Poetry prize: Mslexia Women's Poetry Competition 2022

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02 October 2022
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Win a £2,000 first prize in the annual contest for poems by women writers

The Mslexia Poetry Competition is inviting entries of original, unpublished poems of any length, on any subject, by writers who identify as women.

The first prize is £2,000. The second prize is £500, and the third, £250. There is also a £250 Unpublished Poetry Prize for the best poem by a previously unpublished poet. The winners and six additional finalists will have their poems published in the March issue of Mslexia.

There is an entry fee of £10, which allows each writer to submit up to three poems.

The closing date is 5 December.

For full details see the website.

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