Poetry prize: York Literature Festival/YorkMix Poetry Competition

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26 January 2018
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andrewmcmillan-06345.png Andrew McMillan by Urszula Soltys
Now in its sixth year, the prize fund is bigger and the 2018 judge is award-winning poet Andrew McMillan

 

Now in its sixth year, the prize fund is bigger and the 2018 judge is award-winning poet Andrew McMillan

The competition is for original, unpublished poems up to 40 lines. The first prize is £600, with runner-up prizes of £150 and £75 and a £50 Helen Cadbury Prize, named for the York author who died last year, for the best poem from an entrant with a York postcode.

The entry fee is £6 for one poem, £15 for up to three, £17.50 for four and £20 for five.

The closing date is 25 February.

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For full details see the website.

 

 

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