The theme of this year's Ashdown Forest Poetry Competition is 'Connections'. Entry is free and the deadline is 15 August. Poems should be unpublished and 40 lines or less. One poem only. No simultaneous submissions. The competition details and entry form can be found here , with full entry conditions here.
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Free submissions to Anthropocene in June
Online poetry magazine, Anthropocene, is offering free submissions for the rest of June with guest Editor, Joe Wright. Joe is looking for a diverse range of poetry: 'I want to feel a punch of energy from a good poem, something that grabs me and leads me somewhere I don’t expect.' Send up to 3 poems … Continue reading Free submissions to Anthropocene in June
Free online literature quizzes
Check out the literature quizzes on Ilkley book festival website. The quizzes include a category for 'Poetry' and for 'War poets'. Some of the other categories (eg 'Literary families') cover a cross-section of genres.
Free tickets: Rainham Poetry Festival, 11-12 April. Simon Armitage, Patience Agbabi, Caroline Bird…
Take a trip to Kent to Rainham Poetry Festival on 11-12 April. Tickets are FREE. Poets include Simon Armitage, Patience Agbabi, Caroline Bird, Adrian Masters, Charlotte Ansell, Bill Lewis and more... You can register for your 1 or 2-day festival ticket on the Rainham Poetry Festival website. All events take place at St Margaret's on … Continue reading Free tickets: Rainham Poetry Festival, 11-12 April. Simon Armitage, Patience Agbabi, Caroline Bird…
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