This year's Verve Poet of the Festival competition will be judged by Victoria Kennefick. The theme is "Love". Submissions cost £6 for the first poem (£14 for 3, £19 for 5). First prize is £500 and the winning poem becomes the poem of the festival. Further details can be found here
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Rialto Nature and Place Competition now open
The annual Rialto Nature and Place Poetry Competition is now open for entries. With a deadline of 1 April 2026, there is plenty of time to submit to the competition. Poems must be no longer than 40 lines and can be about any aspect of nature or place. Entry fee is £7 for the first … Continue reading Rialto Nature and Place Competition now open
Magma’s 2025/26 poetry competition now open
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
“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

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