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The Ware Poets 27th annual Open Poetry Competition is open to entries of up to 50 lines. The winning poem will be awarded £800 and entered for the Forward Prize. There are also prizes for second (£400), third (£200), and the best sonnet (£200). Winners will be notified by 13th June 2025. This year’s judge is Hannah Copley who has been shortlisted for the TS Eliot Prize, edits the Stand literary magazine, and is a creative writing lecturer at Westminster University.
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