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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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