Rosie Garland to judge £300 Cheltenham poetry festival competition
Rosie Garland will be judging the £300 Cheltenham poetry festival competition. Entries should be unpublished and no more than 50 lines. The deadline is 6 September. More details
4th August 2026
Kate Potts to judge Gloucestershire poetry competition
Kate Potts will be judging the £200 Gloucestershire Poetry Society open poetry competition. Longlisted poems wil be eligible to be included in a competiton anthology. The deadline is 30 September. More details
26th July 2026
Music the theme of Waltham Forest poetry competition
Suzanna Fitzpatrick wil be judging the £400 Waltham Forest poetry competition. Participants from all over the world can submit up to six poems, 40 lines maximum, on the theme of Music. The deadline is...
26th July 2026
National Poetry Competition is open for entries
Malika Booker, Niall Campbell, and Luke Kennard are judging this year's National Poetry Competition, organised by the Poetry Society. The first prize is £5,000, and the deadline is 31 October. More de...
7th July 2026
‘Reading’ the theme for North Tyneside Libraries poetry competition
This annual free to enter competition is aimed at those aged 16 and over living anywhere, and not just in North Tyneside. This year’s ‘Reading’ theme is inspired by the fact that it’s the National Yea...
6th June 2026
Julia Copus to judge £1,000 Winchester poetry prize
Julia Copus will be judging the £1,000 Winchester poetry prize. The deadline is 31 July. More details
3rd March 2026
Seahaven poetry competition on 'community' theme
Seahaven Poets have launched their 2026 poetry competition, on the theme of ‘community’. The poetry group was founded in 2018, following the success of the inaugural Seaford LitFest, and runs workshop...
16th January 2026
