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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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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.
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