Poetry prize: Café Writers Open Poetry Competition 2021

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24 September 2021
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Win a £1,000 first prize in the annual international competition

The Café Writers Open Poetry Competition invites entries of original, unpublished poems up to 40 lines.

The winner will receive £1,000 and there are second and third prizes of £300 and £200. There are five commended prizes of £50 and there is also a £100 Norfolk prize for the best poem from a permanent Norfolk resident not winning another prize. This year's judge is Philip Gross.

The entry fee is £4 per poem or £10 for three, and £2 for each poem thereafter. There is a free entry of one poem for any UK resident with a household income of less than £16,000 per year.

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The closing date is 30 November 2021.

For full details see the website.

 

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