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competitions Competitions are listed in order of closing date.
The Cool it Schools annual writing competition Celebrate the 2010 International Year of Biodiversity by writing a poem. Judge: Sue Hubbard The winning poets will receive prizes of books on biodiversity ond conservation. Closing date: 23 July 2010 Fur further details: http://www.coolitschools.com/writing-the-world
Mslexia Poetry Competition 2010 For women who write Poetry of any style, any length and on any theme. Closing date: 26 July 2010 Fur further details: http://www.mslexia.co.uk
The John Betjeman Young People's Poetry Competition Open to 11-14 year olds in the British Isles. The first prize of £1,000 (£500 to the winner of £500 to the English department of their school) is donated by John Murray (Pubilshers) Ltd. The winner, runner-up and highly commended will also each win £50 of book tokens. Closing date: 31 July 2010 Fur further details: http://www.betjemanpoetrycompetition.com/
Norman MacCaig Centenary Poetry Competition Write a poem and win a week in Assynt,
'this most beautiful corner of the land',
where MacCaig wrote so much of his poetry Closing date: 31 July 2010 Full terms and conditions at www.topleftcorner.org
Arvon International Poetry Competition 2010 The 2010 Arvon International Poetry Competition is now open for entries. This prestigious biennial poetry competition was founded by Ted Hughes in 1980 and is one of the UK's most important open poetry competitions. This year the first prize has increased to £7,500 – the highest ever offered in the competition and one of the most generous prizes available for a single poem. There's also a special prize of £500, offered in association with The Wenlock Poetry Festival, for the best poem on the theme 'The Pity of War...' The competition will be judged by Britain's Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy, with Elaine Feinstein and Sudeep Sen. It's open to anyone aged 16 or over, from any country. Poems must be written in English, on any subject, and can be a maximum of 42 lines in length. Previous winners include former Poet Laureate Andrew Motion, Don Paterson and Siân Hughes. Closing Date: 16 August 2010 Enter online at www.arvonfoundation.org
Liverpool Lennon Poet Competition 2010 Can you compose a poem celebrating the life of John Lennon? Liverpool is celebrating the life of John Lennon who would have been seventy this year with a series of events including this free to enter competition. Up to £1000 in prizes Closing Date: 10 September 2010 Full information, and more on individual catergories, at the Beatles Story website
Ragged Raven Press 13th poetry competition and anthology A selection of entries will be included in an anthology scheduled for publication in March 2011 Prizes: First prize £300; Four runners-up prizes £50 Closing date: 31 October 2010 Fur further details: http://www.raggedraven.co.uk
The National Poetry Competition 2010 Now in its 33rd year, the Poetry Society's National Poetry Competition is one of the world's biggest and most prestigious poetry competitions. Judges: George Szirtes, Deryn Rees-Jones, Sinead Morrissey. Prizes: £5,000 for the overall winner; £2,000 second; £1,000 third. Plus seven commendations of £100. Closing date: 31 October 2010 Fur further details: http://www.poetrysociety.org.uk
The Plough Prize 2010 Open Poem, up to 40 lines; Short Poem, up to 10 lines: Judge: Daljit Nagra Prizes: 1st , 2nd and 3rd prizes £500, £200 and £100 Long and short lists published on line; critiques available. Closing date: 31 October 2010 Fur further details: http://www.theploughprize.co.uk/
For further information see the competition list published by the Poetry Library, London, available on their website at: www.poetrylibrary.org.uk/poetry/enquiry/compset.html |
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