Entry Fee: £10 (for three poems or one short story)
Prizes: First prize: £1,000; second prize: £300; third prize: £200; published in Dorset Magazine, read entry at the 2026 Bournemouth Writing Festival celebration event
Line/Word Limit: Poetry - 30 lines; Short Story - 3,000 words
Categories: Poetry and Short Story Competitions
Judges: Madeleine Milburn (Short Story) and Abu Ibrahim (Poetry)
Prizes: 1st Place: €1000; 2nd Place: €500; both winners will receive Chapbook publication and 25 complimentary copies, Featured reading at the Cork International Poetry Festival (with three-night hotel stay and full board)
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