08 July 2022
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Win a £5,000 first prize for a single poem
The annual National Poetry Competition from The Poetry Society is one of the world's most prestigious prizes for unpublished poems.
The first prize is £5,000. There are second and third prizes of £2,000 and £1,000, and further commended poets will each get £200. This year's judges are Greta Stoddart, Jason Allen-Paisant and Michael Symmons Roberts.
Enter original, unpublished poems up to 40 lines.
The entry fee for the first poem is £7, and £5 for subsequent entries in the same submission.
The closing date is 31 October.
For full details see the website.
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