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A great selection of poetry competitions and contests.
Whisper Poetry Club
The club aims to 'Expand the horizons of the
experienced writer/artist and also give opportunity and experience to new writers/artists/photographers as they
compete in one of the most valuable prize winning competitions world wide.' The club is not just for Poetry
however, but rather covers a full spectrum of the arts including Poetry (poems), music, art, Literature (short
stories & Books), Photography, Club Pals (Pen Friends) and even Tours & Safari’s. Take a look: http://www.whisperpoetry.com/ |
The Edwin Morgan International Poetry Competition
2008
Closing date: 1st May 2008
Prizes: First Prize: £5000, Second Prize: £1000, Third Prize: £500 and Runner-up: two prizes of £50 each
Poems up to 60 lines. Get all the gen at: vitalsynz.co.uk/
Lymm Festival Annual Creative Writing Competition
Closing date: 1st May 2008
Prizes: A prize fund of £300 will be shared between the winners.
Theme: "A-Z". Entry fee: Adult £3.00, Under 16's £1.00. Entries may be prose, poetry or playscript. More info at: lymmfestival.org.uk/
Poetry on the Lake 8th International Poetry Competition.
Closing Date: 12th May 2008.
Prizes: Silver Wyvern Award + £400; £100; £50 x 2 Short & Formal: each £50 + designer bowl and other goodies.
Categories: Silver Wyvern:max.60 lines; theme ‘Colour'. Short poems: max.10 lines; open theme. Shuttle Formal verse: max.40
lines; open theme. For details of entry fees and submission details go to website www.poetryonthelake.org or email: poetryonthelake@yahoo.co.uk
Anthology/CDRom publication for selected poems (authors contacted first).
Blue Butterfly 2008 Christian Poetry Competition
Closing date: 30th May 2008
Prizes: 1st £100, 2nd £50, 3rd £25.Entry fee is £4.00 per poem.
Poems up to 40 lines. Go to: madill.prodigynet.co.uk/
2nd Annual Ted Walters Competition
Closing date: 31st May 2008.
Prizes: 1st Prize £200, Runner up will receive £50. Fees: £3.00 for the first poem, £2.50 for every other poem after that. Poems may be on any subject or theme, in any style or
form. All poems must be type written and must not exceed 40 lines. (Maximum.) For further details go to: 2nd-annual-ted-walters-competition
Earlyworkspress Open Poetry Competition
Closing date: 31st May 2008.
Prize: £100 1st prize plus Publication for best entries. Entry fee £3 per poem. £12 up to 6 poems. Max length 40 lines. Visit
website or send an SAE for details to Earlyworks Press, Creative Media Centre, 45 Robertson Street, Hastings Sussex TN34
1HL earlyworkspress.co.uk
City of Derby Short Story & Poetry Competition
Closing
date: 31st May 2008
Prizes: £500, £250 and £150
Poems up to 40 lines accepted. Entry fee £4.00. More details on website. cityofderbywritingcompetition.org.uk/
The 2008 Yeovil Literary Prize
Closing date: 31st May 2008
Prizes: £500, £200 and £100. Entry fee: £5, £8 & £10 for one, two or three poems. Poems up to 40 lines accepted. Full details
from the website. yeovilprize.co.uk
Biscuit Publishing Poetry Competition
Closing date: 31st May 2008
Prizes: First - £1,000 or have your poetry collection published and receive 75 books, 2nd - a weeks writers retreat plus £200
expenses, Third - £200. Also seven runners-up will each receive £25. Entry fee: £9 for up to three poems, £3 each thereafter.
Full details on website. biscuitpublishing.com/
Indigo Dreams Press Poetry Awards 2008
Closing date: 5th june 2008
Prizes: £100, £75 and £25. Entry fees: £3 per poem or £10 for four. Poems up to 40 lines with any style or subject. Visit the
website for more: indigodreamspress.co.uk
Poetry For Everyone! – Welsh Poetry Competition 2008!
Closing date: 22nd June 2008.
Prizes: 1st Prize - £200, 2nd Prize - £100 and 3rd Prize - £50. Entry fee £3.00. Poems up to 50 lines accepted. Visit the website
for rules and entry form: welshpoetry.co.uk/
The Writers Bureau Poetry & Short Story Competition
Closing date: 30th June 2008
Prizes: £1,000, £400, £200, £100 and 6 prizes of £50. Entry fee: £5. Poems up to 40 lines. Full details http://www.writersbureau.com/competition
The Writers Bureau Poetry & Short Story Competition
Closing date: 30th June 2008
Prizes: £1,000, £400, £200, £100 and 6 prizes of £50. Entry fee: £5. Poems up to 40 lines. Full details: writersbureau.com/
10th International & Interfaith Religious Poetry Competition 2008
Closing date: 30th
June 2008.
Prizes: 1st Prize £300 -The winner of the First Prize will be designated ‘The Manchester Cathedral Poet of the Year, 2008.’, 2nd
Prize £150, 3rd Prize £75. Entry fee: £3 for the first poem and £2 each for others. Poems should have no more than 40 lines each,
not including the title and should be 'broadly religious' or 'spiritual'. However, there is a considerable perambulation around
to whom the poems should appeal so best take a look yourself at: manchestercathedral.org/
Cinnamon Press Poetry Collection Award
Closing date: 30th June 2008
Prize: £100 Commissioning fee, plus a contract to complete a collection of around 50-60 poems to be published by Cinnamon Press.
Submit ten poems; any style up to 40 lines, each on a separate sheet. Entry fee: £16 per collection which may be paid online and
includes a free copy of the winners’ anthology featuring both the best submissions to the poetry competition as well as the
winning stories from the short story competition and worth £8.99. More at: cinnamonpress.com/
Bridport Prize 2008
Closing date: 30th June 2008
Prizes: £5,000, £1,000 and £500 plus 10 supplementary prizes of £50. Well worth burning the midnight oil for if you ask me. Entry
fee: £6.00. Poems up to 42 lines. All winning entries published in an anthology. Entry forms online, or send S.A.E to Bridpoer
Prize, Bridport Arts Centre, South Street, Bridport DT6 3NR. www.bridportprize.co.uk
Dream Quest One Poetry
Contest
Closing date: 31 July 2008
Prizes: 1st: $250, 2nd: $125, 3rd: $50.
Open to anywho loves the literary art of poetry! Write a poem, 30 lines or fewer, on any subject or theme, typed or neatly hand
printed. Multiple entries are accepted. And don't forget to bring your dreams with you... All contest winners will be
announced and published online, August 31, 2008. Entry fee: $5 per poem submitted. Mail entries/fees along with title of
poem, name, address, phone#, and brief bio (tell us a little about yourself), on the coversheet to: Dream Quest One Poetry
Contest, P.O. Box 3141, Chicago Illinois 60654. Visit http://www.dreamquestone.com for more info or enter electronically
online!
Winter Witch Poetry Competition
Closing date: 31st July, 2008.
Prizes: Adults £100, plus 3 runners-up £25; Under 16's £50, 3 runners-up £15. Entry fee £4.00.
The organisers are looking for poems based on a dream or nightmare that will 'rivet your reader'. More info on website:
winterwitch.co.uk/news1.html
Manchester Metropolitan University Writing School Poetry
Prize 2008
Closing date: 1st August 2008
Prize: 1st - £10,000 (Wow-w-w!) Entry fee: £15. Enter 3-5 poems totalling no more than 120 lines. Full details from website:
manchesterpoetrycompetition.co.uk
Essex Poetry Festival 8th Open Poetry
Competition
Closing date 30th August 2008
Prizes: First £500,
Second £200, Third £100 and 3 runner-up prizes of £10 book tokens. This years judge will be Catherine Smith. Winners &
runners-up will be invited to read their winning poems at the festival. Poems may be up to 40 lines, and on any subject.
Winning poems will be published on the Festival website: essex-poetry-festival.co.uk/ Go there for rules and entry details.
2008 Nottingham open Poetry Competition
Closing date: 8th September 2008
Prizes: £300, £150 and £75. Entry fee £3 or £10 for for 4 poems. Open to anyone age 16 or over may enter with a poem up to 40
lines. Details at the website.
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Poetry on the Lake, Isola San Giulio
The first of the annual Poetry on the Lake Celebrations, created and organised by Gabriel Griffin, took place
in 2001 on the antique island of St. Giulio which lies in the centre of the most romantic of Italian lakes, Lake Orta. Poetry
readings, workshops, discussions, poetry and dance and music now take place all over the lake area: on the island, in the square,
on Sacro Monte, in the woods, round the chapels, in the old palaces - poetry has become dynamic! poetryonthelake.org/
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