Charm Poetry Competition

Closing date: Sun 26 Apr 2026

A competition for the lighter side of poetry. Upon noticing that prize-winning poems are usually on serious subjects, that free-form poems are more common than traditional structures, and that rhyme is rare, Charm Poetry would like to change some of that. They are looking for poems that entertain them and brighten their day. They like warmth, wit and whimsy. They believe it is possible to write a good poem that conforms to these guidelines, and they would like entrants to prove them right. Judge: Vanessa Lampert

First prize – £100 Second prize – £50 Third prize – £25

see  Charm Poetry Competition: Charm Poetry Competition details

Wirral Poetry Festival Open Poetry Competition 2026
Closing date 29 May

Poems on any subject, of not more than 40 lines, in English,
Open prizes adjudicated by Helen Ivory and Martin Figura;  Liverpool City Region (LCR) Prizes by Anna Saunders.

Open prizes:1st prize £250, 4 £25 runner-up prizes. LCR  prizes (for entrants living/working in the Liverpool City Region): 1^st Prize £100, 2 £25 runner-up prizes.

Entry: £4 per poem / £10 for 3 poems

Full details and online entry at www.wirralpoetryfestival.org.uk .

The Frogmore Poetry Prize

Open for Poems must be in English, unpublished and not currently submitted elsewhere or accepted for future publication. They must not previously have been awarded a prize in any other competition. Poems should be typed and no longer than forty lines. Judge: Mike Barlow

The winner of the Frogmore Poetry Prize (founded 1987) will receive two hundred and fifty guineas and a two-year subscription to The Frogmore Papers. The first and second runners-up will receive seventy-five and fifty guineas respectively and a year’s subscription to The Frogmore Papers. Shortlisted poets will receive copies of selected Frogmore Press publications.

see Frogmore Poetry Prize 2026 – submission guidelines – The Frogmore Press