Our current competition is the New Writers Historical (Pre-1960) Flash Fiction Competition 2025.
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The Winchester Poetry Prize is open for entries until 31st July 2025 and offers a fantastic top prize of £1,000. There’s also a second prize of £500, a third prize of £250 and the Kathryn Bevis Prize, which will be awarded for the best poem entered by a Hampshire-based poet.
This year’s judge is Fiona Benson, author of four poetry collections: Bright Travellers, Vertigo & Ghost, Ephemeron and Midden Witch. All three of her published collections have been shortlisted for the T S Eliot prize.
The longlist will be announced mid September, with winners announced live at a special prize-giving ceremony as part of Winchester Poetry Festival at The ARC, Winchester on Sunday 12 October 2025.
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