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SUMMARY:Trio International Poetry Competition 2024
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 31st October 2024\nEntry Fee: £5 for the first poem\, £8 for two poems\, £10 for three poems\nPrizes: First Prize: £1\,000; 2nd: £300; 3rd: £100; plus four commended poems: £25 each\nWord Limit: 40 lines (excluding title)\nJudge: Angela Graham\nCategory: Poetry Competitions\nCompetition Website: triouganda.org/poetry-competition\n\nThe Trio International Poetry Competition is organised by (and raises money for) Trio Uganda\, a volunteer-led micro charity that runs various development projects in Uganda. \nThe competition judge is the award-winning poet\, film maker and screenwriter Angela Graham. All entry fees will be used to equip pupils with books and scholastic materials in the community of Agaria Island in Uganda which is building its first school\, using ecological bricks.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/trio-international-poetry-competition/
CATEGORIES:Poetry Competitions
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240822
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SUMMARY:Frances Browne Multilingual Poetry Competition
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 21st August 2024\nEntry Fee: EUR €5 / GBP £4 / USD $5 per poem\nPrizes: €1\,500 in prizes (€250 top prize in each category. Cash prizes for 1st\, 2nd and 3rd placed poems)\nLine Limit: None\nCategory: Poetry Competitions\nCompetition Website: francesbrowneliteraryfestival.com/poetry-competition\n\nThe 2024 Frances Browne Multilingugal Poetry Competition is open for entries. The deadline for entries is midnight on 21st August 2024. \nThe successful Frances Browne International Poetry Competition\, pioneered by Celine Mc Glynn and Dr. Pauline Holland\, has been an established event since 2008. The competition is unique in its tri-lingual approach\, welcoming poets writing in the English\, Irish and Ulster-Scots languages. \nPoetry Categories and Prizes \nPoems are welcomes in the following categories from poets all over the globe. \nEnglish Language – First Prize – €250\, Second Prize – €100\, Third Prize\, €50\nIrish Language – First Prize – €250\, Second Prize – €100\, Third Prize\, €50\nUlster Scots Language – First Prize – €250\, Second Prize – €100\, Third Prize\, €50\nThe Eilish McBride Award – English Language – Local* – Sponsored by Edel MacBride – Winning Poem €100\nIrish Language – Local* – Winning Poem €100\nUlster Scots Language – Local* – Winning Poem €100 \n*see competition site for definition of local
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/frances-browne-poetry-competition/
CATEGORIES:Poetry Competitions
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240801
DTSTAMP:20260531T133512
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SUMMARY:New Writers Poetry Competition 2024
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 23:59 (UK time) on Wednesday 31st July 2024\nEntry Fee: £10 per entry; (£18 for two entries\, £26 for three entries\, £34 for four entries\, or £42 for five entries) *Multiple entries must be submitted together to receive the discount\nPrizes: 1st Place: £1\,000; 2nd Place: £300; 3rd Place: £200; all winning poems will be published on the NewWriters.org.uk site and in a future New Writers Anthology\nWord Limit: 42 lines (excluding title and line spaces)\nHead Judge: Jordan Hamel (Poet & Performer)\nCharity:  £1 from each entry will be donated to First Story (England’s leading creative writing charity for young people)\nCategory: Poetry Competitions\nCompetition Website: newwriters.org.uk/poetry-competition\n\nThe second poetry competition run by NewWriters.org.uk\, the New Writers Poetry Competition 2024 is seeking fresh new poetry with no theme or style restrictions. With a prize fund of £1\,500 and the winners getting published on the website and in a future New Writers Anthology\, this is a great competition for new and experienced poets to get their work out there. \nWe’re very pleased to welcome talented poet and performer Jordan Hamel as the Head Judge for the competition. Jordan’s debut poetry collection is being publishing in the UK on the 31st July 2024 (the same day as the competition’s deadline) and Jordan won our 2023 Poetry Competition with his excellent poem\, How to cheat death in a nightclub bathroom. \nAlso\, £1.00 from each entry will be donated to creative writing charity\, First Story (who do some brilliant work to help empower young people and give them a creative voice). So even if you don’t win\, you’ll still be contributing to a fantastic cause.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/poetry-2024/
CATEGORIES:Poetry Competitions
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240601
DTSTAMP:20260531T133512
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SUMMARY:Genesis Emerging Writers Programme
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 31 May 2024\nEntry Fee: FREE\nPrizes: Mentorship\, seminars\, peer support and bursaries to ten emerging writers working in poetry\, fiction and non-fiction.\nWord Limit: 1200 words or 5 pages of poems\nEligibility: Applications are welcomed from emerging writers from all backgrounds\, of any or no faith\, aged over 18 years of age and living in the UK with no more than three years’ experience of being published\, who feel they would benefit from the support and insight of a more established writer.\nCategories: Poetry\, Fiction and Non-fiction\nWebsite: jewishliteraryfoundation.co.uk/programmes/genesis-emerging-writers-programme\n\nThe Genesis Emerging Writers Programme offers mentorship\, seminars\, peer support and bursaries to ten emerging writers working in poetry\, fiction and non-fiction. The programme is open to emerging writers over 18 years of age and living in the UK with no more than three years’ experience of being published\, who feel they would benefit from the support and insight of a more established writer. \nApplicants should be working\, or planning to work\, on a specific project\, with the aim of publication\, and should be committed to participating fully in all sessions offered by the programme. The Programme runs from 1 June 2024 to 1 April 2025. Grants will be made to successful applications on receipt of bank details. The programme of mentorship is designed to take place online and/or in person\, depending on the preference of the selected writer and their mentor. Group sessions are designed to take place online so that the programme is accessible to all. \nApplications close at 11.59pm time on 31 May 2024. \n To apply\, you must fully complete the online form which asks for:\n– Your personal/contact details;\n– A little about you and your writing project\, including a personal statement\, why you are applying for the programme\, a very brief synopsis of the project you intend to work on throughout the Programme and the genre of your project.\n– An uploaded sample of your writing\, up to 1200 words or 5 pages of poetry\, from the same project or in the same genre. Please make sure your name is not on the document as your writing sample will be judged anonymously. Please check headers/footers etc.\n– An uploaded budget for up to £1\,500 of funding to support your writing in the project you intend to work on throughout the Programme. Please note we will not approve budget requests for the purchase of laptops\, tablets\, mobile telephones or other technological equipment. Click here to view an example budget.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/genesis-emerging-writers-programme/
CATEGORIES:Non-fiction Competitions,Novel Competitions,Poetry Competitions,Short Story Competitions
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240520
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SUMMARY:Creative Future Writers’ Award 2024
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 23:59 (UK time) on Sunday 19 May 2024\nEntry Fee: Free (or pay what you can)\nEligibility: The competition is only open to underrepresented writers in the UK who are over 18\nTheme: The theme for the 2024 Awards is ‘Reveal’\nPrizes: £23K in cash and professional development (see the Creative Future website for full details)\nWord Limit: Poetry: 50 lines\, Fiction: 2\,000 words\, Creative Non-Fiction: 2\,000 words\nJudges: Wayne Holloway-Smith\, Nina Mingya Powles\nCategories: Short Story\, Poetry\, Creative Non-Fiction\nCompetition Website:  creativefuture.org.uk/for-writers/creative-future-writers-award/how-to-enter\n\nThe Creative Future Writers’ Award is a brilliant writing competition that is open to underrepresented* writers of fiction\, poetry or creative non-fiction. \nUnlike many writing competitions that simply offer a cash prize and publication\, the Creative Future Award has amassed a brilliant package of prizes that includes various writing courses\, literary memberships\, manuscript assessments and coaching from a wide range of highly rated organisations as well as a bit of cash and publication in their anthology too. The full details of the prizes on offer can be found at the Creative Future site. \nSo if you are an underrepresented writer in the UK and you want the opportunity to enhance your writing skills and increase exposure to your work\, this could be the competition for you. \n*The Creative Future Writers’ Award is open to writers who are underrepresented. This includes people who feel their opportunities are limited as a result of: \n\nmental health issues\nBlack\, Asian\, traveller\, mixed heritage or other global majority backgrounds\nLGBTQIA+\nphysical disability\nlong-term limiting illness\nsensory impairment\nlearning disability/dyslexia/dyspraxia\nneurodivergent/ASD/ADHD\nworking class background\nsubstance misuse issue\nsurvivors
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/creative-future-writers-award/
CATEGORIES:Non-fiction Competitions,Poetry Competitions,Short Story Competitions
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240319
DTSTAMP:20260531T133512
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SUMMARY:Poetry Society Free Verse Prize 2024
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 11.59pm on 18 March 2024\nEntry Fee: £5 for first poem\, £4 for subsequent poems\nPrizes: First Prize: £500 plus publication\nLine Limit: 48 lines (including title & blank lines / stanza breaks)\nJudge: Chrissy Williams (poet\, editor & comic book writer)\nCategory: Poetry Competitions\nCompetition Website:  thepoetrysociety.submittable.com/submit\n\nRun by The Poetry Society\, The Free Verse Prize is a poetry competition in support of Free Verse: the Poetry Book and Magazine Fair. \nFree Verse Poetry Book and Magazine Fair celebrates the vitality of poetry in the UK – it’s a day of conversation and shopping\, an unrivalled opportunity to browse the very best in contemporary poetry and to meet publishers\, literary organisations\, poets and poetry readers. This year’s Free Verse takes place on Saturday 20 April at St Columba\, Pont St\, London. \nThe winner lands a tidy prize of £500 plus publication in The Poetry Society’s ‘Poetry News’ magazine and the programme for the Free Verse Fair.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/free-verse-prize/
CATEGORIES:Poetry Competitions
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240301
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SUMMARY:Heroica Poetry Prize
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 29 February 2024\nEntry Fee:  £2 per poem\, £5 for 3 or £10 for unlimited entries. Entry is free for HEROIClub members.\nPrizes: 1st Place: £125; 2nd Place: £50; 3rd Place: £25\nEligibility: Open to women and non-binary poets\nCategory: Poetry Competitions\nCompetition Website: heroica.co/poetry-prize\n\nOpen to women and non-binary poets\, the Heroica Poetry Prize has a £125 top prize and the winners\, along with all long-listed poems\, will be published (in print) in the first Heroica Poetry Anthology. There is a very reasonable entry fee\, but entry is free to HEROIClub members (details here) so that’s worth checking out if you would like to join an established and supportive writing community.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/heroica-poetry-prize/
CATEGORIES:Poetry Competitions
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240131
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240201
DTSTAMP:20260531T133512
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UID:3970-1706659200-1706745599@newwriters.org.uk
SUMMARY:Teignmouth Poetry Festival Poetry Competition 2024
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 31 January 2024\nEntry Fee: £5.50 for first poem\, £3.50 for each additional poem\nPrizes:Open Competition: 1st Place: £600\, 2nd Place: £300\, 3rd Place: £200; Devon Resident: !st Place: £200\, 2nd Place: £100\, 3rd Place: £50\nLine Limit: 40 lines\nJudge: Malika Booker (for the Open Competition); ​Graeme Ryan (for Devon Poets)\nCategory: Poetry Competitions\nCompetition Website: poetryteignmouth.com/competition-2024\n\nThe Teignmouth Poetry Festival Poetry Competition 2024 is open to entries and there are two options: the Open Competition\, for entrants from anywhere in the world\, and the Graham Burchell Award for Devon Poets for those with Devon postcodes. The Open Competition has a more generous prize\, but then the pool of poets will also be much larger so it will be tougher to win. Note that in addition to the top three prizes mentioned for each competition\, an additional £25 will be awarded to the top three commended poems.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/teignmouth-poetry-competition/
CATEGORIES:Poetry Competitions
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240131
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240201
DTSTAMP:20260531T133512
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UID:3875-1706659200-1706745599@newwriters.org.uk
SUMMARY:Walk With Words Competition
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 23 January 2024\nEntry Fee: FREE\nPrizes: 1st Place: £300; 2nd Place: £200; 3rd Place: £100\nLine Limit: 250 words (for written entries)\nTheme: Memories\nCategory: Various\nCompetition Website: walkwithwords.co.uk\n\nThe Walk With Words Competition links in with the Walk with Words interactive walking route that connects Colchester City Centre\, the University of Essex\, and Greenstead. Arranged on 16 posts\, a QR code geo-locates content\, offering walkers a diverse mix of materials inspired by the journey – contributed by the community and curated from existing pieces. \nEntrants to this competition are invited to take inspiration from any moment on walk or the surrounding area to create content under the 2024 theme of ‘Memories’. The route can be found on the map below\, with the 16 locations highlighted. Submissions could be in the form of\, but are not limited to\, poems\, riddles\, local advice\, anecdotes\, short stories\, photography with captions\, short films or spoken word.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/walk-with-words-competition/
CATEGORIES:Flash Fiction Competitions,Non-fiction Competitions,Poetry Competitions
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240102
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SUMMARY:Letter Review Prize for Reprints
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 1st January 2024\nEntry Fee: $20\nPrizes: Three Winners share in the $1\,000 USD total prize pool\nWord Limit: First 5\,000 words of your manuscript or up to 70 lines of poetry\nCategory: Various\nCompetition Website: letterreview.com/information/\n\nThe Letter Review Prize is a regular writing competition split into the following categories: Short Fiction\, Poetry\, Nonfiction\, Published Books and Reprints. 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. \nThe Reprints Prize is open to  Stories\, Poems\, and works of Nonfiction which have been previously published\, and are not currently available to read online. 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-reprints/
CATEGORIES:Non-fiction Competitions,Novel Competitions,Poetry Competitions,Short Story Competitions
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231221
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SUMMARY:Prole Laureate Poetry Competition
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 20 December 2023\nEntry Fee: £3 for one entry\, £2 for each any subsequent entries\nPrizes: 1st Place: £200; 2x runners-up prizes of £50 each; winners and runners-up will be published in Prole issue 35\nLine Limit: No limit\nCategory: Poetry Competitions\nCompetition Website: prolebooks.co.uk/competitions\n\nCompetition Details\nThe Prole Laureate Poetry Competition for 2024 is now open for entries. With no set theme and no limit to the number of lines in your poem\, this is a great opportunity for those poets who don’t enjoy trying to squeeze their creations into a mere 40 lines.  \nAs the organisers say\, “We are\, as ever\, open regarding length\, style and content. We are looking for poetry that epitomises the editorial values of Prole: to make writing engaging\, accessible\, challenging and entertaining. Quality is all.” \nAs poetry competitions go\, the entry fee is very fair and with the winner and the runners-up having their entries published in the next issue of Prole\, this is a fantastic chance to get your work out into the world. The poetry competition is being judged by Maurice Devitt\, whose debut poetry collection ‘Growing Up in Colour’ was published by Doire Press in 2018\, and whose second collection ‘Some of These Stories are True’ came out in May 2023.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/prole-laureate-poetry-competition/
CATEGORIES:Poetry Competitions
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231205
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SUMMARY:Mslexia Women's Poetry Competition 2023
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 23.59 (UK time) on 4 December 2023\nEntry Fee: £10 per poem (for up to three poems)\nPrizes: 1st Place: £2\,000; 2nd Place: £500; 3rd Place: £250; Unpublished Poetry Prize: £250. The four winners\, plus sixteen additional finalists will have their poems published in the March 2024 issue of Mslexia.\nLine Limit: No limit\nJudge: Fiona Benson\nCategory: Poetry Competitions\nCompetition Website: mslexia.co.uk/competitions/single-poem-poetry/womens-poetry-competition-2023\n\nCompetition Details\nThe Mslexia Women’s Poetry Competition is a very highly regarded poetry contest for people who self-identify as a woman. As well as this competition for single poems (though you can enter up to three for the £10 fee)\, Mslexia are also running a Women’s Pamphlet Competition 2023 (with the same deadline). \nThere is no line limit and the top prize of £2\,000 for the single poem competition is well worth aiming for. As are the other cash prizes and the chance to be published in the March 2024 issue of Mslexia. \nBe sure to check the rules and eligibility criteria on the website\, and good luck!
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/mslexia-poetry-competition/
CATEGORIES:Poetry Competitions
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231201
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SUMMARY:Cafe Writers Poetry Competition 2023
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: Midnight (UK time) on 30 November 2023\nEntry Fee: £4 for first entry\, £10 for 3 poems & £2 per poem thereafter\nPrizes: Winner: £1\,000; 2nd Prize: £300; 3rd Prize: £200 (Norfolk Prize: £100)\nWord Limit: 40 lines (excluding the title)\nJudge: Martin Figura\nCategory: Poetry Competitions\nCompetition Website:  cafewriters.co.uk/home/poetry-competition\n\nThe Cafe Writers Poetry Competition 2023 is open to poems of up to 40 lines (excluding title) written in English. As well as the prizes for the top three poems\, there is an additional prize for the best poem from a permanent Norfolk resident not winning another prize. There are also five Commended Prizes of £50. \nThe competition judge is the award-winning poet Martin Figura\, collection and show Whistle were shortlisted for the Ted Hughes Award and won the 2013 Saboteur Award for Best Spoken Word Show.  \nNote that poems should be sent as PDF documents\, with each poem on a separate page. Check the Competition Rules for the full details. And good luck!
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/cafe-writers-poetry-competition/
CATEGORIES:Poetry Competitions
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231015
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231016
DTSTAMP:20260531T133512
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SUMMARY:The Prose Poem Competition
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: Midnight (UK time) on 15 October 2023\nEntry Fee: 1 poem £3\, 2 poems £4.50\, 3 poems £6\nPrizes: First place: £100; Second place: £50; Third place: £25; Honourable mention: £10 (all plus publication)\nWord Limit: 500 words\nJudge: Ingrid Jendrzejewski\nCategory: Poetry Competitions\nCompetition Website: theprosepoem.com/submit/\n\nThis is one of the few competitions dedicated to prose poetry (if you’re not 100% sure what prose poetry is\, check out this article on understanding prose poetry). The competition is being judged by UK shortform writer Ingrid Jendrzejewski. The longlist will be announced by 30 October 2023\, the shortlist will be announced by 15 November 2023 and the winners will be announced by 30 November 2023.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/the-prose-poem-competition/
CATEGORIES:Poetry Competitions
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230901
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230902
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SUMMARY:Manchester Poetry Prize 2023
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 5 pm (UK time) on 1 September 2023\nEntry Fee: £18\nPrizes: Winner: £10\,000 \nWord Limit: A portfolio of 3 to 5 poems with a combined maximum length of 120 lines\nChair of Judges: Malika Booker\nCategory: Poetry Competitions\nCompetition Website:  mmu.ac.uk/writingcompetition/poetry-prize\n\nRun by Manchester Metropolitan University and established by former Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy back in 2008\, The Manchester Writing Competition (incorporating the Poetry Prize and the Fiction Prize) is one of the most generous you will find anywhere for unpublished writers. Let’s cut right to the chase: winning £10\,000 would be a good day at the office for most established authors\, but for an unpublished writer with aspirations to make it in the literary world\, it could certainly open doors. \nFor the Poetry Prize\, entries should consist of a portfolio of 3 to 5 poems with a combined maximum length of 120 lines and can be on any theme or subject. The chair of the judges for the Fiction Prize is poet and artist\, Malika Booker.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/manchester-poetry-prize/
CATEGORIES:Poetry Competitions
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230713
DTSTAMP:20260531T133512
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SUMMARY:New Writers Poetry Competition 2023
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: Midday (UK time) on Wednesday 12 July 2023\nEntry Fee: £10 per entry (£1 from each entry donated to charity)\nPrizes: 1st Place: £1\,000; 2nd Place: £300; 3rd Place: £200;\nWord Limit: 40 lines (excluding title)\nCharity:  £1 from each entry will be donated to First Story (England’s leading creative writing charity for young people)\nJudges: Andy Craven-Griffiths\nCategory: Poetry Competitions\nCompetition Website: newwriters.org.uk/poetry-competition\n\nThe first poetry competition run by NewWriters.org.uk\, the New Writers Poetry Competition 2023 is seeking fresh new poetry. With a prize fun of £1\,500 and the winners getting published on the website\, this is a great competition for new and experienced poets to get their work out there. \nWe’ve also got the talented and experienced poet\, playwright and teacher\, Andy Craven-Griffiths as the head judge. You can read more about Andy HERE. \nAlso\, £1.00 from each entry will be donated to creative writing charity\, First Story (who do some brilliant work to help empower young people and give them a creative voice). So even if you don’t win\, you’ll still be contributing to a good cause.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/poetry-comp-2023/
CATEGORIES:Poetry Competitions
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SUMMARY:SWLF Writing Competition 2023
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 11.45 pm (UK time) on 30 June 2023\nEntry Fee: £3.20\nPrizes: Winner: £50 in each category\nWord Limit: 40 lines poetry\, 800 words fiction or creative non-fiction\nCategory: Poetry Competitions/Short Story Competitions/Non-fiction Competitions\nCompetition Website:  southwarwickshireliteraryfestival.com/writing-competition-2023\n\nThe South Warwickshire Literary Festival Creative Writing Competition 2023\, to give the full title\, has three categories: Fiction\, Non-fiction\, and Poetry. As well as a £50 prize for each category\, the winning writers will have the opportunity to read their entry at the South Warwickshire Literary Festival on 23rd September 2023. \nThe entry fee is a very reasonable £3.20. Please read the terms and conditions to ensure you stick to the word/line limits and have the correct formatting.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/swlf-writing-competition/
CATEGORIES:Non-fiction Competitions,Poetry Competitions,Short Story Competitions
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SUMMARY:Poet for Places Prize 2023
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 31 May 2023\nEntry Fee: FREE\nPrizes: Winner: £10\,000 grant. plus one-to-one mentoring from award-winning poet Daljit Nagra\, Dr Emma Filtness and other creative writers at Brunel University London\nWord Limit: 40 lines (one or two poems) plus a 300-word personal statement\nJudges: Professor Daljit Nagra\, Dr Emma Filtness and Dr Nicola Stacey\nCategory: Poetry Competitions\nEligibility: Open to poets aged between 18 and 25 on 1 May 2023; must be resident in London.\nCompetition Website:  heritageoflondon.org/poet-for-places\n\nThe inaugural Poet for Places prize offers the winning poet a potentially life-changing prize of a £10\,000 grant and one-to-one mentoring with award-winning poet Daljit Nagra\, Dr Emma Filtness and other creative writers at Brunel University London. The competition is free to enter and poets can enter one or two poems of a maximum of 40 lines each. The poems should be inspired by historic sites or places in London (see the site for the full details). \nNote that as well as the poem (or poems)\, entrants must also provide a 300-word personal statement that answers the following three questions: \n1. What does London’s heritage and identity mean to you?\n2. Why do you write poetry?\n3. Why do you want to become London’s next Poet for Places? \nTo find our more information about this fantastic opportunity\, visit the website.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/poet-for-places-prize/
CATEGORIES:Poetry Competitions
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SUMMARY:Creative Writing Ink Poetry Prize 2023
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 4:00 pm (UK time) on 31 May 2023\nEntry Fee: €6 for first entry\, €5 for each subsequent entry\nPrizes: Winner: €1\,000\nWord Limit: 42 lines\nJudge: Eileen Casey\nCategory: Poetry Competitions\nCompetition Website:  creativewriting.ie/creative-writing-ink-poetry-prize-2023/\n\nThe Creative Writing Ink Poetry Prize 2023 offers the winning poet and whopping €1\,000 prize (plus a free creative writing course). Poets have 42 lines within which to craft their verse and you need to stick to Arial or Times New Roman\, 12pt\, black font\, double spaced.  \nThe judge is poet and author Eileen Casey. \nCreative Writing Ink are a well-regarded organisation who offer a range of courses and editorial services to writers.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/creative-writing-ink-poetry/
CATEGORIES:Poetry Competitions
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