The Poetry Kit |
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Competitions |
Short story and other competitions
How to Enter Them - Beware of scams.
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Please Note The information given here is for GUIDANCE ONLY. While every effort is made to ensure that it is accurate, before entering any listed competition you should obtain full rules and an entry form from the organisers.
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12th March 2010 |
1st £5000
entry free |
Michael Marks Awards for Poetry Pamphlets The Michael Marks Awards for Poetry Pamphlets, run by the Poetry Book Society and the British Library, will be accepting submissions from 1st February 2010. There are two awards worth £5,000; the Poetry Award recognises an outstanding work of poetry published in pamphlet form in 2009, and the Publishers? Award is for a publisher to reward their endeavours in promoting poetry pamphlets in 2009. Hilary Davidson, Awards Administrator, The Michael Marks Awards for Poetry Pamphlets, Poetry Book Society, Fourth Floor, 2 Tavistock Place, London WC1H 9RA |
| 25th March 2010 | 1st £100
entry £3 |
SENTINEL
LITERARY QUARTERLY POETRY COMPETITION (APRIL 2010) 15 poems from competition published in The Sentinel Champions Magazine in August. Results announced April 30.
Fee: £3 per poem; £12 for 5 poems.
Cheques in GB£ payable to Sentinel Poetry Movement. Judge: Claire Askew Details on website; enter online or SEND TO: Unit 136, 113-115 George Lane, London E18 1AB |
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30th March 2010 |
1st £50
entry £1 |
Queen Mother Memorial Poetry Competition Rules - 3 verses, 3 lines per verse, 10 words per line. First prize: £50 Entry Fee: £1 per poem 19 Westbourne House, London SW1W 8SJ Website: royalpoetrycompetition.googlepages.com |
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31st March 2010 |
Adult category: winner £200, runnerup £100
entry £3 |
Hannah Frank Art poetry competition. A competition to honour the life and art of Glasgow artist and poet Hannah Frank. The competition was launched on Friday 18th December 2009, the first anniversary of the artist's death in 2008 at the age of 100. Adjudicator: David Kinloch of Glasgow poets' network St Mungo's Mirrorball. The first 100 Scottish schools to email hannahfrankpoetry@googlemail.com will get a free Hannah Frank pack worth £60 - consisting of two books of Hannah Frank drawings and sketches plus a biographical DVD - to help to inspire children's drawings. Others can buy the pack for £35. But you don't need this pack to enter: Hannah Frank's drawings can be seen on the website http://www.hannahfrank.org.uk. Winners and runners' up poems will be published on the St Mungo's Mirrorball and Hannah Frank Art websites. Prizegiving will be in Glasgow on the 102nd anniversary of the artist's birth: 23rd August 2010. For further details, rules, and entry forms, go to www.hannahfrank.org.uk and follow the links to the poetry competition. Free entry for children (we particularly encourage group entries from schools), £3.00 for adults. |
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31st March 2010 |
1st £30
entry £3 |
First Segora Vignette competition Deadline 31, March 2010 First prize £30 commended entries £ 10 Judge Bernard Lord. Publication in the first Segora anthology and on www.poetryproseandplays.co.uk From where details of how to enter may be found. Email:Jocelyn Simms: pontdarche@hotmail.com |
| 31st March 2010 |
First Prize £100. The twenty best poems will be printed and sold through LXV Books entry £5 |
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1st April 2010 |
1st £300
entry £5 |
Buxton Poetry Competition 2010 Theme: A Breath of Fresh Air Judges: Peter and Ann Sansom Categories: Open – poets aged 19 and over, £5 to enter, top prize £300 Young people – poets aged 12 – 18, FREE to enter, top prize Waterstone’s book tokens Children’s – poets aged 11 and under – FREE to enter, top prize Waterstone’s book tokens All poems must be submitted with an entry form before 1st April 2010. For more information or to download the entry pack visit www.derby.ac.uk/buxtonpoetrycompetition |
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1st April 2010 |
1st $1500
entry free |
WERGLE FLOMP HUMOR POETRY CONTEST Ninth annual free contest. Fifteen cash prizes totaling $3,600. Top prize $1,500. New simplified online entry process. Submit one humor poem by April 1 deadline. No entry fee. Winning entries published online. Final judge: Jendi Reiter. Sponsored by Winning Writers, one of the "101 Best Websites for Writers" (Writer's Digest, 2005-2009). Guidelines and online submission at www.winningwriters.com/wergle |
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2nd April 2010 |
1st $500
entry $12.00 |
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| 15th April 2010 | Trophy
entry free |
Kids Express 2010 poetry competition
for school aged children 8-12 and 13-17 is part of Poets
Express, a celebration of performance poetry, and for 2010 a
special night is planned. All short listed entries (to be
announced in June 2010) will have the opportunity to perform
their poem on stage in Bantry, West Cork. First place winners
will receive an engraved Kids Express trophy and award
certificate.
Poems must
be in English, any style, up to 60 lines. Only one poem may be
submitted, and must be original work of entrant. Poems should be
typed on A4 paper, one side only, and should not have been
published or accepted for publication elsewhere. Poems that have
won or been in the prize lists of previous competitions are not
eligible. Entries are open to any nationality from any country.
A completed application form must accompany all entries. Any
entries received without a completed application form will be
disqualified. Application forms can be requested by e-mailing
PoetsExpress@darkworld.com. Submission deadline is 15 April
2010. There is no fee to enter.
Sponsored
by Dark World International, Planet Mythos Video, and Poets
Express, Kids Express will be expanded to an entire evening of
entertainment in July 2010. This will be an all ages show, and
admission to the night is free. Showcase performance poets will
be appearing as special guests. This event is scheduled to be
video taped and recorded for internet release.
Kids
Express 2010 poetry competition for school aged children 8-12
and 13-17 is now open for submissions. Visit us on MySpace or
e-mail
PoetsExpress@darkworld.com for more information.
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| 25th April 2010 | 1st £150
entry £3 |
BUILD AFRICA (EXCEL FOR CHARITY) POETRY COMPETITION 2010 Deadline APRIL 25th Prizes: £150, £75, £35; publication in Excel for Charity Website Associated anthology possible, subject to quality of entries. Results announced May 31st. Fee: £3; £12 for 5 poems Length: 40 lines Judge: Mandy Pannett, Details on website; enter online or SEND TO: Unit 136, 113-115 George Lane, London E18 1AB excelforcharity@easternlightepm.com www.easternlightepm.com/excelforcharity |
| 30th April 2010 | 1st £100
entry £3 |
Grey Hen Poetry Competition is for women over 60. Poems up to 40 lines on any theme. Judges: Ann Alexander and Penelope Shuttle. Prizes: £100, £75, £25. Entry Fee £3.00 per poem, £10 for 4. Winning poems will be posted on the website. Entries must be accompanied by form available at www.ghreyhenpress.com or write to: Grey Hen Press, PO Box 450, Keighley, W Yorks BD22 9BG. |
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30th April 2010 |
1st $50
entry free |
Odes to Olympians, a poetry contest featuring Hermes/Mercury. There is a $50 prize for those 18 and older and another for those under 18. The contest may be entered until April 30, 2010 and it costs nothing. To learn more about the contest, go here: http://www.tapestryofbronze.com/OdeForm.html |
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30th April 2010 |
1st £500 £100 for best sonnet
entry £3
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Ware Poets Open Poetry Competition 2010
For poems up to 50 lines.
Adjudicator: Robert Seatter.
For further details, send
SAE to: The Competition Secretary, Clothall End House, |
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30th April 2010 |
1st £75
entry £3 |
Earlyworks Press *Web Poetry Competition* Closing 30th April 2010 £75 1st prize + 5 x £5 runner up prizes Original poems, any style, max 40 lines Entry fee £3 per poem, £12 for up to 6. Payment in pounds sterling. POs or cheques payable to Kay Green or use Paypal button on website. Full details at http://www.earlyworkspress.co.uk/Competitions.htm or SAE to Earlyworks Press, Creative Media Centre, 45 Robertson St, Hastings, Sussex TN34 1HL |
| 30th April 2010 |
First Prize £500 Second £300, Third £100, Young Writers prize
(16-21) £100
entry £3 |
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30th April 2010 |
1st 125
entry £2.50 |
Pulsar, Year 2009/2010, Poetry CompetitionFor poems of not more than 40 lines, on any subject. Competition open to everyone over 16 years of age. First prize £125. Final Adjudicator: David Pike Details from - Pulsar Poetry Magazine, 34 Lineacre, Grange Park, Swindon, Wiltshire SN5 6DA Website: www.pulsarpoetry.com |
| 30th April 2010 | publication
entry 20 EUR |
European competition for
English poetry book written by people whose mother tongue is not
English was launched today - right on 1st of January 2010. The
competition is aimed at finding the best collection of poetry
between 32 and 48 pages written in English by an Austrian, Belgian,
Dutch or any other nationality's person based within the geographic
borders of Europe. Please note, this does not apply only to the
EC. You may find more information and entry guidelines on
http://www.eminor.eu. |
| 30th April 2010 | prizes - share of prize
fund
entry £6 |
MAG Poetry Prize 2010 Prize fund accumulates @£2.00 per entry (up to £10,000 maximum) 1st Prize - 50%, 2nd Prize - 25%, 3rd Prize - 15%, 4th Prize - 10% The entrants judge this online poetry competition themselves - a knockout system in three rounds. There is a new development for the poetry competition in 2010: participants may leave comments during the judging process. Any subject or style: Poetry or Prose Poetry, Maximum 42 lines, Entry fee £6. All profits from the competition will be donated to MAG (Mines Advisory Group). MAG is a neutral and impartial humanitarian organisation that clears the remnants of conflict for the benefit of communities worldwide. Website: http://www.poeticrepublic.com |
| 30th April 2010 | 1st £100
entrry ?? |
Red Shed Open Poetry Competition.
First prize £100, Second prize £50 Wakefield postcode prize, £25
Summary: Second Red Shed Open Poetry Competition. Sole
adjudicator: Gerard Benson. Winners will be invited to read
their poems at a presentation evening featuring the Barbirolli
Quartet at Wakefield's Orangery on Wednesday 9th June. Entry
form available from
www.currockpress.com
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SENTINEL
LITERARY QUARTERLY POETRY COMPETITION (APRIL 2010)
Deadline: March 25th. Poems on
any subject, in English, 40 lines maximum. Prizes: £100, £60, £40; publication in Sentinel Literary Quarterly. 15 poems from competition published in The Sentinel Champions Magazine in August. Results announced April 30.
Fee: £3 per poem;
£12 for 5 poems.
Judge: Claire Askew Details on website; enter online or SEND TO: Unit 136, 113-115 George Lane, London E18 1AB
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30th April 2010 |
1st £200
entry ?? |
SOUTHPORT WRITERS’ CIRCLE INTERNATIONAL POETRY COMPETITION 2010 ADJUDICATOR: Alison Chisholm First Prize: £200, Second Prize: £100, Third Prize: £50 (In addition: £25 Humour Prize; £25 Local Prize) RULES: Please read carefully 1. Poems should bear no identification of the poet. Local entrants (Liverpool and Preston postcodes) should mark poems with an ‘L’ in the top right corner. Please enclose a sealed envelope marked with the titles of your entries and containing a stamped, self-addressed envelope. 2. All entries must be typed on A4 paper, in English, and must be the original, unpublished work of the entrant. 3. Each entry should be accompanied by the appropriate fee of £3 per poem. Cheques/Postal orders should be in sterling and payable to SOUTHPORT WRITERS’ CIRCLE. 4. A maximum of 40 lines per poem is allowed. 5. The closing date for entries will be 30th April 2010 6. Please keep a copy of your poem(s) as manuscripts cannot be returned. 7. The adjudicator’s decisions are final and no correspondence will be entered into. Entrants will receive a copy of the adjudicator’s report. No application form is required. Envelopes should be marked ‘POETRY COMPETITION’ and sent to: - Southport Writers’ Circle, 18 Ditchfield, Formby, Merseyside, L37 4EQ Please DO NOT send entries by recorded delivery. Details are also available at swconline.co.uk
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1st May 2010 |
1st £250
entry £2.50 |
Partners Annual
Open Poetry Competition
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8th May 2010 |
four prizes of £500
entry £20 |
Templar Poetry Pamphlet & Collection Prizes 2010 Closing Date 8th May Judge Pat Winslow Four Prizes of £500, publication of four submissions as individual pamphlets, reading invitation to the Derwent Poetry Festival. The anthology contains selected poems from the shortlisted writers, who are also invited to read at the festival All writers who submit receive a complimentary anthology.
Online or postal
submissions accepted Details available on www.templarpoetry.co.uk or email us at info@templarpoetryy.co.uk or send SAE to Templar Poetry, PO Boc 7082, Bakewell, DE45 9AF |
| 15th May 2010 |
1st £150
entry £3 |
Northampton Literature Group Annual Open Poetry Competition in 2010. Full details are available on website www.northamptonliteraturegroup.org.uk
There are two categories: Rhyming Poems and Free Verse each with prizes of £150/£50/£25 with three prizes of £10 each for highly commended poems Please note: Poems can be on any subject.
· Poems must not have been previously published, won an award or be currently entered in another competition · Poems, in English and not exceeding 40 lines, should be printed or typed on one side of A4 paper only, and are not returnable · Your name must not appear on any poem · Copyright remains with the poet · Entry fees are £3 per poem or 4 for £10, or £3.50 and £10.60 if paid on-line (to cover PayPal fees) Please make cheques payable to N.L.G · Deadline is Saturday 15 May 2010 · An Awards Ceremony will take place at the Northampton Guildhall on Thursday 17th June 2010, at 7.00 pm, and the winning poems will be posted on the NLG website · If you need assistance about sending your entries, email Pat Archer: tricia.archer@tiscali.co.uk · If you are unable to complete an entry form please send your name/contact number/address and title of poems on a separate sheet with your cheque (payable to NLG) to Pat Archer 7, Cattle Hill Great Billing NN3 9DU |
| 15th May 2010 | 1st trophy and €500; |
Poetry on
the Closing Date (postmark): 15th May 2010. Awards 1st-3rd October 3 categories, suggested
theme for all: “ Silver Wyvern:max.60 lines.
Formal verse: max.40 lines. Short: max.10 lines Adjudicators:James
Harpur, Carole Baldock, Kevin Bailey Prizes: Silver Wyvern +
€500; €100 x 3 runners-up; Short & Formal: each €100. First in each category also:
a year’s subscription to Orbis and publication therein Fees: first poem £8; 2nd
& 3rd £6 per poem, then £5 per poem. Euros, US/CA$ 20
for 2 poems ; then €10. US$. |
| 19th May 2010 |
First Prize £800 Second £350, Third £200
£3/poem, £12/five
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The 5th Virginia Warbey Poetry Competition 2010 Adjudicators: Chandler’s Ford Writers.
Prize-giving to be arranged to which winners & runners-up are
eligible to read their winning poems. or with s.a.e.from: CFW Poetry, PO Box 474, Eastleigh, SO50 0AN |
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20th May 2010 |
1st £300 entry £3 |
The 4th Welsh Poetry Competition To enter you just need to compose a poem, in English, of less than 50 lines and send to the competition organizers. Entry forms are available by post, can be downloaded from the website or picked up from Wales’ libraries. It is still only £3 to enter and the closing date is Sunday 20th May 2010. Competition Website - www.welshpoetry.co.uk
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21st May 2010 |
1st Publication
entry £18 |
Indigo Dreams Summer Collection Competition 2010 Three winners will have poetry collection published by Indigo Dreams Publishing and receive 50 copies 44 pages stapled booklet with opportunity to upgrade to perfect bound (spine) with min 52 pages for balance amount. Submission: Selection of 10-15 poems to 36 lines max. Entry Fee: £18 per block of poems Closing Date: Friday 21st May 2010 Email submissions – see website www.indigodreamsonline.com Cheque payable to ‘IDP’ or PayPal from website and entries to Indigo Dreams Summer Collection, 132 Hinckley Road, Stoney Stanton, Leics LE9 4LN. Please email any queries to dawnidp@btinternet.com or idpoet@rocketmail.com Full details/email/overseas entries visit www.indigodreamsonline.com |
| 25th May 2010 | 1st $500 |
Face of Compassion Arts
Competition Adjudicator: Tim Seelig.
Prize-giving will be on Saturday 28th August 2010 at the Life
Beyond Trauma Conference at the Dallas Convention Center.
For further details, rules & entry form visit http://compassionmovement.org/competition_2.html
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31st May 2010 |
Prize fund $5000
entry $15 |
WAR POETRY CONTEST Ninth year. Fifteen cash prizes totaling $5,000. Top prize $2,000. Submit 1-3 unpublished poems on the theme of war, up to 500 lines in all. Winning entries published online. Sponsored by Winning Writers, one of the "101 Best Websites for Writers" (Writer's Digest, 2005-2009). $15 entry fee, payable to Winning Writers. Postmark deadline: May 31. Final judge: Jendi Reiter. Include cover sheet with contact information. No name on poems. Submit online or mail to Winning Writers, Attn: War Poetry Contest, 351 Pleasant Street, PMB 222, Northampton, MA 01060. More information: www.winningwriters.com/war |
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31st May 2010 |
1st Publication plus $300.
entry $15 |
CALYX, A Journal of Art & Literature by Women’s ninth annual Lois Cranston Memorial Poetry Prize Prize: Publication plus $300. Postmark March 1-May 31st, 2010. Fee: $15 per entry (3poems, 6 pages total). Send submissions to: Calyx, Lois Cranston Poetry Prize, PO Box B, Corvallis, OR 97339. Final Judge will be P Alder. For further guidelines go to www.calyxpress.org |
| 31st May 2010 | 1st £200
entry £3 |
Leaf Books Poetry Competition invites
you to submit poems (max 35 lines) on any subject.
Winning and commended entries will be
published in an anthology and very outstanding poems in the
Leaf Writing magazine.
First Prize: Winner receives £200 and
a free copy of the anthology.
Runners up receives a free copy of the
anthology and 10 free mini-books.
All published authors will be able to
pre- order the book and the magazine at a significantly
reduced rate.
To enter: £3 per entry, 4 entries for
£10.
You can enter online or by post: for
entry form and further details visit the Leaf website:
www.leafbooks.co.uk
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31st May 2010 |
Prize fund £250
entry £2 |
Lymington Arts Festival Open Poetry Competition 2010 Poems on the theme of "Solstice" are required for the Lymington Arts Festival, to compete for over £250.00 worth of prizes. Rules: Poems to be on the theme of ‘Solstice’’ and the competitor’s original work and previously unpublished. Poems to be no longer than 40 lines. Three categories for entrants; up to age 11 ; up to age 17; 18 and over. Name, address, category and contact details to be included with the entry on a separate sheet of paper. For category 18 and over a fee of £2.00 per poem is payable, please make cheque payable to New Forest Poetry Society. Entries in the other two categories are free. Copyright remains with the author but Lymington Arts Festival reserve the right to publish entries in an anthology or for promotional purposes. There is no limit on the number of entries an individual can submit. There will be a first, second and third prize winner for each category. Prize winners will be notified and invited to attend an award ceremony and reading to be held during the Lymington Arts Festival 2010. The Judge’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into. The closing date for the competition is 31st May 2010 send your entries to: Lymington Arts Festival Poetry Competition, Lymington Community Centre. Lymington. Entry is deemed acceptance of these rules. |
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| 1st June 2010 | 1st £300
entry £3 |
The Samuel Taylor Coleridge Memorial Poetry Prize
Submissions up to 3 Poems, each not more than 20 lines.
Themes: Nature or The Sea.
Email for details :
johngarland1@hemscott.net
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| 1st June 2010 |
1st £1000
£5 |
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2nd June 2010 |
prize fund £350
entry £3 |
Marple Poetry competition - 2 categories :- Free verse, and Humorous, with separate prizes in each, and a total prize fund of £350. There will also be book tokens for those short listed. Entries cost £3, with 3 entries costing £7 - website www.marplewriting.org.uk Entry forms can be downloaded from our website or from :- Marple Poetry competition PO Box 143 Marple (LDO) Stockport SK6 9AD |
| 30th June 2010 | 1st $3000
entry $7 |
MARGARET REID POETRY CONTEST FOR TRADITIONAL VERSE Seventh year. Ten cash prizes totaling $5,550. Top prize $3,000. Submit poems in traditional verse forms, such as sonnets and free verse. Winning entries published online. Both published and unpublished work accepted. Entry fee is $7 for every 25 lines, payable to Winning Writers. Postmark deadline: June 30. Judges: J.H. Reid, D.C. Konrad. Submit online or mail to Winning Writers, Attn: Margaret Reid Poetry Contest, 351 Pleasant Street, PMB 222, Northampton, MA 01060. Winning Writers is one of the "101 Best Websites for Writers" (Writer's Digest, 2005-2009). More information: www.winningwriters.com/margaret |
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30th June 2010 |
Prize fund £3000
entry £5
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Keats-Shelley Prize 2010 Two competitions, open to all: an essay ~ a poem £3,000 IN PRIZES The winners’ work will be published The essay can be on any aspect of the lives and works of John Keats, P B Shelley, Mary Shelley, Lord Byron and their circles. It should be of 2,000 - 3,000 words, including quotations. Preference will be given to entries showing originality of thought and written in a clear and accessible style. All sources must be acknowledged. The poem (which may be a narrative) must be original, unpublished and not a parody. It should focus on the theme ‘Ice’. It may be of any length up to 50 lines. Three copies of your entry should be sent to KSMA Competition Secretary, School of English, The University, St Andrews, KY16 9AR, Scotland. Please enclose an SAE if you want your entry to be acknowledged. Copies of entries cannot be returned and no correspondence will be entered into. For all further information regarding shortlists, date of Awards, etc., please see the KSMA website, |
| 30th June 2010 | 1st £5000
entry £6 |
Bridport Prize -
The richest OPEN writing prize. SHORT STORIES: 1st prize = £ 5000 (approx. 8140 US$, 5590 € ) POEMS: 1st Prize = £ 5000 (approx. 8140 US$, 5590 €) FLASH FICTION: 1st Prize =£ 1000 (approx. 1627 US$, 1118 €) Closing date 30th June 2010.(24.00 MIdnight GMT) poems - 42 lines maximum (no minimum) 2010 Judge: Michael Laskey Poetry prize 1st = £5000 (approx. 8300 US$, 5589 Euro) 2nd = £1000 (approx. 1660 US$, 1117Euro) 3rd = £500 (approx. 830 US$, 558 Euro) 10 supplementary prizes of £50 each The top 4 poems are submitted to the Forward Prize for best single poem |
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| 31st July 2010 |
First Prize: $250, 2nd: $125, 3rd:
$50.00
entry $5 |
The Dream Quest One Poetry Contest Write a poem, 30 lines or fewer on any subject. Must be neatly handprinted or typed. Multiple entries are accepted. All works must be original. Prizes: $250.00, $125.00, $50.00. Entry fee is $5(USD) per poem. Postmark deadline: July 31, 2010. Send your name, address, phone#, email address with brief biographical info (Tell us a little about yourself), on the coversheet. Include a self addressed stamped envelope. Make fee(s) payable to: DREAMQUESTONE.COM. Mail entri(es)/fee(s) to: Dream Quest One Poetry Contest, P.O. Box 3141, Chicago, IL 60654. Visit http://www.dreamquestone.com/rules.html for details and to enter online! |
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3rd August 2010 |
prize fund £1000
entry €10. |
2010 Over The Edge New Writer of The Year competition sponsored by Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop
The
competition is open to both poets and fiction writers. The total
prize money is €1,000. The best fiction entry will
win €300. The best poetry entry will win
€300. One of these will then be chosen as the
overall winner and will receive an additional €400,
giving the overall winner total prize money of €700
and the title Over The Edge New Writer of The Year 2010.
The 2010 Over The Edge New Writer of The Year will be a
Featured Reader at a reading to be scheduled in Galway City
Library in Winter 2010/11. |
| 30th September 2010 | 1st $3000
entry $7 |
TOM HOWARD/JOHN H. REID POETRY CONTEST Eighth year. Ten cash prizes totaling $5,550. Top prize $3,000. Submit poems in any style or genre. Both published and unpublished work accepted. Winning entries published online. Entry fee is $7 for every 25 lines, payable to Winning Writers. Postmark deadline: September 30. Judges: J.H. Reid, D.C. Konrad. Submit online or mail to Winning Writers, Attn: Tom Howard Poetry Contest, 351 Pleasant Street, PMB 222, Northampton, MA 01060. Winning Writers is one of the "101 Best Websites for Writers" (Writer's Digest, 2005-2009). More information: www.winningwriters.com/tompoetry
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14th November 2010 |
1st £100
entry £3.50 |
Segora Poetry competition Details and entry form at www.poetryproseandplays.co.uk Email:Jocelyn Simms: pontdarche@hotmail.com |
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