Magma's competition has opened for entries into two poetry categories: poems up to 10 lines and poems of 11-50 lines . Poems must be submitted by 31 January 2026. Prizes of £1000, £300 and £150 will be awarded to the winning poems of each category, with an additional 5 "special mentions". Entry fees are £5 … Continue reading Magma’s 2025/26 poetry competition now open
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Hedgehog Poetry Press announce their cult club Christmas card challenge
Hedgehog Poetry Press have released a challenge, for their Cult Club member poets only, to submit a short poem ("8 lines-ish") to be printed in their Christmas cards. The best poem submitted by the deadline, 31 October, will win the poet a 'posh hamper'. The poem should convey something that will make people smile. Further … Continue reading Hedgehog Poetry Press announce their cult club Christmas card challenge
“After the End” Poetry competition now open
The University of Oxford, in partnership with the National Poetry Centre, have launched their 2025 poetry competition on the the theme of 'After the End'. The competition is part of a research project which aims to explore "time, temporality and the question of endings". After the End competition welcomes poems of up to 40 lines, … Continue reading “After the End” Poetry competition now open
Dark Poets Club international prize competition now open
Dark Poets Club, the online magazine for unsettling or darker-themed poetry, have announced that their fourth international prize competition is open. The theme of the competition is "finding beauty within the shadows". Poets are asked to submit poems up to 250 words each (not including title) by the deadline of 30 November 2025. Unusually, previously … Continue reading Dark Poets Club international prize competition now open

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