21 August 2019
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Ginkgo Prize for Ecopoetry
The competition for poems on ecological themes has a first prize of £5,000
The competition for poems on ecological themes has a first prize of £5,000
The Ginkgo Prize for Ecopoetry is organised by The Poetry School. It aims to highlight the role of poetry in raising awareness, gaining insight and provoking concern about today's environmental issues
The winner gets £5,000 and there are second and third prizes of £2,000 and £1,000. For the first time, the competition has a category for poems on a theme or challenge encountered by environmental campaigners in their work. This year's theme is 'Environmental Defenders'. The prize, given in association with Global Witness, is £500. This year's judges are Homero Aridjis and Jen Hadfield.
To enter, submit original, unpublished poems that investigate ecology, the environment or the relationship between the human and the natural world.
The entry fee is £7 per poem.
The closing date is 15 September.
For full details see the website.
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