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  • Letter Review

    Letter Review Prize for Poetry

    Deadline: 23.59 (ET) 29th December 2025

    • Entry Fee:  $15; Additional entries $10
    • Prizes: Two to four winners share in the $1,000 USD total prize pool. 10-20 writers Shortlisted. All entries considered for publication, and for submission to the Pushcart.
    • Word Limit: Up to 70 lines
    • Category: Poetry competition
    • Competition Website: letterreview.com/information/
  • Moth Poetry Competition 2025

    The Moth Poetry Prize 2025

    Deadline: 31 December 2025

    • Entry Fee: €16 per poem
    • Prizes: 1st Place: €6,000; 3x runner-up prizes of €1,000; 8x prizes of €250 for commended poems
    • Line Limit: No limit
    • Judge: Ishion Hutchinson (winner of numerous poetry prizes and Professor in the Humanities at Cornell University in New York)
    • Category: Poetry Competitions
    • Competition Website: themothmagazine.com

  • The Page is Printed 2026 Creative Writing Competition

    The Page Is Printed 2026

    Deadline: 23.59 (UK time) on 19 January 2026

    • Entry Fee: £5 for one entry, £10 for three (FREE for under 18s)
    • Prizes: First prize (adults): £100 voucher; First prize (under 18s): 2x £25 vouchers
    • Word Limit: Single side of A4
    • Competition Website: tacchi-morris.com/the-page-is-printed

  • 3-Minute Writing Competition

    3-Minute Writing Competition

    Deadline: 15 February 2026

    • Entry Fees: £6 for first entry, £3 for subsequent entries (in the same category)
    • Prizes: £70 plus winning entries will be performed at the Mini-Arts Festival in Glaisdale
    • Word Limit: Three minutes/500 words or fewer (excluding title)
    • Category: Song/Play/Story Competitions
    • Competition Website: 3-minutearts.uk/writing-competition
  • Novels and books

    Canterbury Tales Writing Competition 2025/26

    Deadline: Midnight (UK time) on 28 February 2026

    • Entry Fee: FREE
    • Prizes: For entrant: 1st £300, 2nd £150, 3rd £100 (Prizes for entrant's school library: 1st £1000, 2nd £500, 3rd £250)
    • Word Limit: 500 words
    • Theme/Genre: Happily ever after?
    • Eligibility: The three age groups are: Junior – 5-10 years old, Intermediate – 11-14 years old, Senior – 15-18 years old
    • Category: Story/Poetry Competitions
    • Competition Website: chaucer.org.uk/canterbury-tales-writing-competition-2025-26-happily-ever-after

  • Fishing Short Story Prize

    Fish Poetry Prize 2026

    Deadline: 31 March 2026

    • Entry Fee: €16 (€11 subsequent entries); €45 for optional critique
    • Prizes: 1st Place: €1,000; 2nd: €300 + an online writing course; 3rd: €300
    • Word Limit: 60 lines
    • Judge: Billy Collins
    • Category: Poetry Competitions
    • Competition Website: fishpublishing.com/competition/poetry-contest

  • Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest

    Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest

    Deadline: 1st April 2026

    • Entry Fee: FREE
    • Prizes: First Prize: $2,000 plus a two-year gift certificate from co-sponsor, Duotrope (a $100 value); Second Prize: $500; Third Prize: $250; Honorable Mentions: 10 awards of $100 each; Top 13 entries published online
    • Word Limit: 250 lines maximum
    • Category: Poetry Competitions
    • Judges: Jendi Reiter, assisted by Lauren Singer
    • Competition Website:  winningwriters.com/our-contests/wergle-flomp-humor-poetry-contest-free

  • Frogmore Poetry Prize 2026

    Frogmore Poetry Prize 2026

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    Deadline: 23.59 on Sunday 31 May 2026

    • Entry Fee: £4 per poem
    • Prizes: First prize: 250 guineas (£262.50) + 2-year subscription to The Frogmore Papers. Runners-up: 75, 50 guineas + one-year subscriptions
    • Word Limit: 40 lines
    • Theme/Genre: Any
    • Category: Poetry Competitions
    • Competition Website: frogmorepress.co.uk/frogmore-poetry-prize

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