1st Prize £2,000
2nd Prize £1,000
3rd Prize £500
10 Supplementary Prizes of £50
All winning poems will be published in Iota. The winners will be announced at an Awards Event & Reading
at the University of Gloucestershire in Spring 2010 Read more…
The Waywiser Press is now accepting submissions of poetry manuscripts for the fifth annual Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize. The postmark deadline for submissions is December 1st 2009. Read more…
PRIZES:
Winner: £1000
Runner Up: £300
plus Five Commended Prizes of £50 also £100. Norfolk Prize awarded to best poem from a permanent Norfolk resident.
Closing Date 30th November 2009 Read more…
The Dream Quest One Poetry and Writing Contest is open everyone, international to all poets and writers whether published or not, regardless of experience. Current and former employees of Dreamquestone.Com or their relatives are not eligible. Previously published poems and short stories in other contests, books, magazines, etc are accepted and welcome as long as they are original to the contest entrant.
All poems must be 30 lines or fewer, may be either neatly handwritten or typed, single or double line spacing, on any subject or theme. All entries must be original works.
All short stories may be on any subject or theme. For example, any fiction, non-fiction, essays, diary, journal entries and short screenplays are accepted. Contestants will enter their short stories either neatly hand printed or typed, single or double line spacing, within a maximum of (5) pages or less. All entries must be original works.
You may submit entries to both the poetry contest and the writing contest, at the same time.
Multiple entries are accepted.
Fees:
The entry fee is $5.00 (US dollars) per poem.
The entry fee is $10.00 (US dollars) per short story.
Sentinel Literary Quarterly Poetry Competition has been introduced to encourage and reward quality poetry writing, create and sustain awareness about the publication and if by any chance a small financial margin is achieved at the end of each competition, that will go back into producing the magazine and help keep it a free-to-read publication. Read more…
To celebrate National Poetry Day on 8 October, we are launching our sixth annual poetry competition for East Sussex residents. This year’s theme is Heroes and Heroines. Read more…
Three age group divisions: 9-11, 12-14, and 15+ years of age.
What Conditions Apply?
* Entries must be original, in English, and in hard copy (printed) format only.
* Entrants need to be primary or high school students at the time of entry.
* Your poem must have something to do with science (e.g., a science experiment, a science idea, or a scientific issue that is important in our lives; even a science teacher!) and should have rhyme and rhythm.
* There is no limit to the length of your poem, but short poems can be great.
* A student may enter more than one poem.
* The judges’ decision is final.
* Permission is granted for Science Time to reproduce your entry.
What Needs to be Done?
Post your poem/s or rhyme/s, together with the completed Entry Form, to reach us by June 30, 2010. Include the student name, age (as of the closing date), and school on each poem (possibly on the back). The entry fee of 5.50 AUD (Australian dollars, and including GST) per poem needs to accompany the Entry Form. There is a minimum fee of 27.50 AUD per school (not applicable to homeschoolers), but no maximum limit. The entry fees contribute to judging and administration costs, including the issuing of certificates.
2010 International Poetry Competition Grand Prize $2,010.
Guidelines & Information:
* Poems must be your original creative work, not published in a national print publication. Online or strictly local publication is permitted, as long as you hold the copyright.
* Deadline: May 7, 2010. Winners are announced in August. The Contest Issue appears in October.
* The contest will be judged by the Editor of Atlanta Review. Previous Grand Prize winners and associates, friends or students of the judge are not eligible.
Get the Poetry 2010 Contest Issue for just $5 OR get it FREE with a $10 subscription.
The Blackened Billy Verse Competition 2010
Entries close 30th November 2009
First Prize: $500 and the famous Blackened Billy Trophy and certificate
Second Prize: $250 and certificate
Third Prize: $150 and certificate Read more…
Buxton’s third annual poetry competition is launched on Thursday October 8, National Poetry day. This year’s theme is a Breath of Fresh Air. Read more…
