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The Broken Sleep Books Poetry Competition 2024 is a fantastic opportunity for poets to get their full-length collection of poems into the world. With top-class judges in the form of Penelope Shuttle and Andre Bagoo and discounted entry fees for those of low socioeconomic status, if you have at least 60 pages of poems, this could be the competition for you. The winner will get a publishing contract for their poetry collection and £250. While the winning poet with a low socioeconomic status will receive mentorship towards a full collection with Broken Sleep Books and £250.
Note that Broken Sleep Books have published numerous exceptional poetry collections, including the debut collection of the winner of the New Writers Poetry Competition 2023 (and judge of the 2024 competition), Jordan Hamel.
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