The Myslexia 2025 poetry competition is now open for entries from women poets. The competition, judged by poet Liz Berry, will award prizes of £2000, £500, £250 for the first three places, plus £250 to a previously unpublished poet. There will also be 16 additional shortlisted finalists who will each win £25. Entry fee is … Continue reading Myslexia women’s poetry competition now open
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Poems on the Move competition opens on 15 September
If you'd like to plan far ahead, the 2025 Poems on the Move competition will be opening on 15 September for poems of 14 lines or less. Entries cost £5 or £12 for 3. There are also additional categories for young people and Channel Island residents. The deadline is 14 January 2026, so plenty of … Continue reading Poems on the Move competition opens on 15 September
Waltham Forest Poetry Competition – “Weather”
The Waltham Forest Poetry Competition invites you to send them poems on the theme of "weather" (or "whether"). There are Adult and Young Poet prizes, plus separate Waltham Forest local prizes for people who live, work or study in the London Borough of Waltham Forest. You can send up to 6 poems. Entry fee for … Continue reading Waltham Forest Poetry Competition – “Weather”
Watch the Laurel Prize ceremony online – free
The Laurel Prize celebrates collections of environmental and nature poetry that highlight the climate crisis and global ecological issues. The live stream of the 2025 Laurel Prize ceremony will be online at 5.30pm on Friday 19 September. You can watch by booking a free ticket on the Poetry School website. (You will receive a link … Continue reading Watch the Laurel Prize ceremony online – free
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