Poetry competition: The 2025 International Book and Pamphlet Competition

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10 November 2024
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Win publication in The Poetry Business's prestigious collection competition

Now in its 39th year, The Poetry Business's International Book and Pamphlet Competition is inviting submissions.

Two winning collections will be developed and published by The Poetry Business's imprint, SmithlDoorstop Books, as a 28-page pamphlet. Winners will also be offered the oportunity to submit a full-length manuscript. Each winner will also receive £500, publication in The North magazine and a reading at the Wordsworth Trust and online. Four runners up will each be published in The North and receive £100. This year's judge is Kim Moore.

To enter, send 20 pages of poetry.

The full-price entry fee is £29.

The closing date is 30 November.

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For full details see the website.

 

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