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Education » Competitions
Competitions can be a great way to get in to writing poetry. This section lists a selection of annual writing competitions for children and young people.
The Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award
How to enterSend for an entry form, or enter online at www.foyleyoungpoets.org Competition entries cannot be returned, so make sure you send copies only. Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award Further details: www.foyleyoungpoets.org The Pushkin Prizes in ScotlandThe Pushkin Prize Guidelines are sent each August to every local authority secondary school in Scotland, inviting pupils in S1 and S2 to begin preparing their folio for the December deadline.
How to enterFor further information, please contact the Director, Lindsey Fraser. Email: lindsey.fraser@tiscali.co.uk Further details: www.pushkinprizes.net The Pushkin Prizes in Scotland were founded by the current Chair, Lady Butter CVO, the great great granddaughter of the Russian writer and poet, Alexander Sergei Pushkin. Inspired? Get Writing! Creative writing competitionThe competition is run by the National Galleries of Scotland, English-Speaking Union, and Scottish Poetry Library, and supported by The Scotsman. Write a short poem or piece of prose inspired by one of the works in the collections of the National Galleries of Scotland. The work may be selected from any of the NGS galleries (The National Gallery of Scotland, The Scottish National Portrait Gallery, The Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, The Dean Gallery, The Royal Scottish Academy, Duff House and Paxton House). Images of many of the works can be accessed through the NGS website, www.nationalgalleries.org in the section 'Online Collections'. Please ensure that the work selected is part of the NGS permanent collection (unfortunately a number of entries were disqualified last year on this account).
The competition is open to all. Entries will be placed in one of five categories, as follows:
You should enter in the published category if your work has been published by a third party in a book, magazine, pamphlet or newspaper. How to enterEntires should be submitted by email where possible to development@esuscotland.org.uk Post ONLY IF YOU DO NOT HAVE EMAIL, to: Each submission should state clearly both within the email message AND on a separate final page of the attachment:
Entries cannot be returned and participants are strongly advised to keep a copy of their original work. Entrants consent to National Galleries of Scotland, English-Speaking Union and Scottish Poetry Library using the winning entries for any publicity or promotional activities. DEADLINE: Friday 23rd January 2009 The winners of the competition will be decided by a panel of judges appointed by the participating organisations. The decision of the judges will be final. Ten awards will be made within each of the five categories - winner, two runners up and seven highly commended. Awards will be made as follows:
The winner in the Unpublished Writers Category will also be offered a free place on a prestigious creative writing course. The winner in each school age category will be invited, with their entire class, to participate in a free guided tour and creative writing workshop at NGS. There will be assistance with transport costs. All adult entrants will be offered a year's free membership of the English Speaking Union. For further information please contact: Linda McClelland, National Gallery of Scotland 0131 624 6534 lmcclelland@nationalgalleries.org John Duncan/Suzanne Ensom, English Speaking Union 0131 229 1528 director@esuscotland.org.uk Lorna Irvine, Scottish Poetry Library 0131 557 2876 education@spl.org.uk Christopher Tower Poetry CompetitionFunded by a bequest from the late Christopher Tower to Christ Church, the annual Tower Prizes form a significant part of an ongoing programme to encourage sixth-form students in every educational environment to enjoy reading poetry and to gain the confidence to discover and develop their own writing skills. The Christopher Tower poetry competition offers young people the opportunity to win a £3,000 first prize and gain a place at the popular Tower Poetry Summer School, where they can develop their writing skills alongside top poets and tutors.
How to enterThe competition is open to all 16-18 year-olds in full or part-time education in UK secondary schools and colleges, and all submissions are free. Students and schools can obtain entry forms and further information about the competition via the Tower Poetry website, www.towerpoetry.org.uk, by e-mail to info@towerpoetry.org.uk, or by calling 01865 286591. Further details: www.towerpoetry.org.uk
Old Possum's Children's Poetry Competition Michael Rosen, the Children's Laureate, is to chair the judging panel for this worldwide poetry competition for 7-11 year olds. The Competition is organised by the Children's Poetry Bookshelf, a poetry book club for young people run by the Poetry Book Society. To link with National Poetry Day on Thursday 9 October, children will be asked to write a poem in English no longer than 25 lines on the theme of Work'. The competition is open to both individuals and schools. £250 for first prize, £100 for second and £50 for third will be awarded, along with books and CPB memberships, in two age groups, 7-8 year-olds and 9-11 year-olds. Entries will be accepted from Thursday 11 September, up until the closing date of Monday 20 October. The winners will be announced at a gala celebration in London in December. How to enter
T S Eliot Prize Shadowing Scheme The T S Eliot Prize, set up in memory of one of our greatest poets, continues to reflect Eliot's commitment to encouraging young people to read and enjoy poetry. This year's T S Eliot Prize judging panel is chaired by Andrew Motion, in the final year of his laureateship, and comprises Lavinia Greenlaw and Tobias Hill. The Shadowing Scheme The Shadowing Scheme enables students to shadow the judging panel as they deliberate on the shortlist. Students will be able to read the work of the shortlisted poets and to decide on their own choice of winner. Open to 14-19 year olds. The shortlist will be announced on 30th October. Three poems from each of the shortlisted collections will be available on www.poetrybookshoponline.com from the 4th November. Copies of the shortlisted titles can also be ordered through the website. Students will be asked to take part in a poll on the English and Media Centre's website, www.englishandmedia.co.uk, to vote for their choice of winner. The winner will be announced at the award ceremony on 12th January 2009. Run in partnership with the English and Media Centre, the Shadowing Scheme will be featured in emagazine , the Centre's subscription magazine for A Level English students. Teachers will be invited to participate in the scheme by encouraging their classes to read a selection from the ten collections on the shortlist and to vote for their favourite.Competition for Sixth Year studentsThere will also be a competition for individual Sixth Year students, to find the best 500 word rationale for their choice of poet. The winning student will receive:
The winning rationale will be published both in the February issue of emagazine and on Guardian Online. The T S Eliot Prize Shadowing Scheme and Competition are run in partnership by the Poetry Book Society and the English and Media Centre. For further information please contact:
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