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deadline

2019

Judge

Tue 30th
April

Ware Poets Open Poetry Competition 2019
 
1st Prize £600, 2nd prize £300, 3rd prize £150.
Ware Sonnet Prize £150
 
Entry: £4 per poem; £12 for 4 poems & £3 per further poem in same submission
 
download (pdf) Details & Entry form
 

Maggie Butt

Tue 30th
April

Grey Hen Poetry Competition 2019 (for women over 60)
 
Poems up to 40 lines on any theme.
 
1st Prize £100, 2nd prize £75, 3rd prize £25.
 
Entry: £3 per poem; £10 for 4 poems
 
Rules & Entry Form (postal entries)
 

Julia Deakin

Fri 31st
May

The Frogmore Poetry Prize 2019
 
1st Prize: 250 guineas & 2-year subscription to The Frogmore Papers
2 runners-up: 75 & 50 guineas respectively & 1-year subscription
     to The Frogmore Papers
All shortlisted poems: publication in Issue 94 of The Frogmore Papers
 
Entry: £3 per poem
 
download (pdf) Details & Entry form
 

John O’Donoghue

Sun 30th
June

Poetry Space Competition 2019
 
This year’s competition will be pretty special. It is our 10th year and we have an exciting bunch of prizes:
1st Prize: £500; 2nd Prize: £250; 3rd Prize £100
 
Highly commended and commended poets will receive £10 plus their choice of a book from the Poetry Space online shop.
 
There will be a prizewinners anthology and all poets included in there (20 poems) will receive complimentary copies and the pamphlet will go on sale. £5 to enter a poem or 2 entries for £5 for Poetry Space members.
 
Entries by midnight to Susan Jane Sims More at Poetry Space.
 

Caroline Price

Sun 30th
June

The Poetic Bond IX (2019)
 
Poems on any subject, in any form, of any length
 
Prizes: For poets selected for publication, two copies of the paperback anthology, and eligibility to three awards of $25, voted by the poets published in The Poetic Bond IX.
 
More on the selection process at www.thepoeticbond.com.
 
Entry $15 (currency equivalents) for up to four poems.
Submissions window opens 1st March willowdownbooks.submittable.com/submit
ALL those submitting work will receive a free book from the Willowdown Books catalogue.

Anonymous panel, coordinated by Trevor Maynard, with cash award voted by poets published in final anthology

Fri 16th
August

Settle Sessions Poetry Competition 2019
(i.m. Veronica Caperon)
 
Prizes: 1st – £150; 2nd – £100; 3rd – £75
 
Entry: £4 per poem; £10 for 3 poems.
 
Postal entries only. more details (pdf)
 

Settle Sessions Poets