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SUMMARY:The Word Exchange Competition
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 23:59pm (UK time) on Monday 30th November 2026\nEntry Fee: FREE\nPrizes: A performance slot on stage at the London Literature Festival in 2027\nWord Limit: See competition site\nTheme/Genre: Word Exchange: celebrate the words\, sayings\, languages\, accents and dialects from where you live\nCategory: Poetry Competitions\nCompetition Website: southbankcentre.co.uk/create-learn/talent-artist-development/a-poet-in-every-port/the-word-exchange-competition\n\nAre you a poet or writer inspired by where you live or grew up? Enter the Southbank Centre and National Poetry Library’s Word Exchange competition celebrating poetry\, language\, dialects and sayings found across the UK. \nWrite your own Word Exchange poem and share a video performing it on Instagram or TikTok – and you could win a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to perform on stage at the London Literature Festival in 2027. \nWord Exchange poems are short poems that use the unique words\, sayings\, languages and dialects from where you live or grew up. The ‘exchange’ happens when you use:\n–	local slang or regional dialects\n–	sayings passed down through your family\n–	lesser-used words from the past that you don’t use anymore\n–	new words you’ve discovered in recent years. \nOne winner will receive a platform to perform their Word Exchange poem on a national stage at the London Literature Festival in autumn 2027. \nEntry is free and open to all UK residents aged 16+. To submit\, follow these three steps:\n1. Create your own Word Exchange poem (free guide available on Southbank Centre’s website)\n2. Post a video reading your poem (maximum three minutes long) on Instagram or TikTok – tag @SouthbankCentre and use the hashtag #APoetinEveryPort.\n3. Complete the entry form on Southbank Centre’s website to finalise your submission.\nWhether you’ve been honing your craft for a while or you’re completely new to writing\, we want to hear from you. \nThe deadline to enter is Monday 30th November at 23:59 pm. \nPlease read the full competition terms and conditions on the Southbank Centre’s website before entering.
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SUMMARY:Gregory O’Donoghue International Poetry Competition
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: Midnight on 30 November 2026\nEntry Fee: €7 per poem or €30 for a batch of five\nPrizes: Winner: €2\,000 and featured reading at the Cork International Poetry Festival ; 2nd Prize: €500; 3rd Prize: €250; 10 Runners-up: €50 (Winners and runners-up will also be published in the Southword literary journal)\nWord Limit: 40 lines (excluding the title)\nCategory: Poetry Competitions\nCompetition Website:  munsterlit.ie/odonoghue-competition\n\nThe Gregory O’Donoghue International Poetry Competition is sponsored by the Munster Literature Centre and has been running since 2010. The prize is named in honour of the late Irish poet long associated with the Centre. \nAs well as the tidy cash prize\, the winning poet will also have their poem featured at the Cork International Poetry Festival (with a four-night hotel stay and full board!)\, and it will feature on the Southword Poetry Podcast and be published in the Southword literary journal. \nPlease read the submission details and rules carefully (for instance\, PDFs are not permitted). And good luck!
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