Poetry competition: Magma 2024/2025 Poetry Competition

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07 November 2024
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Entries are invited in two separate categories for short poems and longer poems

The annual poetry contest from Magma poetry journal is inviting entries. The categories are:

• The Judge's Prize for poems between 11 and 50 lines. This year's judge is Amy Acre. 

• The Editors' Prize for poems up to 10 lines.

In each category there is a first prizes of £1,000, a second prize of £300 and a third prize of £150. All six winning poems will be published in Magma. Winning and commended poets will be invited to read their poems at a Magma competition event in spring 2025.

The entry fee is £5 for the first poem, £4 for the second and £3.50 for the third and any subsequent poem.

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The closing date is 31 January.

For full details see the website.

 

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