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2020

Judge

Fri 31st
January

Teignmouth Festival Open Poetry Competition
 
Main Prizes: 1st – £500; 2nd – £250; 3rd – £100
Local Prizes: 1st – £100; 2nd – £50; 3rd – £25
 
Entry (by post – add 50p for online entries):
£4 per poem; £3 for each additional poem.
Winners announced at Teignmouth Poetry Festival, Saturday 21 March 2020
 
more details

Main: Hannah Lowe
Local: Susan Taylor & Simon Williams

Fri 28th
February

Acumen Literary Journal International Poetry Competition 2019
 
Prizes (cash & subscription to Acumen): 1st – £1,000, 5 years;
2nd – £400, 3 years; 3rd – £200, 2 years;
Special Prize: best entry from current subscriber, £100;
plus 6 Highly Commended &; 10 Commended prizes.
 
Entry: £5 per poem; £20 for 5 poems.
 
more details

Nancy Mattson & Michael Bartholomew-Biggs

Sat 7th
March

Enfield Poets’ Competition
 
Poems on any topic, max 50 lines
 
Prizes: 1st – £500; 2nd – £250; 3rd – £100

 
Entry: £4 per poem, £10 for 3 poems.
 
More at Enfield Poets or download order form here (pdf)

Ruth Padel

Thu 30th
Apr

Ware Poets Open Poetry Competition 2020
 
Prizes: 1st – £600; 2nd – £300; 3rd – £159
& The Ware Sonnet Prize £150
 
Entry: £4 per poem; £12 for 4 poems plus £3 per further poem in submission.
 
Poems max 50 lines
 
download entry form (pdf)

Glynn Maxwell

Sun 31st
May

The Frogmore Poetry Prize 2020
 
Prizes: 1st – 250 guineas and 2-year subscription to The Frogmore Papers;
 
1st & 2nd runners-up – 75 & 50 guineas respectively and 1-year subscription;
 
Shortlisted poets: copies of selected Frogmore Press publications.
 
Entry: £4 per poem
 
poems max 40 lines
 
download entry details (pdf) or visit Frogmore Press website

Maria Jastrzębska