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Poetry and Writing Competitions Listings

Poet's Letter Magazine does not offer any guarantee or assurance about any of the competitions other than the one that we organise.

To submit competitions please forward details to Editor@poetsletter.com

Bridport Prize

First Prize: £5,000.00

For poems of up to 42 lines;

Judge: Lavinia Greenlaw

Closing Date: 30-Jun-06

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Ledbury Festival Poetry Competition 2006

For poems of up to 40 lines. Judge: Don Paterson.
Category 1 (18 and over): First prize A week's residential writing course at Ty Newydd in 2007, Second prize £250, Third prize £150

Category 2 (11-17): First prize £100, Second prize £50, Third prize £25

Category 3 (10 and under): First prize £25 book token, Second prize £15 book token, Third prize £10 book token

Closing Date: 11-Aug-06

Ledbury Poetry Festival, Church Street, Ledbury, Herefordshire HR8 1DH 0845 458 1743

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Fourth Torbay Open Poetry Competition

First Prize: £7,00
Details:
For poems of up to 50 lines; £700 first prize, £300 second prize; £150 third prize; Judge: Ann Drysdale

Closing Date: 01-Aug-06

Contact: F. Morris, 4 The Mount, Brixham, South Devon TQ5 8QY

John Betjeman Young People's Poetry Competition

Closing Date: 30-Jun-06

For 11-14 year olds, open to young people living anywhere in the British Isles and the Republic of Ireland. Entries should be about the poet's local surroundings or any aspect thereof, whether it be a house, a street, a garden, a park, a city or a wider landscape.

http://www.johnbetjeman.com

Eighth Scintilla Open Poetry Competition

Closing Date: 31-Jul-06

Two section: short poems; long poems/sequences; prizes in each category £200, £100, £50; judgest Anni Cluysenaar, Graham Harthill, Hilary Llewellyn-Williams; winning poems published in Scintilla

Anne Cluysenaar, Little Wentwood Farm, Llantrisant, Usk, Mon. NP15 1ND

Email: anne.cluysenaar@virgin.net

Oxfambooks Poetry Calendar Competition

Closing Date: 30-Jun-06

For poems of up to 20 lines. Winners will join poets John F. Deane, Rita Ann Higgins, Nick Laird, Mary O'Donnell, Caitriona O'Reilly and Peter Sirr on Oxfambooks 2007 Poetry Calendar. Judge: Caitriona O'Reilly.

Sheila Powers, Oxfam Ireland, 9 Burgh Quay, Dublin 2, Ireland

http://www.oxfamireland.org

Tonbridge Poetry Competition

First Prize: £500

The judges are poets Anne-Marie Fyfe & Anthony Wilson, and poet, publisher and critic Peter Carpenter.

Closing Date: 31 July.

Poetry Can Poetry Competition

First Prize: Collection published

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The Stinging Fly Prize

First Prize: 2000 Euros

Novelist Colum McCann will judge the winner of the first Stinging Fly Prize, which will become an annual award for new writing in association with the Tyrone Guthrie Centre The prize of €1,000 and a residency at the Tyrone Guthrie Centre Writers' and Artists' Retreat will go to a writer whose work (poetry or fiction) has been included in one of the three issues of The Stinging Fly published each year.
stingingfly@gmail.com

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Peterloo Poets Poetry Prize

First Prize: £1500

The judges for the 22nd Annual Open Poetry Competition 2006 are Hugo Williams, Jean 'Binta' Breeze & Harry Chambers, and the closing date for entries is 1 August.

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POETRY COMPETITION

(Proceeds to the Torriano Meeting House Support Fund)

First Prize £250,Second Prize £150,Third £75

THE WINNING POETS, FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD,WILL BE OFFERED

FEATURE READINGS AT THE ADJUDICATION CELEBRATIONS

On Sunday, 4th February 2007 at Torriano Meeting House, 99 Torriano Avenue, Kentish Town, London NW5 2RX

NO ENTRY FORM REQUIRED

Poems up to a maximum of 40 lines each to be typed on a single side of A4 paper. A separate sheet of A4 should contain the titles of poems, name, land and e-mail addresses and phone number of entrant. Entry fees: £3 One poem, £5 for Two, £10 for Five. Cheques payable to Torriano Support Fund

ADJUDICATORS: Anna Adams, Leah Fritz & Peter Phillips (poems will be read by all three adjudicators). ENTRIES TO: Diana Baggs, 1 Havelock Road,Walmer, Deal, Kent CT14 7TE

ENQUIRIES: Tel: 01304 372914 or email: june.english@btinternet.com

CLOSING DATE: 12th November 2006. Winners will be notified by 7th Jan 2008 The winning poems will also be featured in Brittle Star magazine.

Salisbury House Open Poetry Competition 2006

www.chela.co.uk/poetry.php

Closing date: 1st November

Prizes: 1st £500, 2nd £250, 3rd £100

1. The competition is open to anyone aged 16 or over. 2. Poems must be original, unpublished, not currently submitted elsewhere nor have won any other prize. 3. Poems should be typed or neatly handwritten in English and not exceed 50 lines. 4. No entry form is required but on a separate sheet of paper give your name, address and telephone number, with the titles of the poems submitted. It would be helpful if you told us where you heard of the competition.5. Receipt of entry will be acknowledged only if a s.a.e. marked “Receipt” is enclosed with entry. 6. A list of winners will be displayed on the web site at www.chela.co.uk/poetry.php 7. The entry fee (Sterling only) is £3 per poem for the first three poems, £10 for 4 and £2 per poem thereafter. 8. Closing date is 1st November, 2006, and prize winners will be notified in early January.9. Copyright remains with the author but the organizers reserve the right to publish the winning poems and a selection from the short list in an anthology.10. We regret that we are unable to amend poems or return them after entry.11. The winner and runners-up will be invited to read their entries at a special Prize Giving event.12. Entrants will be deemed to have accepted these conditions of entry.13. The adjudicator’s decision is final. No correspondence will be entered into.Cheques should be made payable to Salisbury House Poets and sent together with your entry to; The Competition Secretary, Salisbury House Poets Open Poetry Competition, Salisbury House, Bury Street West, Enfield, Middlesex, N9 9LA.

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Poetry and Writing Competitions Listings

Poet's Letter Magazine does not offer any guarantee or assurance about any of the competitions other than the one that we organise.

To submit competitions please forward details to Editor@poetsletter.com

Poetry Society National Poetry Competition

First Prize: £5,000.00

Judges: John Burnside, Lee Harwood and Alice Oswald

Closing date: 31 October 2006
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Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award

Poetry Society
22 Betterton Street
London WC2H 9BX
UK
Online: use our online entry form.
Please do not email entries

To receive a free copy of the 2005 winners' anthology When The Thunder Woke Me, send a stamped addressed envelope (37p) to the address above.
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Poetry London Poetry Competition

First Prize: £1000

Judge: Michael Symmons Roberts

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Frogmore Poetry Prize 2006

For poems of up to 40 lines. Adjudicator: Ros Barber. Prize: winner will win two hundred guineas and a life subscription to The Frogmore Papers.

Closing Date: 30-Jun-06

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Yorkshire Open Poetry Competition

First Prize: £500.00
For poems of up to 80 lines.

Judge: Kathleen Jamie. First prize £500, second prize £250, third prize £100, Yorkshire prize (The Leslie Richardson Award) £50.
Entry Fee: £4 per poem or £14 for four poems

Closing Date: 31-Jul-06
YOPC 2006, 32 Spey Bank, Acomb Park, York YO24 2UZ

Nottingham Poetry Society 2006 Open Poetry Competition

For poems of up to 40 lines; sole adjudicator: Ruth Padel

Closing Date: 12-Aug-06
The Competition Secretary, 38 Harrow Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham NG2 7DU

The Wigtown Poetry Competition: Scotland's National Poetry Competition

First Prize: £2000

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Christopher Tower Poetry Prize

First Prize: £3000

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Manchester Cathedral Poetry Competition

First Prize: £300

For poems of up to 40 lines. The poems submitted should be 'broadly religious,' that is, 'spiritual' in nature and, like all good religious poetry, should appeal to those who would not necessarily describe themselves as such. 'Religious' thus includes poems that are Christian, as well as those from within other faith traditions. Those struggling to discover their own sense of the sacred are also invited to submit entries. Poems are welcome in any style or form and will be judged solely on their merits as poetry; 1st prize:£300, 2nd prize: £150, 3rd prize: £75; judge: Grevel Lindop

Closing Date: 01-Jul-06

The Religious Poetry Competition, The Cathedral, Manchester M3 1SX
Email: albert.radcliffe@dsl.pipex.com

Bluechrome Awards for Poetry

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JBWB Poetry Competition

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Poetry Business Poetry Competition

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Ragged Raven Poetry Competition

First Prize: £300

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The Francis Ledwidge Poetry Award

The closing date for submissions to The Francis Ledwidge Poetry Award 2006 of the Inchicore Ledwidge Society is 5 November

The Francis Ledwidge Poetry Award, 34 Sallins Pier, Sallins, Co. Kildare. For furthe information

e-mail L_OMEARA@yahoo.co.uk

British Haiku Society Competition

David Steele, Newton House, Hold Road, North Elmham, NR20 5JQ, England.

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Poetry and Writing Competitions Listings

Poet's Letter Magazine does not offer any guarantee or assurance about any of the competitions other than the one that we organise.

To submit competitions please forward details to Editor@poetsletter.com

Arvon International Poetry Competition

First Prize: £5000

Judges are Sujata Bhatt, Edna Longley & Michael Symmons Roberts.

Closing date for entries is 15 September 2006.
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Keats-Shelley Prize 2006

Prizes: £3,000.00

Two competitions, opn to all: an essay or a poem; £3000 in prizes; the winners' work will be published. The essay can be on any aspect of the life and work of John Keats, PB Shelley, Mary Shelley or Lord Byron, and should be of 2000-3000 words, including quotations. The poem can be up to 50 lines long, may be a narrative, and should focus on a Romatic theme associated with 'Experiment'. One entry per category allowed.

Closing Date: 30-Jun-06

Jill Gamble, KSMA Competition Secretary, School of English, The University, St Andrews, KY16 9AL

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Wells Festival of Literature Poetry and Short Story Competitions 2006

First Prize: £500.00

For poems of up to 40 lines. Poets may submit up to five poems. First prize £500, second prize £200, third prize £100 and Wyvern prize £100.
Judges: Tim Dee and Jill Paton Walsh.
Contact:
Closing Date: 31-Jul-06

The Competitions' Organiser, Chegworth House, Moor Lane, Draycott, Cheddar BS27 3TD

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Clogh Writers 10th Annual Poetry Competition

First Prize: 300 Euros

Micheal Massey, Clogh Writers Poetry Competition, 16 Lacken Drive, Kilkenny.

Littoral Magazine Poetry Pamphlet Competition

For titled collections consisting of 24 pages (published or not, by one author only) - any subject or form. Winner will receive 50 colour cover pamphlets under the imprint of The Littoral Press. Pamphlets will have an ISBN number. Competition will be held twice yearly and run continuously - winners will be notified in the September and March issues of Littoral Magazine.

Closing Date: 21-Aug-06
Poetry Pamphlet Competition, Littoral Magazine, 38 Barringtons, 10 Sutton Road, Southend-on-Sea, Essex SS2 5NA

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Understanding Competitions

Understanding Literary Magazine (Dionysia Press) run a number of competitions for poems based on themes taken from poems in their publications. Please contact Understanding for further details of these competitions.

Closing Date: 30-Jun-06

Understanding, 127 Milton Road West, 7 Duddingston House Courtyard, Edinburgh EH15 1JG

Belmont Poetry Prize

First Prize: £500
Details:
For poets writing for children. The winner of the £500 prize will be decided by votes cast by children in primary schools. Poems should be aimed at children between the ages of 7 and 11.

Telephone: 01743 234 970
Closing Date: 21-Jul-06
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Blinking Eye Publishing 2006 Poetry Competition for Over 50s

For poets of over 50 years of age; submit poems in blocks of five; judge: Jo Shapcott

Closing Date: 07-Aug-06

Jeanne Macdonald, Blinking Eye Publishing, PO Box 549, North Shields, Tyne & Wear NE30 2WT

For more http://www.blinking-eye.co.uk

My Life, Southwark Poetry Competition

Closing Date: 30-Jun-06

For poems with a connection to the London Borough of Southwark. Age categories from 5 to 105. Winners will receive gift vouchers and be offered the chance to perform their work at the awards ceremony in September. All shortlisted entries will also be published in a new anthology, 'Common Ground'.

Southwark Libraries - My Life Southwark Poetry Competition, c/o Southwark Libraries, 15 Spa Road, Bermondsey SE16 3QW

Email: sandra.agard@southwark.gov.uk

Brendan Kennelly Poetry Competition

The judges for the poetry competition are Paddy Bushe & Jo O'Donoghue.