The Crabbe Poetry Competition is run annually by the Sussex Poetry Society and is for poets with connections to Sussex.

The prizes are £600, £300 and £175, and two highly commended poets will each get £75. The judge is Anne-Marie Fyfe.

Enter original, unpublished poems up to 50 lines.

The entry fee is £3 per poem.

The closing date is 15 June.

For full details see the website.

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