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SUMMARY:Whispering Wisdom Children and Young People's Poetry Contest 2026
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 31st July 2026\nEntry Fee: FREE\nPrizes: A beautiful notebook and publication\nWord Limit: Up to 12 lines (excluding title and line breaks)\nTheme: Connection\nCategory: Poetry Competitions\nCompetition Website: whisperingwisdom.co.uk/about-5\n\nWhispering Wisdom’s Children and Young People’s Poetry Contest 2026 is open for entries and is seeking poems on the theme of “connection”. The contest is free to enter and has two age categories: under 12\, and under 18.  \nPoem Guidelines and Prize\n– Maximum 12 lines\n– Any style of poetry is welcome\n– Free to enter\n– One entry per person\n– To see how to submit\, visit the competition website\n– Deadline: 31st July 2026\n– Announcement of winners: end of September 2026 \nPrizes\nOne winner from each age category will receive:\n– A beautiful notebook\n– Publication on the Whispering Wisdom website and social media\n– Selected poems may also be shared (with consent) to celebrate the creativity of young writers  \nSafeguarding \nBecause this competition is for under 18s\, the organisers require consent from a parent or guardian. All entries must be submitted through the online form on the competition website by a parent or guardian\, who will provide their contact details and confirm permission for publication.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/whispering-wisdom-children-poetry-contest/
CATEGORIES:Poetry Competitions
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SUMMARY:Winchester Poetry Prize 2026
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 11:59 pm (UK time) on 31st July 2026\nEntry Fee:  £7 for first poem\, £5 for subsequent poems\nPrizes: 1st Place: £1\,000; 2nd Place: £500; 3rd Place: £250; winning and commended poems will be published in a competition anthology\nWord Limit: 40 lines maximum (excluding title)\nJudge: Julia Copus\nCategory: Poetry Competitions\nCompetition Website: winchesterpoetryfestival.org/wpp26\n\nThe Winchester Poetry Prize is open for entries until 31st July 2026 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. \nThis year’s judge is Julia Copusm who has published four collections of poetry. Girlhood (Faber 2019) was winner of America’s inaugural Derek Walcott Prize. She has tutored poetry courses for Oxford University and the Arvon Foundation\, and currently teaches for the Faber Academy. Julia is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. \nThe longlist will be announced mid September\, with winners announced live at a special prize-giving ceremony as part of Winchester Poetry Day at The ARC\, Winchester on Saturday 10th October 2026.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/winchester-poetry-prize/
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