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SUMMARY:New Writers Poetry Competition 2026
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 23:59 (UK time) on Wednesday 15th July 2026\nEntry Fee: £10 per entry; (£18 for two entries\, £26 for three entries\, when submitted together)\nPrizes: 1st: £1\,000; 2nd to 5th: £100 each\nPublication: The five winning entries will be published on the NewWriters.org.uk website and in the next New Writers Anthology\nWord Limit: 42 lines (excluding title and line spaces)\nCharity: 10% of all proceeds will be donated to charity (split between Duchenne UK and the Funzi & Bodo Trust)\nCategory: Poetry Competitions\nCompetition Website: newwriters.org.uk/poetry-competition\n\nThe latest annual poetry competition run by NewWriters.org.uk\, the New Writers Poetry Competition 2026 is seeking fresh new poetry with no theme or style restrictions. It is open to poets from anywhere in the world.  \nWith a prize fund of £1\,400 and the winners getting published on the website and in the next New Writers Anthology\, this is a great competition for new and experienced poets to get their work out there. \nAlso\, 10% of the proceeds from this competition will be donated to charity\, split between two UK-registered charities: Duchenne UK (who seek treatments and a cure for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy) and The Funzi and Bodo Trust (who run educational and other developmental projects in Kenya). Your entry fee will contribute to these fantastic causes.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/new-writers-poetry-competition-2026/
CATEGORIES:Poetry Competitions
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260701
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SUMMARY:Queen Mary Wasifiri New Writing Prize 2026
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 23:59 (UK time) on 30 June 2026\nEntry Fee: £12 for a single entry\, £16 for a double entry\, and £6 for a single subsidised entry\nPrizes: Winner: £1\,000 and publication in Wasafiri magazine\nWord Limit: 3\,000 words\nJudges: Ellah Wakatama (Chair)\, Santanu Bhattacharya (Fiction)\, Jen Calleja (Life Writing)\, Mona Kareem (Poetry)\nCategory: Poetry | Fiction | Life Writing\nCompetition Website:  wasafiri.org/writing-prizes/queen-mary-wasafiri-new-writing-prize/\n\nThe Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize 2026 offers a £1\,000 prize to the winner in each of the three categories\, poetry\, short fiction and life writing.  \nExceptionally international in scope\, the prize supports writers who have not yet published a book-length work\, with no limits on age\, gender\, nationality\, or background. The winners of each category will receive a £1\,000 cash prize and publication in Wasafiri magazine. All winners and shortlisted writers will be offered the Chapter and Verse or Free Reads mentoring scheme in partnership with The Literary Consultancy (dependent on eligibility)\, as well as a one-year print subscription to Wasafiri. \nWasafiri has been encouraging great writing from writers far and wide for more than three decades and their publication often has a decidedly international feel to it. But above it\, they seek out high-quality writing\, whether fiction\, non-fiction or poetry. Note that a single poetry entry can include up to three poems\, which together total no more than 3\,000 words. Each entry comprising three poems submitted as a single document. \nPlease visit the competition website for the full details.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/queen-mary-wasifiri-new-writing-prize/
CATEGORIES:Non-fiction Competitions,Poetry Competitions,Short Story Competitions
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260701
DTSTAMP:20260605T153025Z
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SUMMARY:Poetry London Prize 2026
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 23.59 (UK time) on 30 June 2026\nEntry Fee: £5 per poem (subscribers)\, £10 per poem (non-subscribers)\nPrizes: 1st Place: £5\,000\, 2nd Place: £2\,000\, 3rd Place: £1\,000; plus publication in the Poetry London magazine\nWord Limit: 80 lines maximum (not including titles or blank lines)\nJudge: Seán Hewitt\nCategory: Poetry Competitions\nCompetition Website: poetrylondon.co.uk/prize/\n\nThe 2026 Poetry London Prize\, run by Poetry London magazine\, has a whopping £5\,000 first prize\, with £2\,000 for second place and £1\,000 for third. For many\, that will be enough to convince them to enter. But throw in publication in this classy and well-regarded poetry magazine\, and this is certainly a competition for the most ambitious poets out there. \nThe judge for the 2026 Prize is Seán Hewitt\, the author of two poetry collections\, Tongues of Fire and Rapture’s Road\, and a memoir\, All Down Darkness Wide. His debut novel\, Open\, Heaven\, was published in 2024. He lectures at Trinity College Dublin and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. \nYou need to enter through Submittable\, and if you are planning on entering three or more poems\, it makes sense to subscribe to the magazine and it will work out cheaper (and you’ll be able to read loads of brilliant poems in the issues you’ll receive).
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/poetry-london-prize/
CATEGORIES:Poetry Competitions
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260712
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260713
DTSTAMP:20260515T100900Z
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SUMMARY:Scottish Wildlife Trust Words of the Wild Writing Competition
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 11:59pm on 12 July 2026\nEntry Fee: FREE\nAdult Prizes: Various prize bundles\nWord Limit: 1\,000 words\nTheme: Changing seasons\nCategories: Short Story Competitions\, Poetry Competitions\, Non Fiction Competitions\nCompetition Website: scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/wordsofthewild/competition\n\nThe Scottish Wildlife Trust is once again inviting you to tell your story of Scotland’s wildlife and wild places. What are the natural waymarkers that you look for that signal the transition from one season to the next? Which species do you most look forward to seeing at certain times of year? And what signs are you seeing that our seasons are changing as our planet warms? \nSubmissions can be in English\, Scots or Gaelic up to 1\,000 words long and written in any form: poem\, letter\, short story\, essay\, song lyrics – whichever works best to tell your story. This year’s theme is “Changing seasons”.  \nA winner from each age and language category will be selected by the panel of judges and will receive an amazing prize bundle: \nAdult winners (18 years and over)\n– 24-litre Swarovski backpack\n– £100 voucher for NHBS\n– £50 voucher for Wild Fungarium\n– 70cl bottle of Seòlta Spiced Rum\n– Complete series of Melissa Harrison’s Seasons anthologies\n– Opticron 10x magnification hand lens\n– 2027 Scottish Wildlife calendar\n– 1-year’s membership to the Trust or a wildlife adoption \nJunior winners (under 18 years)\n– Trail camera starter bundle (including a Num’axes camera\, memory card and batteries)\n– £50 voucher for Wild Fungarium\n– Swarovski baseball cap\n– Complete series of Melissa Harrison’s Seasons anthologies\n– Opticron 10x magnification hand lens\n– 2027 Scottish Wildlife calendar\n– 1-year’s membership to the Trust or a wildlife adoption \nTwo runners-up in each category will also receive a 2027 Scottish Wildlife calendar. \nWinners will be announced at a special event as part of the Scottish International Storytelling Festival in October. \nYour submission will be judged on its originality\, creativity and inspirational qualities by a brilliant panel of judges: Craig Aitchison\, Susi Briggs\, Taylor Dyson\, Anne Frater\, Martin MacIntyre\, Eve McIntosh\, Sandy NicDhòmhnaill Jones\, Rachel Stewart\, and Dr Kenny Taylor.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/words-wild-writing-competition/
CATEGORIES:Non-fiction Competitions,Poetry Competitions,Short Story Competitions
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260729
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260730
DTSTAMP:20260519T115723Z
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SUMMARY:Letter Review Prize for Books
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 23.59 (ET) 29th July 2026\nEntry Fee:  $30; Additional entries $20\nPrizes: 2-4 Winners are announced who share in the $1000 USD total prize pool. Winners may choose to have an extract published\, and receive a letter of recommendation from our Judges. 10-20 writers are Shortlisted.\nWord Limit: First 5\,000 words of your manuscript or 15 pages of poetry (see Letter Review site for full details)\nCategory: Novel competition / Non-fiction competition / Poetry competition\nCompetition Website: letterreview.com/information/\n\nThe competition is open to anyone in the world. The entry must not have been traditionally published. The competition organisers are seeking all varieties of novels\, short story collections\, nonfiction\, and poetry collections. We will accept manuscripts which are unpublished\, self published\, and some which are indie published. Review the full entry guidelines for further details. You can access previous winners on the Letter Review site to give you an idea of what floats their boat. The judges will be Kita Das and Dr. Ol James. \nThe Book Prize is open to anyone in the world but the entry must not have been traditionally published. The competition is open to all varieties of novels\, short story collections\, nonfiction\, and poetry collections. Manuscripts which are unpublished\, self-published\, and some which are indie published will be accepted. Be sure to refer to the full entry guidelines for further details. Entrants should submit the first 5\,000 words of their manuscript\, whether it be prose or poetry.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/letter-review-prize-books/
CATEGORIES:Non-fiction Competitions,Novel Competitions,Poetry Competitions
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260729
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260730
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SUMMARY:Letter Review Prize for Poetry
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 23.59 (ET) 29th July 2026\nEntry Fee:  $20; Additional entries $15\nPrizes: 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.\nWord Limit: Up to 70 lines\nCategory: Poetry competition\nCompetition Website: letterreview.com/information/\n\nThe Letter Review Prize is a regular writing competition split into the following categories: Short Fiction\, Poetry\, Nonfiction\, Books and Art. It offers cash prizes and publication to the winners. You can access previous winners on the Letter Review site to give you an idea of what floats their boat. The judges will be Kita Das and Dr. Ol James. \nThe Poetry Prize is open to anyone in the world but the entry must not have been traditionally published. The competition is open to all varieties of poetry and there are no style or subject restrictions.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/letter-review-prize-poetry/
CATEGORIES:Poetry Competitions
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260729
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260730
DTSTAMP:20260616T094204Z
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SUMMARY:Green Dragon Guild of London Poetry Prize 2026
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 23.59 (UK time) on Wednesday 29 July 2026\nEntry Fee:  FREE\nPrizes: The winning entrant will receive: 1. Cash prize of £100; 2. Your work set to music by composer David Yardley and performed by professional musicians at the “Of Carols & Chimeras” concert on Friday 20 November 2026; 3. Complimentary tickets to the concert; 4. Standard 50% royalties from any future performances or recordings of the musical work that uses your lyricsy\nWord Limit: 50 lines\nTheme: Chimeras\nCategory: Poetry Competitions\nCompetition Website: davidyardleymusic.com/green-dragon-guild-of-london-poetry-prize-2026\n\nAre you a UK‑based fantasy or historical‑fiction author or poet writing original lyrics suitable for musical setting? Submit a short work relating to the theme “Chimeras” for a chance to win:\n– A cash prize of £100\n– Your work set to music by composer David Yardley and performed by professional musicians at the “Of Carols & Chimeras” concert on Friday 20 November 2026\n– Complimentary tickets to the concert\n– Standard 50% royalties from any of our future performances or recordings of the musical work that uses your lyrics \nPreviously published or unpublished works may be entered. Works should be an appropriate length for setting to approximately 3 minutes of music. Judging Panel: Anne Casey (poet – anne-casey.com); Lucy Holland (author – lucyhounsom.co.uk/); Vic James (author – vicjames.co.uk/) and David Yardley (composer – davidyardleymusic.com) \nEligibility\nEntry is free.\nEntrants must be 18 years or older on the closing date (29 July 2026).\nEntrants must be resident in the United Kingdom.\nEntrants may submit up to two works.\nEntries must be written mostly or entirely in English (Modern or Middle English are both acceptable).\nBoth published and unpublished works are eligible.\nEntrants must own all rights to any works submitted. \nCheck out the competition site for the full details and how to enter.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/green-dragon-guild-london-poetry-prize/
CATEGORIES:Poetry Competitions
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260731
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260801
DTSTAMP:20260226T100001Z
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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/
CATEGORIES:Poetry Competitions
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260816
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SUMMARY:Bournemouth Writing Prize
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 15th August 2026\nEntry Fee: £10 (for three poems or one short story)\nPrizes: First prize: £1\,000; second prize: £300; third prize: £200; published in Dorset Magazine\, read entry at the 2026 Bournemouth Writing Festival celebration event\nLine/Word Limit: Poetry – 30 lines; Short Story – 3\,000 words\nCategories: Poetry and Short Story Competitions\nJudges: Ed Wood (Short Story) and Matthew West (Poetry)\nCompetition Website: bournemouthwritingfestival.co.uk/2027-writing-competition\n\nThe Bournemouth Writing Prize 2027 is open for entries\, with a generous prize fund of £3\,000 for winners. Every year\, they support a charity and this year\, the competition will support Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots UK – an educational and environmental initiative that empowers young people to take positive action for people\, animals\, and the environment. \nThe Short Story Judge is Ed Wood\, Agent and Director of Fiction Development at The Blair Partnership\, representing authors in crime\, thriller\, gothic\, horror\, and general fiction. While the Poetry Judge is Matthew West\, the founding director of literature development agency\, ArtfulScribe\, with fifteen years’ experience of working with writers including curating festivals\, workshops\, publications\, and performance..
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/bournemouth-writing-prize/
CATEGORIES:Poetry Competitions,Short Story Competitions
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SUMMARY:Niagara Falls Poetry Project 25th Anniversary Poetry Competition
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 23:59 on Saturday\, 15 August 2026\nEntry Fee: $5 (Canadian)\nPrizes: 1st Place $200\, 2nd Place $100\, 3rd Place $25; Spirit of Niagara Award $200 (Canadian); All entries eligible to be added to the Niagara Falls Poetry Project website & the anniversary anthology\nWord Limit: 100 lines maximum\nTheme/Genre: Niagara Falls – The cities and/or the waterfalls\nCategory: Poetry Competitions\nCompetition Website: niagarapoetry.ca/2026/04/09/rules\n\nThe Niagara Falls Poetry Project 25th Anniversary Poetry Competition is a juried competition open to poems in any form\, on the theme of Niagara Falls (the waterfalls and/or the two cities)\, with a special award for the poem that best exemplifies the “Spirit of Niagara Falls”.  \nPoems may be added to the website\, and published in an anthology of Niagara poetry at the curator’s discretion. Poems must be submitted in both a standard document editing format and a PDF file to poetrycontest@niagarapoetry.ca. Please see the competition site for the full terms and conditions.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/niagara-falls-poetry-project-competition/
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260901
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SUMMARY:Aesthetica Creative Writing Award - Poetry
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 31 August 2026\nEntry Fee: £12\nPrizes: Winner: £2\,500\, publication in the Aesthetica Creative Writing Annual and an Arvon writing course \nWord Limit: 40 lines\nCategory: Poetry Competitions\nCompetition Website:  aestheticamagazine.com/creative-writing-award\n\nThe Aesthetica Creative Writing Award offers two prizes\, one for poetry and one for short fiction. Run by Aesthetica magazine\, there is a brilliant bundle of prizes available for the winner. These include the rather substantial £2\,500 cash prize\, publication in the Aesthetica Creative Writing Annual and a five-day course from Arvon. The winner of the poetry competition will also receive full membership to The Poetry Society\, a course from  the Poetry School and a one-year print subscription to Poetry London. \nThe judging panel is made up if editors and publishers from a wide range of organisations and publications and previous winners have become winners or made the shortlist of some of the biggest awards around including the TS Eliot Prize\, the National Poetry Competition and the Costa Book Award.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/aesthetica-creative-writing-award-poetry/
CATEGORIES:Poetry Competitions
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261001
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SUMMARY:SaveAs Writers' International Writing Competition 2026 - Poetry
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 30 September 2026\nName: The Canterbury Christ Church University Poetry Prize\nTheme Lines of Communication\nEntry Fee: £4 per poem\, £10 for three\nPrizes: First: £200; Second: £100; Third: £50\nWord Limit: 60 lines\nCategory: Poetry competition\nJudge: Derek Sellen and Mary Anne Smith Sellen\nCompetition Website: saveaswriters.co.uk/all-competitions/lines-of-communication-2026.html\n\nTo celebrate 150 years since the first ever telephone call made by Alexander Graham Bell\, SaveAs Writers invite you to submit poetry or short stories with this theme: ‘Lines of Communication’.\n     Methods of communication have developed rapidly since that first phone call in 1876. Therefore\, the theme can be interpreted widely. Submissions might focus on communication in relationships • in the age of the Internet\, the mobile phone and AI • between human beings and aliens or robots • between nations or different cultures.\nWhat are the limits and difficulties of communication? Perhaps you want to explore if better communication means better understanding. Or if it is always used for the best reasons. These are just some of the possibilities. \nBe sure to read the full terms and conditions on the competition site before entering.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/saveas-writers-poetry-competition/
CATEGORIES:Poetry Competitions
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261002
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SUMMARY:Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 1st October 2026\nEntry Fee:  $25 per submission (one submission may contain up to 3 poems)\nPrizes: TOM HOWARD PRIZE: $3\,500 for a poem in any style or genre; MARGARET REID PRIZE: $3\,500 for a poem that rhymes or has a traditional style; The top two winners will also receive two-year gift certificates from co-sponsor\, Duotrope (a $100 value); Honorable Mentions: 10 awards of $500 each (any style); Top 12 entries published online\nWord Limit: 250 lines maximum\nCategory: Poetry Competitions\nFinal Judges: Michal ‘MJ’ Jones\, assisted by Briana Grogan and Dare Williams\nCompetition Website:  winningwriters.com/our-contests/tom-howard-margaret-reid-poetry-contest\n\nRun by Winning Writers (with co-sponsor\, Duotrope)\, The Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest is open to entries of up to 250 lines and there are two prizes to go for: the Tom Howard prize of $3\,500 is awarded for a poem in any style or genre\, while the Margaret Reid Prize\, also of $3\,500\, is awarded for a poem that rhymes or has a traditional style. \nThe results of the contest will be announced on 15th April 2027. Please see the competition website for the full entry details.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/tom-howard-margaret-reid-poetry-contest/
CATEGORIES:Poetry Competitions
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SUMMARY:Anthology Poetry Competition 2026
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: Midnight (UK time) on 31st October 2026\nEntry Fee: Early Bird: €15 – until 30th June 2026; Standard fee: €18 – 1st July to 31st October 2026\nPrizes: 1st Place: €1\,000\, plus publication in Anthology magazine; 2nd Place: €250; 3rd Place: €150\nWord Limit: 40 lines maximum\nCategory: Poetry Competitions\nCompetition Website: anthology-magazine.com/awards/poetry-competition\n\nThe Anthology Poetry Award\, run by Anthology magazine\, gives poets a chance to get their work published in their modern and stylish publication (which is based in the Republic of Ireland). This year’s poetry comp is open to poems of up to 40 lines and is open to entrants of any age\, based anywhere in the world. \nThe poems must be written in English and must be original and unpublished. Entries cost €18 a pop (unless you get in early for a discount)\, but there is no limit to the number of entries you may submit (though you obviously have to pay the fee for each entry). The magazine also runs a Short Story Award and various others too for those who are interested.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/anthology-poetry-award/
CATEGORIES:Poetry Competitions
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SUMMARY:New2theScene Poetry Competition 2026
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 6th December 2026 (opens 4th October 2026)\nEntry Fee: £5\nPrizes: First prize: Interview for the New2theScene podcast; £50 New2theScene vouchers; ‘Origins’ blog’; author bio and work featured on the New2theScene website; social media promotion; publication in an anthology; possible future projects not advertised on the site. Notable mentions: £15 New2theScene vouchers; possible publication in anthology\nWord Limit: 400 words\nTheme/Genre: Any – let your imagination free!\nCategory: Poetry Competitions\nCompetition Website: new2thescene.co.uk/new2thecomp\n\nNew2theScene is a platform for the discovery of new or not yet familiar literary talent. They sell the books of authors who aren’t bestsellers (yet)\, promoting them through their podcast\, articles\, blogs\, social media and so on. They have now launched their latest poetry competition (it opens for entries on 5th October 2025). It’s open to published poets to amateurs from around the world and it will be judged by a guest author (tbc). \nAlthough the cash prize isn’t as big as some out there (well\, vouchers for this one)\, the winner will also be interviewed on the New2theScene podcast and given exposure on the socials\, so it could be a great opportunity to get your writing out there.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/new2thescene-poetry-competition/
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CATEGORIES:Poetry Competitions
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