21 July 2019
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The Poetry Society
The Poetry Society's annual competition has a first prize of £5,000
The Poetry Society's annual competition has a first prize of £5,000
The National Poetry Competition is one of the world's most prestigious prizes for a single poem. In addition to the £5,000 first prize, there is a second prize of £2,000, a third prize of £1,000 and seven commendations will each win £200. This year's judges are Mona Arshi, Helen Mort and Maurice Riordan.
Enter original, unpublished poems in any style or form, up to 40 lines.
The first entry costs £7, and for any subsequent poems in the same submission the entry fee is £4.
The closing date is 31 October.
For full details see the website.
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