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Our current competition: New Writers 100-Word Writing Competition 2026 – Deadline: 30th Apr 2026. Prizes: 1st: £1,000; 4x Runners-up: £100.
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Creative Writing Ink Poetry Prize 2023
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The Creative Writing Ink Poetry Prize 2023 offers the winning poet and whopping €1,000 prize (plus a free creative writing course). Poets have 42 lines within which to craft their verse and you need to stick to Arial or Times New Roman, 12pt, black font, double spaced.
The judge is poet and author Eileen Casey.
Creative Writing Ink are a well-regarded organisation who offer a range of courses and editorial services to writers.
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