Poetry competition: The Binsted Prize 2025

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15 January 2025
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The South Downs Poetry Festival Competition is inviting entries

The annual Binstead Prize is given for original, unpublished poems on any theme.

There are prizes of £250, £150 and £50. This year's judge is Chris Hardy. The winning poem will be published in the South Downs Poetry Festival magazine Poetry & All That Jazz. Runners up will be published in the Binsted Prize Anthology for highly commended poems.

Enter poems no longer than 40 lines.

The entry fee is £5 for the first poem and £4 for any subsequent poems.

The closing date is 31 March.

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For full details see the website.

 

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