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SUMMARY:New Writers 100-Word Writing Competition 2026
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 23.59 (UK time) on Thursday 30th April 2026\nEntry Fee: £10 for one entry\, £18 for two entries\, £26 for three entries\nPrizes: 1st Place: £1\,000; 4x Runners-up prizes of £100 each; top five entries will be published online\nWord Limit: 100 words (excluding title)\nCharity: 10% of entry fee proceeds will be donated to Duchenne UK\nJudges: Editorial team at NewWriters.org.uk\nEligibility: Open to poetry or prose from writers aged 18 or above based anywhere in the world\nCompetition Page: newwriters.org.uk/100-word-competition\n\nThe New Writers 100-Word Writing Competition 2026 is seeking imaginative\, thought-provoking stories or poems of up to 100 words. With an increased prize fund of £1\,400 and the top five entries getting published on the website and in a future New Writers Anthology\, this is a great competition for new and experienced writers alike. \nThe winner will be awarded £1\,000\, while four runners-up will be awarded £100 each. \n \nAlso\, 10% of the proceeds of the competition will donated to Duchenne UK\, the UK’s leading charity seeking a cure and effective treatments for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD). So even if you don’t win\, you’ll still be contributing to a good cause. \nIn addition\, the New Writers Editor\, David Hanson\, is undertaking a sponsored 200-mile London to Paris cycle ride (the Duchenne Dash) to raise additional funds for the charity. If you’d like to support the charity (and encourage his efforts)\, please check out his Just Giving page HERE. Any donations would be massively appreciated. \nWe want to make the competition accessible to as many writers as possible. We therefore have a limited number of free entries for low-income writers\, available on a first-come\, first-served basis (up to 22nd April 2026). Please see the terms and conditions for details. \nSo if you’d like the chance to win up to £500 for (up to) 100 words\, get involved.
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SUMMARY:Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 1st April 2026\nEntry Fee: FREE\nPrizes: 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\nWord Limit: 250 lines maximum\nCategory: Poetry Competitions\nJudges: Jendi Reiter\, assisted by Lauren Singer\nCompetition Website:  winningwriters.com/our-contests/wergle-flomp-humor-poetry-contest-free\n\nRun by Winning Writers (with co-sponsor\, Duotrope)\, The Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest has been running for a quarter of a century\, and this highly regarded competition offers generous prizes (£3\,750 in total) AND is free to enter.  \nNote that the contest is for humorous poems only – serious poems will not stand a chance of winning so save them for a different contest.  \nThe results for the contest will be announced on 15th August 2026.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/wergle-flomp-humor-poetry-contest/
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SUMMARY:Ware Poets Open Poetry Competition 2026
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: Midnight (UK time) on 30th April 2025\nEntry Fee: £5 per poem\nPrizes: First prize £1\,000\, Second prize £500\, Third prize £200\, Sonnet prize £200\, Local prize: £200 (resident of Herts or Essex)\nWord Limit: 50 lines maximum\nJudge: Keith Jarrett\, multiple poetry slam champion\, writer and teacher of poetry\nCategory: Poetry Competitions\nCompetition Website: warepoets.org/competition-2026\n\nThe Ware Poets 28th annual Open Poetry Competition is open to entries of up to 50 lines. The winning poem will be awarded £1\,000 and entered for the Forward Prize. There are also prizes for second (£500)\, third (£200)\, and the best sonnet (£200)\, as well as a prize for the best poem from a for a poem by a resident of Hertfordshire or Essex (£200). All prize-winning and commended poets will be invited to read their poem at an informal\, celebratory prize-giving event.  \nThis year’s judge is Keith Jarrett. A multiple poetry slam champion\, he was selected for the International Literary Showcase as an outstanding LGBT writer. His poem\, ‘From the Log Book’\, was projected onto St. Paul’s Cathedral. His play\, Safest Spot in Town\, was performed at the Old Vic and aired on BBC Four.
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CATEGORIES:Poetry Competitions
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