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Poetry Competitions

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Poetry Comps. Poetry Competitions

Academi's Cardiff International Poetry Competition
Closing date: 30th January 2009
Prizes: 1st - £5,000, 2nd - £500, 3rd - £250 and five runners up will recieve £50 each. Download an entry form and read some of last years winning poems on the website.
academi.org/cipc/

 

Kent & Sussex Poetry Society Open Competition
Closing date: 31st January 2009
Prizes: 1st - £700, 2nd - £250, 3rd - £100 plus four 4th prizes of £75. Entry fee: £4 per poem.
Poems on any subject in any style accepted up to 40 lines. Full details on website. kentandsussexpoetrysociety.org/

 

Slipstream Poets Open Poetry Competition 2008-2009
Closing date: 31st January 2009
Prizes: First prize £150: Second prize £75: Third prize £50
Theme - A SENSE OF PLACE. Winning entries will be announced and published on the Slipstream Poets website: slipstream-poets.co.uk

 

The Mattia Family Poetry Competition
Closing date: 15th February 2009 (Opens 15th September 2008)
Prizes: 1st. Prize is $100.00, 2nd. Prize is $50.00, 3rd. Prize is $25.00. All prizes are paid in Canadian dollars.
They say: "We are a family oriented website that promotes poetry.  We host a one-of-a-kind, no fee, international poetry competition that allows poets the opportunity to post their poems for all to read.  We choose the poems from our board that are inviting enough to make our 'Fina-List' page. It is from the finalist page that we select the winners.  We are preparing for our 12th Competition, which is free for everyone to enter. Please visit us at: mattia.ca"

 

Norwich Writers' Circle 2009 Open Poetry Competition
Closing date: 17th February 2009
Prizes: Open Class 1st - £200, 2nd - £100 and 3rd - £50. Prizes for other classes also. Entry fee: £3 per poem.
Poems up to 40 lines. Entries by post only. Rules and other details on website. norwichwriters.org.uk 

 

Stafford Poetry Competition
Closing date: 28 February 2009
Prizes: 1st - £1,000 plus 5 runners up will receive a prize of £50 each. There is also an extra prize of £250 for the best poem with a local Stafford connection. This is an additional prize and may (or may not) be awarded to the first prize winner or a runner up. Entry fee: £4.00 made payable to Staffordshire County Council (plus £3.00 each for any extra poems).
The competition is open to anyone, of any age, from anywhere. Submit a poem of no more than 40 lines for the consideration of the judge, Michael Hulse, a prize winning poet and university lecturer. staffordshire.gov.uk/

 

Grace Dieu Writers' Circle Open Poetry Competition
Closing Date: 28th February 2009
Prizes: £200, £100, £50, £30 and £20. Entry fees: £3, or £2 for four or more entries.
Poems up to 40 lines accepted. Winners and short-listed entries will be published on the Grace Dieu website. Go there for Rules and entry form. gracedieuwriterscircle.co.uk/

 

The Ver Poets Open Competition 2009
Closing Date: April 30th 2009
Prizes: First £500, Second £300, Third £100. Young Writers (aged 16-21) £100
Entry Fee: £3 per poem, 4 poems for £10, £2 per poem thereafter
Theme: open. Line Limit: 30
Prize giving: July 4th at the St Albans Arts Festival. Adjudicator: John Whitworth. Winners and selected poems published in The Ver Prize anthology and on our website. For full details, rules and entry from visit verpoets.org.uk

 

The Countryside Tales Summer Poetry Competition
Closing Date: May 1st 2009
Prizes: £50.00, £25.00, £15.00. Entry Fee: £3.00 per poem. The three winning entries will appear in the summer edition of Countryside Tales, which will be published during July 2009.
Theme. The Countryside in Summer. Poems can be in any style up to 40 lines. See website. parkpublications.co.uk/writingcompetion.htm (Scroll down and keep scrolling!)


 

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