The Poetry Society's National Poetry Competition 2025 is now open. Entries cost £8 for the first poem and £6 for subsequent poems. Poetry Society members can enter a second poem for free. The 2025 competition will be judged by Denise Saul, Ian Duhig and Susannah Dickey. First prize is £5,000 second prize £3,000, third prize … Continue reading National Poetry Competition now open!
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Poetry competition tips by Hannah Copley
If you are planning on entering a poetry competition, do check out Hannah Copley's substack post, ' On Poetry Competitions And The Poems That Don't Win' for some hints and tips. She discusses some features that most attracted her to poems when recently judging the many entries in the Ware Poets Competition. You can find … Continue reading Poetry competition tips by Hannah Copley
Oxford Poetry Prize Competition accepting entries
The 2025 Oxford Poetry is now open for entries from poets around the world. This year’s guest judge is Rebecca Tamás. Poems must be 50 lines or less. Deadline is 31 August. Entry fee is £10 per poem. For more details, see here
Indigo Spring Poetry Prize – only 2 weeks left to enter!
Indigo Dreams Publishing is offering prizes of £250, £100 and £50, plus website publication, in their latest Indigo Spring Poetry Prize. Poems must be 40 lines or less. Entry fee is £5 per poem, £9 for two and £12 for three poems. You can enter as many poems as you like by the deadline, Wednesday … Continue reading Indigo Spring Poetry Prize – only 2 weeks left to enter!
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