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| Deadline | Prizes | Poetry Competition information |
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| 15th April 2004
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First
prize is £500, second prize £200, third prize £100.
fee £3 per poem |
MYELOMA AWARENESS OPEN POETRY COMPETITION 2004 POEMS ON ANY SUBJECT and up to forty lines are invited for the first-ever Myeloma Awareness Poetry Competition, closing date 15th April 2004. The final judge is Stewart Conn, formerly head of radio drama with BBC Scotland and currently Edinburgh’s Poet Laureate, whose Stolen Light: Selected Poems is published by Bloodaxe Books. Entries are £3 per poem. Any profits will go towards a unique project called Bank On A Cure, the first comprehensive DNA bank for myeloma patients. You can download an entry form from www.myeloma.org.uk or e-mail Linda@myeloma.org.uk or contact the International Myeloma Foundation (UK) at 31 York Place, Edinburgh EH1 3HP (0131 557 3332). |
| 16th April 2004
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$150 plus , 2nd prize = $50 plus 3rd - 5th subscription fee $3 per poem |
3RD ANNUAL CIRCLE MAGAZINE POETRY CONTEST Poems must be less than 40 lines. Previously published ok. Put name, address, email on BACK of entry. Include SASE. Entry fee = $3 per poem. Enter as many poems as you want. Mail entries to: Circle Magazine poetry contest, 173 Grandview Rd., Wernersville PA 19565. No email entries. http://www.circlemagazine.com |
| 24th April 2004
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1st £1000 2nd £250 3rd £100
fee - £5 -£3 fee |
Creating Reality Open
Poetry Competition for an unpublished poem in English of up to 70 lines. www.macdc.demon.co.uk Entrants may submit an unlimited number of poems on any subject and a fee of £5 for the first poem and £3 thereafter must accompany each poem. Cheques (made out to Creating Reality) or postal orders in Sterling are accepted. Otherwise payment should be in the form of a banker's draft or an international money order.Entries should be sent to Competition Administrator, Creating Reality, 8a Womersley Rd, London, N8 9AE. |
| 30th April 2004
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40% of prize pool
£5 - £2.50 Fee |
The Lions Club of Castle Point Open Poetry Competition for poems of up to 40 lines. Judges: Sandie Cottee, Frank Dulligan, and Mervyn Linford. Entry: £5.00 for the first poem and £2.50 for any additional poems, payable to 'The Lions Club of Castle Point'.. No entry form is needed. Entries, enquiries to: B. MacDonald at the LCCP Poetry Competition,at 36 Burlington Gardens, Hadleigh, Essex SS7 2JL lionspoetry.comp@virgin.net |
| 1st May 2004
|
$100 and 1 year subscription to "Blue Collar Review." $15 Fee |
WORKING PEOPLE'S POETRY CONTEST $15 entry fee - 1poem. Poetry should be typed as you would like to see it published with name, address on each page. Winner receives Checks should be made out to Partisan Press. Mail to: Blue Collar Review, POB 11417, Norfolk VA 23517. http://partisanpress.org |
| 21st May 2004
|
£150 each category
£3 Fee |
Northampton Literature Group's
2004 Open Poetry Competition for free verse, and verse
using rhyme. Entry: £3.00 per poem. Entry forms from libraries
and bookshops in Northamptonshire, also from Brian Dee on 01604
710794, e-mail brianpand@aol.com or
by stamped addressed envelope to
B Dee 165 Birchfield Road, Northampton, NN3 2BZ
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| 30th May 2004
|
first £250, second £150 third £75
plus other prizes
Fees £3 - £5 -£10 |
SPLIT THE LARK POETRY FESTIVAL, DEAL AND DOVER COMPETITION JUNE 2004 At least Four Runner-up Prizes. Prize for Best Local entry Adjudicator: John Whitworth NO ENTRY FORM REQUIRED. Poems up to a maximum of 40 lines each to be typed on a single side of A4 paper. A separate sheet of A4 should contain the titles of poems, name, address and phone number of entrant. Entry fees: £3 One poem, £5 for Two, £10 for Five. Cheques payable to "Split the Lark Poets". Liz Turner, 1 King Edward Road, Deal, Kent. CT14 6QL Tel/fax 01304 367625 |
| 31st May 2004
|
1st prize £100
fee £3 |
Wallasey Writers prize "FAITH". - Short story and poetry contest from Wallasey Writers Group, to fit in with Liverpool's "Year of Faith". £3 entry covers entry into either category. 1 This years theme is "FAITH". Entries to Roger Cliffe Thompson, Wallasey Writers Prize, 2 The Mount, Liscard, Wallasey. Please include your name and address and title of your entries on a separate sheet. No identifying details on your story or poem. Closing date 31st May 2004, Cheques or Po's to "R Cliffe-Thompson" |
| 31st May 2004 | First
Prize - €250 Two runners up prizes of €65 |
The Boyle Arts Festival Poetry Competition
2004 ; judged by Mary O'Malley. Closing date 31st
May 2004.
Entrance fee is €5 for the first poem and €3 for each subsequent poem. The BAF Poetry competition is unique in that together with the three winning entries, thee are ten highly commended poems and ten commended poems giving a total of twenty three named poems. All 23 prize winners are invited to read their entry at a special reading during the festival. An entry form can be obtained from Maureen Carty, Knockroe, Boyle, Co Roscommon Ireland email: racket@iol.ie or can be downloaded at www.boylearts.com |
| 31st May 2004
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fee £3 |
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| 31st May 2004
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FREE |
Volsung Institute Free Contest - Poems on the theme "A Man's World?" Entry free Details from - info@volsunginstitute |
| 31st May 2004
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fee £3 |
King's Lynn Writers' Circle Poetry up to 40 lines, Short Story up to 1500 words. Entry £3. Closing date 31 May. Full details from www.lynnwriters.org.uk or KLWC comp, 58 Brow of the Hill, Leziate, King's Lynn, PE323 1EN enclosing SAE |
| 31st May 2004
|
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Fee £5 |
Mslexia Woman's Poetry Competition - Poems of any style or length written by a woman. Entry £5 for up to 5 poems. Details; Woman's Poetry Competition, Freepost NEA5566, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE99 1BR. |
| 31st May 2004
|
First prize is US$1,000
fee $10 |
WAR POETRY CONTEST
Enter the third annual War Poetry Contest sponsored by Winning Writers. Submit 1-3 original, unpublished poems on the theme of war, up to 500 lines in all. First prize is US$1,000. US$2,250 in prizes will be awarded in all, and the winning entries will be published on WinningWriters.com. Entry fee of US$10 includes free online access to the current issue of Poetry Contest Insider, a US$5.95 value. Submit between March 1 and May 31. Online submission and credit card payment welcome. Guidelines: http://www.winningwriters.com/annualcontest.htm?pk04 |
| 1st June 2004
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1st prize = $500 plus publication
fee $5 -$10 |
MIDAMERICAN REVIEW FINELINE COMPETITION $5 entry fee for each poem or short or $10 for set of 3. 500 word limit per poem/short. Unpublished work only. Include SASE for early results. Open to all writers not associated with judge or MAR. http://bgsu.edu/midamericanreview |
| 1st June 2004
|
1st prize = $1000, publication.
fee $10 |
BOSTON REVIEW 7th ANNUAL POETRY CONTEST Submit up to 5 unpublished poems, no more than 10 pages total. Only English language poems considered. Submit in duplicate with a cover note listing author's name, add. and phone. Names should not be on poems. Submissions not returned. $15 entry fee. $25 for international subs. Make payable to "Boston Review." All entrants receive 1 year sub to magazine. Judge = Cole Swensen. Call (617) 258-0805 or e-mail review@mit.edu for more info. Mail entries to: Poetry Contest, Boston Review, E53-407 MIT, Cambridge, MA 02139. http://bostonreview.net |
| 15th June 2004
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fee £5 |
Keats Shelley Prize 2004 - Entry £5. poems not exceeding 50 lines with a romantic theme that opens with some portent in nature. Details - Jill Gamble, KSMA Competition Secretary, School of English, University of St Andrews, KY16 9AL |
| 30th June 2004
|
Prizes: 1st Silver
Wyvern & £333
fee £5 -£12 |
The Poetry on the Lake Competion Silver Wyvern Awards 2004 International poetry competition adjudicator: Carol Ann Duffy - theme: Black virgins, white goddesses, scarlet ladies maidens, mothers, wives, witches, whores, hags... ( max.60 lines incl.stanza breaks ) £5 per poem, (3 poems x £12) Euro 10.00 (3 x 25 euros) Under 20s & hard-up half price (max. 3 poems). And Bill Winter Award for short (max 15 lines) poem, any theme. Contact: poetryonthelake@yahoo.co.uk or send two UK E stamps or IRCs to Gabriel Griffin, Isola San Giulio, Orta, 28016 NO, Italy |
| 30th June 2004
|
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fee £2 |
Frogmore Poetry Prize 2004 - poems up to 40 lines entry £2 per poem. Details The Frogmore Press, 42 Morehall Ave, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 4EF |
| 30th June 2004
|
1st £3000 2nd £1000 3rd £500
fee £6 |
The Bridport Prize - £6 entry fee per poem or short story. For details and entry form www.bridportprize.org.uk |
| 30th June 2004 | 1st - publication, possible collection
fee £3 -5 |
Boho bringing
it all back home Entry fee £3 for one poem, £5 for three. Full guidelines and rules of entry at http://www.bohopress.co.uk/detail.asp?seq=29 |
| 2nd July 2004 | First
Prize £300. Second £150, Third £75.
fee £3 - £2 |
Manchester
Cathedral - Sixth International & Interfaith Religious
Poetry Competition 2004. Poems submitted will be ‘broadly
religious’ in nature and, like all good religious poetry, will
appeal to those who would not necessarily describe themselves
as religious. Send SAE for entry form to The Religious
Poetry Competition, The Cathedral, Manchester M3 1SX. |
| 31st July 2004
|
1st £150 2nd £50 3rd 25
fee £3 -£5 - £9 |
Bluechrome Award for Poetry - Entry £3 for 1 poem - £5 for 3 - £9 for 5. All people who enter Five Poems for the competition can additionally claim a copy of any of the bluechrome or Boho Press Poetry Collections or Anthologies for absolutely FREE. Just make a note of the title of the book you would like to receive on the back of your cheque or entry form. Jim Bennett's The Man Who tried to Hug Clouds is available under this offer. Details - http://www.bluechrome.co.uk/pcompetition.asp |
| 31st July 2004
|
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fee £4 |
East Street Poets Open Poetry Competition - Entry £4 for the first poem £3 for subsequent. Details from - B Ellis, 15 portman Road, Pimperne, Blandford Forum, Dorset, DT1 8UT |
| 1st August 2004
|
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fee £6.50 - £12 |
Dragonheart Press Poetry Competition - Poems on any subject. Entry £6.50 per poem or £12 for 3. Details and entry address - Dragonheart Press, 11 Menin Road, Allestree, Derby, DE22 2NL |
| 1st August 2004
|
$100.00
Fee $3 |
GIN BENDER POETRY REVIEW 2ND ANNUAL POETRY CONTEST 3 Winners and 2 Honorable Mentions - Judge: Ryan G. Van Cleave Entry Fee: $3 per poem / maximum of 5 poems. See website http://www.ginbender.com for complete guidelines and the mailing address for entries. Deadline: 08/01/04 postmarked. |
| 15th August 2004
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fee £3 |
2nd Torbay Open Poetry Competition - Poems up to 50 Lines Entry £3 per poem. Details - F Morris, 4 The Mount, Brixham, South Devon TQ5 8QT. |
| 31st August 2004
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1st £300 2nd £50 3rd £20
fee ???
|
ESSEX POETRY FESTIVAL
2004, 4th Open Poetry Competition; for poems up to 40
lines long, on any subject.
Adjudicator: Tamar Yoseloff First Prize £300 2nd prize £50, 3rd prize £20 and 3 runners-up prizes of £10 in the form of book tokens Winners and Highly commended will be published in an Essex Poetry Competition anthology Closing date for entries 31st August 2004 Entry forms from John Steer, Essex Poetry Festival Competition, 69 Orchard Croft, Harlow, Essex CM20 3BG. or online at http://come.to/the-essex-poetry-festival |
| 30th September 2004
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Prize fund US$1,880
fee $5 |
TOM HOWARD/JOHN H. REID POETRY CONTEST US$1,880 will be awarded in the second annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Poetry Contest, including a top prize of US$1,000. Winners will be published in an anthology. The entry fee is US$5 for every 25 lines. Online submission and credit card payment welcome. Tom Howard will judge. Both published and unpublished work are eligible as long as you own the anthology and online publication rights. Guidelines: http://www.winningwriters.com/tompoetry.htm?pk04 |
| 21st October 2004
|
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fee £2 |
Hastings International poetry Competition - Poems up to 50 lines entry £2 per poem. Josephine Austin, "The Snoring Cat", 16 Marianne Park, Dudley Road,Hastings, East Sussex TN35 5PU |
| December 2004
|
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FREE |
Davidian Annual Competition - best new poem in Davidian
Form see www.webbw.freeserve.co.uk free
to enter. WWB, 9 Walnut Close, Taversham, Norwich, NR8 6YN.
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| Ongoing Competitions | ||
| Ongoing | £150
fee £3 - £12 |
Envoi International Poetry Competition for poems up to 40 lines. Entry: £3.00 per poem or 5 for £12.00. Adjudicator: David Holliday. Information: 44 Rudyard Road, Biddulph Moor, Stoke-on-Trent ST8 7JN |
| Ongoing, various | $$$ | firstwriter.com Poetry Competitions - at least one poetry competition running at all times |
| Ongoing | Publication on honours board
FREE |
Mattia Poetry Competition - We are a family oriented website that promotes poetry. We host a one-of-a-kind, no fee, international poetry competition that allows our competitors the opportunity to audition their work, and read others who are doing the same. We choose from our audition board those that continue on to our “Fina-List” board. . . a very fun site. Please visit us at: www.mattia.ca |
| Ongoing on-line comps | $150
fee $1 |
Poem Kingdom run two competitions: 1.) Vie Via Verse, for entries of any length; three cash prizes awarded; online publication for winners and 12 finalists; $5 entry fee; final judging is done by a published, acclaimed poet. 2.) Mini Poems Competition, for entries of 12 lines or less; one in every 30 entries wins $15; $1 entry fee; winner and three runners-up earn a place in the Showcase. PayPal is accepted. You must visit the website for full rules and conditions. Enter online or by mail to: Poem Kingdom, Vie Via Verse, P.O. Box 610362, Port Huron, MI 48061-0362 USA |
| 1st January annually | $100
fee $15 |
No Love Lost Annual International Poetry Contest. Send 5 poems, previously unpublished, of any styles, any themes, any length. Submission fee - $15.00 (£7.00) includes purchase of book. Authors retain copyright. For full details send S.A.S.E. to Hidden Brook Press 412 - 701 King Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5V 2W7 or e-mail: writers@hiddenbrookpress.com |
| 15th February and 15th August annually | *
fee £2 - £10 |
Award (formerly The Haiku Award) - bi-annual competition for free form and conventional haiku (5-7-5) and tanka (5-7-5-7-7). Entry: £2.00 per haiku or tanka or £10.00 for a set of 6. For more information and entry forms visit www.into.demon.co.uk, or write to still, 1 Lambolle Place, Belsize Park, London NW3 4PD |
| 31st March and 30th September annually | *
fee £3 |
Quantum Leap Poetry Competitions for poems not exceeding 36 lines. Entry: £3.00 per poem. Details from: York House, 15 Argyle Terrace, Rothesay, Isle of Bute PA20 0BD |
| 1st May and 1st October annually | $100
fee ??? |
SEEDS International Poetry Chapbook Anthology Contest For full details send S.A.S.E. to Hidden Brook Press 412 - 701 King Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5V 2W7 or e-mail: writers@hiddenbrookpress.com |
| End Feb, June, October | ???
fee £3 |
Spice Box Open Poetry Competition - Entry £3 per poem Details - Aramby Publishing, 1 Alanbrooke, Broadway, Knaphill, Surrey, GU21 2RU thespicebox@aol.com |
| 1st June annually | *
fee -$15 |
The Open Window Annual International Poetry Anthology Contest. Send 5 poems, previously unpublished, of any styles, any themes, any length. Submission fee - $15.00 (£7.00) includes purchase of book. Authors retain copyright. For full details send S.A.S.E. to Hidden Brook Press 412 - 701 King Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5V 2W7 or e-mail: writers@hiddenbrookpress.com |
| December 31st annually | £300
fee £2 |
The International Poetry Mart ongoing competition for poems submitted during the year. Entry: £2.00 for the first poem, £1.00 for subsequent poems. Details from: The International Poetry Mart, 51 Leeds Road, Mirfield, West Yorkshire U.K. WF14 OBY |
| none | Free book plus newsletter and on-line publication
fee ??? |
Michael Levy of Point of Life Runs a free monthly poetry contest at: http://www.pointoflife.com |
| March 1st, June 1st, September 1st, December 1st annually | US$100 and publication
fee ??? |
Voices Anthology - The International Poetry Competition Details at http://www.voicesnet.com/ The organisers declare that they are not a Vanity press. |
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