World's Largest English Poetry Competition £17,000

After careful consideration it has been decided to cancel this Prize/Competition due to not receiving sufficient number of entries to make it a viable (for the prizes) competition. Although a lot of poets entered the numbers were not enough to let us carry on with the competition. Therefore, with regret, the competition is hereby closed with immediate effect (as of 22nd of September, Saturday, 2007). However, poets who have entered, shall be refunded the FULL ENTRY FEES WITHOUT ANY REDUCTION WHATSOEVER. Please allow a reasonable time to let us transfer the fees through Paypal (The funds are going to be transferred as soon as possible), everyone shall receive an email from Paypal as soon as the transfers are carried out. However, if after the passage of a reasonable time, you have not received the email from Paypal, please get in touch with either Paypal or us. Should you require to contact us regarding this please write to editor at poetsletter dot com or you may call on 07935 791 607. Your entry fees, as stated in the terms and conditions, are refundable and covered by Paypal.

''IN CASE THE COMPETITION IS CANCELLED FOR WHATEVER REASONS INCLUDING NOT RECEIVING SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF ENTRIES EVERYONE ENTERED WOULD BE REFUNDED THEIR ENTRY FEES.''

We would like to take this opportunity to express our thanks and gratitude to everyone who entered the competition from across the UK, Ireland, America, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Malta, Gibraltar and beyond for supporting this effort by entering and by promoting the competition.

About the submitted entries: No one has seen or read your entries outside Poet's Letter. All the entries shall be deleted forthwith. However, Poet's Letter would like to say that you all are welcome to submit to Poet's Letter to be considered for publication. Merits is what ensures publication at Poet's Letter.

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First Prize: £10,000.00 (Ten Thousand Pounds). In addition to that the winner will have one of their full length poetry collection published by Poet's Letter Books.

Twelve Second Prizes: Twelve poets would win a one year Poet in Residence with a bursary of at least £500.00. In addition to that the winners will have first chapbook published by Poet's Letter.

Twelve Third Prizes: Twelve poets would receive Commendations Awards of £100.00 each. In Addition to that winners will have their winning poems published both in print and online edition of Poet's Letter Magazine

Entry Requirements

Anyone other than the judges (and anyone relating to them) can enter the competition and submit as many entries as they would like.

Anyone from England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Irish Republic, America, Canada, Australia, New Zealand or any other parts of the world who writes in English can enter the competition.

The competition of the 2006/07 Prize will be based on a theme of: Poetry of Cities (anything and everything about cities: living, growing up, working, falling in love, buildings, architecture, engineering, arts, culture, food, suffering, agonies and joys)

Poems have to be written originally in English (must not be a translation) and must be one's own original works and must not have been published and must remain unpublished until the Prize winners are declared.

Maximum length: 60 lines

Other than the theme poems can be in any style or format

Entry Fees

First Poem: £10

All Other Entries: £8 each

Other than acknowledging the receipt of the entry/ies no correspondence will be entered into with the entrants in relation to the submissions.

Decisions of the judges are final.

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1. Poet's Letter may at any time close the competition if it is felt that enough entries are not likely to be reached or due to reasons beyond our control.

2. In such an event people who have already entered will be refunded their entry fees minus the bank charges that will incur in taking the payment and then refunding it. Poet's Letter will not have taken any part of the entry fees.

3. Anyone found to have submitted copied or plagiarised materials will be reported to the Police.

4. Poet's Letter Beowulf Poetry Prize would not take any responsibility of your submissions in case they are lost and submissions will not be returned. Therefore, please keep original copy of your works.

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