Poetry prize: International Welsh Poetry Competition 2020

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14 February 2020
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Running alongside the competition are the inaugural Poetry Book Awards

The judge for the 14th International Welsh Poetry Competition is Sally Spedding.

There is a first prize of £500 and second and third prizes of £250 and £100. The winners and 17 runners up will be published online and in an anthology.

The entry fee is £6 for one poem and different rates for entries of more than one poem.

The closing date is 31 May.

For full details see the website.

• The Poetry Books Awards is a new annual award for the best poetry books produced by indie writers and self-published authors, or independent and small presses.

Both print books and ebooks may be entered. Books may have been been published in any year, but must still be in print.

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The prizes are £200, £100 and £50.

Entry is £25.

The closing date is 30 June.

For full details see the website.

 

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