16 September 2024
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Winning poems in the Poems on the Move contest will be displayed on Guernsey buses
The Poems on the Move competition for Guernsey Literary Festival and Guernsey Arts is inviting entries of poems no longer than 14 lines. This year's judge is Imtiaz Dharkar.
21 winning poems will be displayed on buses, and 9 of these will also be used to create a display that will first be shown at Guernsey airport, then all over the island.
There are also cash prizes in three categories:
• Open poetry: £1,000, £500, £250
• Channel Islands poetry by writers resident in the Channel Islands: £250, £50, £30
• Young people's poetry: £250, £50 ,£30
The entry fee is TBC.
The closing date is 15 January.
For full details see the website.
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