish to judge Bridport poetry prize
Spoken word star Hollie McNish will be judging this year’s £5,000 Bridport poetry prize. She said: "I’m looking for poetry that interests, perhaps surprises, tickles or pulls me in upon first reading,...
16th February 2019
WoLF poetry competition winners announced!
The second WoLF poetry competition run by Write Out Loud on behalf of Wolverhampton literature festival - which will take place over the weekend of 1-3 February - has been won by Sarah Doyle, pictured...
25th January 2019
Hippocrates prize for poetry with medical theme is open for entries
The deadline is 14 February for the 2019 Hippocrates international Open and Health Professional awards for poetry and medicine, for an unpublished poem of up to 50 lines on a medical theme. The judges...
20th January 2019
Poems about home competition to aid Shelter
A poetry competition in aid of Shelter is to be judged by Michael Harrison and John Hegley. Entry is £4 per poem with all the proceeds going to Shelter. The deadline is 20 January 2019. More details
3rd January 2019
