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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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31st January 2010

NEW DATE

15th February 2010

1st prize: £5,000,

 

entry £6 per poem

 

The Hippocrates Prize

Sponsored by the Fellowship of Postgraduate Medicine, and the Institute of Advanced Study, University of Warwick, The Hippocrates Prize is for an unpublished poem of no more than 50 lines on a medical subject. A first prize of £5,000 is offered in the open, international category, and another first prize of £5,000 in the NHS category (open only to NHS staff and health students). In each category there are second and third prizes and commendations. The judges are Dr. Dannie Abse, Sir Bruce Keogh, and James Naughtie. For full rules and details of how to enter, visit www.hippocrates-poetry.org.uk.

11th February 2010 1st 3000

 

entry free ?

Christopher Tower Poetry Competition

For poems of up to 48 lines on the theme of 'Promises'. For 16-18 year olds in UK schools or colleges. First prize £3000, plus cash prizes for the winner's school. Judges: Stephen Romer, Michael Schmidt and Peter McDonald.

For details - Tower Poetry, Christ Church, St Aldate's, Oxford OX1 1DP
or visit the website at - www.towerpoetry.org.uk/prize
or email  info@towerpoetry.org.uk

12th February 2010

1st  £350

 

 

Entry - £4 per poem

Mirehouse Poetry Competition - Competition Theme: 'The bliss of solitude' (Wordsworth) Entries are invited for original poems of no more than 40 lines on the above theme. 1st prize £350. Eight runners up will each receive £100 of new books. There will be a reading of these nine poems at a special event with John Burnside at Mirehouse on Saturday 13th March at 11.30am.

 

Further details from - Mirehouse Poetry Competition, Droridge Farm, Dartington, Devon TQ9 6JG

12th February 2010

1st Prize £2500

 

 

entry £6.50

2010 Wigtown Poetry Competition

1st Prize £2500 Runner up £750 Eight additional prizes of £50 each Judge: Liz Lochhead Gaelic Prize £500 In association with the Gaelic Books Council Gaelic Judge: Meg Bateman

Entry Fee: £6.50 for the first poem.

Wigtown Poetry Competition, Wigtown Festival Company, County Buildings, Wigtown, DG8 9JH

Website: www.wigtownbookfestival.com 

15th February 2010 1st prize: £500

 

entry £4

Ambit Magazine is running a prose and poetry competition to celebrate its 200th issue and you are invited to enter poems or prose of 200 words for a chance to win.
1st prize: £500 - 2nd prize: £200 - 3rd prize: £75
The winners will be published in Ambit 200, in May 2010. The deadline is 15 February 2010.
See the below link for more details, and an entry form.
http://www.ambitmagazine.co.uk/200words.htm
16th February 2009 1st  £200

 

entry £3

Norwich Writers' Circle 39th Annual Open Poetry Competition

Adjudicator: Hilary Mellon. Open category (first prize £200) plus sponsored prizes for minimalist poems, humorous poems, and poems on the family. For poems of up to 40 lines.

Details - NWC Open Poetry Competition Secretary, 1 Stannard Road, Norwich NR4 7JD

or visit the website at - www.norwichwriters.org.uk

28th February 2010 1st  £350

entry £3

Grace Dieu Writers' Circle 2010 Poetry Competition

1st Prize: £350; 2nd Prize: £150; 3rd Prize: £75; 4th Prize: £50; 5th Prize: £25

Entry Fees: £3 for one poem or £10 for 4, £2 for each additional entry over four

Full details and entry forms can be found on our website at www.gracedieuwriterscircle.co.uk

Alternatively to receive a competition leaflet, please send a SAE to:

The Competition Organiser, 23 Henson Way, Sharnford, Leicestershire, LE10 3PN

28th February 2010

1st  £1000

STAFFORD POETRY COMPETITION 2010

 The competition is open to anyone, of any age, wherever they live.  Entries must be in English. There is an entry fee of £4.00 for the first poem submitted, and £3.00 per poem for any further poems.

The competition will be judged by Michael Hulse.

1. Poems should be no more than 40 lines. Entries must be the original work of

the entrant and must be previously unpublished in any form (print, electronic

or other media).

2. All entries must be received no later than 28th February 2010.

3. Entries must be in English, typed in a plain font with no illustrations or

decoration, on plain white A4 paper. The entry must not have any name or

address on it.

4. Copyright in all entries is retained by the writer. By entering the competition

the authors give permission to Staffordshire Libraries and Stafford District

Arts Council to reproduce their work, with the author’s name, in displays,

promotional material and on their web pages.

5. The competition organisers will not publish any details of addresses of entrants

but may refer to their town or county of origin.

6. The judges’ decision is final. We hope to announce the winners on April 1st.

7. The organisers will acknowledge receipt of entries only if entrants include a

stamped addressed envelope.

8. Winners will be notified by the organisers and details of winners will be

published in the local press and on www.imaginingstaffordshire.org.uk (a

Staffordshire Library website) and on www.stafforddistrictarts.org.uk/

9. Other entrants will not be notified directly and poems will not be returned.

10. Entry to the competition is regarded as acceptance of all of the above rules.

11. Entries should be posted to: Stafford Poetry Competition, Shire Hall Library,

Market Street, Stafford ST16 2LQ.

There is no entry form but all entries must be accompanied by

a. a cover sheet giving the name and address of the entrant and the title(s) of

the poem(s) entered, and

b. a cheque payable to “Staffordshire County Council” for £4.00 (plus £3.00

each for any extra poems).

Contact: andrew.baker@staffordshire.gov.uk

 

26th February 2010

1st £10,000

 

fee £10.95

Brit Writers' Awards

Poetry category for adults: collection of five poems. Poetry category for children: collection of three poems. Overall 1st prize: 10,000 GBP. For full details of the competition, visit the website.www.britwriters.co.uk    enquiries@britwriters.co.uk 

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

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

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.

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

LXV Books Spring Poetry Competition - Independant bookshop LXV Books' 1st open poetry Competition on the theme of spring. Adjudicator: poet Ann Drysdale. Winners will be announced on the Spring Bank Holiday, 3rd May 2010 on LXV Books' website. The winner & runners-up will be invited to read their winning poems on an event held in the shop.
 
For further details, rules & entry form visit http://www.lxvbooks.com  or come to the shop located on 65 Roman Road, Bethnal Green, London E2 0QN

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

or call 01298 70395.

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 

2nd April 2010

1st  $500

 

entry  $12.00

Contemporary Verse 2

The 2-Day Contest challenges participants to come up with a winning poem in only 48 hours, using all ten words of CV2's choosing.

 

At 12:00 midnight (CST), on April 12, 2010 when Friday becomes Saturday, CV2’s list of words will be emailed to registered participants. Participants then have 2 days (48 hours) to write their best poem. Each word must be used at least once in their final submitted poem. Submitted poems may not exceed 48 lines. Only one poem may be entered per participant. Deadline for registration is Friday, April 2nd, 2010.

There is a $12.00 registration fee for the contest. A special play and read discount is also available to contest entrants where $22.00 gets you not only into the contest but also a one year subscription to Contemporary Verse 2 (more than half off the regular rate of $23.98). Contest fees can be paid by PayPal or by cheque/money order sent to the CV2 office. Registration and an email address are required to play.- http://www.contemporaryverse2.ca/index.php/contests/2-day-contest   

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.
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. 

30th April 2010

1st  £500

£100 for best sonnet

 

entry £3

 

Ware Poets Open Poetry Competition 2010

For poems up to 50 lines. Adjudicator: Robert Seatter.
Entry Fee: £3 per poem, £10 for 4 poems, £2.50 for subsequent poems. 

For further details, send SAE to: The Competition Secretary, Clothall End House,
California, Baldock, Herts. SG7 6NU

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

Ver Poets Open Competition 2010
Adjudicator: Anne Berkeley
Entry fee: £3 per poem, 4 poems for £10, £2 per poem thereafter
Theme: open
Prize-giving will be on Saturday 26th June, 2.30pm as part of St Albans Arts Festival.  Winners & runners-up will be invited to read their winning poems. Selected poems published in the competition anthology The Ver Prize
For further details, rules & entry form visit www.verpoets.org.uk

30th April 2010

1st 125

 

entry £2.50

Pulsar, Year 2009/2010, Poetry Competition

For 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.
 

1st May 2010

1st  £250

 

entry £2.50

Partners Annual Open Poetry Competition
First prize £250, second prize £50, third prize, a year's subscription to Aspire poetry magazine. All prize winners guaranteed publication by Partners.

For details contact - Partners, 289 Elmwood Avenue, Feltham, Middlesex TW13 7QB

Or Email: partners_writing_group@hotmail.com

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

19th May 2010

First Prize £800

Second £350,

Third £200 

 

£3/poem, £12/five

 

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.
Winning poems will be published in an anthology.
For further details, rules & entry form visit
http://www.poetrypf.co.uk

or with s.a.e.from: CFW Poetry, PO Box 474, Eastleigh, SO50 0AN

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

 

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
Melody Brooke,MA,LPC,LMFT
Author "Oh WOW this changes everything"
Host "Oh WOW This Changes Everything!" Thursdays on party934.com 11AM CST 
2060 N. Collins Blvd, Suite 120 
Richardson, TX 75080
469-223-7153

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

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

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.       

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

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

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.
Entries should be sent to Over The Edge, New Writer of the Year competition, 3 Carbry Road, Newcastle, Galway, Ireland with an accompanying SAE. Entries will be judged anonymously, so do not put your name on your poem(s) or story. Put your contact details on a separate sheet.
Criteria: fiction of up to three thousand words, three poems of up to forty lines, or one poem of up to one hundred lines. Multiple entries are acceptable but each must be accompanied by a fee. The fee for one entry is €10. The fee for multiple entries is €7.50 per entry e.g. two entries will cost €15, three entries €22.50 and so on. Fee payable by cheque or money order to Over The Edge. To take part you must be at least sixteen years old by September 1st 2010 and not have a book published or accepted for publication in that genre. Chapbooks excepted. Entries must not have been previously published or be currently entered in any other competition.

The closing date is Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010.
For further details contact Over The Edge on 087-6431748, e-mail over-the-edge-openreadings@hotmail.com or see http://overtheedgeliteraryevents.blogspot.com

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

 

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

 
Ongoing Competitions
We have decided not to list the ongoing competitions section as in some cases we are unsure as to the legitimacy of the competition.  In future we will only list competitions with a single closing date.