Here's a list of national and regional poetry competitions which have entry deadlines for June 2010.
Good luck if you're entering any of them, and remember - READ the rules!
Edwin Morgan International Poetry Competition 2010
Closing Date: 01-Jun-10
Details: First prize: £5000. Judges: Robert Crawford and Kathleen Jamie. For poems of up to 60 lines.
Entry Fee: £5 per poem
Contact: Edwin Morgan International Poetry Competition, c/o David Kinloch, ENGLISH STUDIES (in caps), Livingstone Tower, 26 Richmond Street, Glasgow, G1 1XH
Website:
www.vitalsynz.co.uk
The Samuel Taylor Coleridge Memorial Poetry Prize
Closing Date: 01-Jun-10
Details: Judged by Peter Wyatt and Alison Courtney. Theme - Nature or The Sea. 30 lines max. 1st Prize £500; 2nd £300; 3rd £150
Entry Fee: £3.00 (up to 3 poems) by cheque payable to John Garland which will be receipted.
Contact: S.T. Coleridge Poetry Prize, 38 Brendon Road, Watchet, Somerset TA23 OAX
Website:
www.coleridgepoetryprize.comTel: 01984 631 075
Email: johngarland1@hemscott.net
Poetry Competition in aid of educating Kenyan Orphans
Closing Date: 07-Jun-10
Details: Judged by John Hegley. First Prize £1000, Second Prize £500, Third Prize £300, Fourth Prize £200. Open to anyone aged 17 or over. Any theme. 30 lines max (not including title). No restriction on number of poems entered. Receipt of postal entries will only be confirmed if a SAE/postcard is enclosed. Online entry form can be downloaded from website.
Entry Fee: £5 per poem. Please make cheques payable to: Educating Kenyan Orphans.
Contact: Competition Organiser, Educating Kenyan Orphans, Glen View, Church Street, Coleford, Radstock, Somerset, BA3 5LZ.
Website:
www.educatingkenyanorphans.co.uk/poetryLedbury Poetry Festival Competition 2010
Closing Date: 10-Jun-10
Details: For poems of up to 40 lines. Three categories: Adult (18 and over), Young People (12-17), and Children (11 and under). Judges: Billy Collins (adult), Brian Moses (children and young people)
Entry Fee: £3.50 for the first poem for adults, first poem free for other categories
Contact: Ledbury Poetry Festival, Church Street, Ledbury, Herefordshire HR8 1DH
Website:
www.poetry-festival.com Understanding Literary Magazine Poetry Competition 2010
Closing Date: 15-Jun-10
Details: First prize: £250, Entry Fee: £1.50
Contact: Understanding, 127 Milton Road West, Edinburgh EH15 1JG
The Bridport Prize 2010
Closing Date: 30-Jun-10
Details: For poems of up to 42 lines and short stories of up to 5000 words and flash fiction of up to 250 words. First prize in poetry category: £5000.
Entry Fee: £6 per poem, £7 per story, £5 for flash fiction
Contact: The Bridport Prize, PO Box 6910, Dorset DT6 9BQ
Website:
www.bridportprize.org.uk Frederik van Eeden Poetry Competition
Closing Date: 30-Jun-10
Details: Write a poem on the theme of the purpose or indeed the futility of life from your point of view, male or female. We are looking for poems that are based on your personal experience but have a universal appeal. 30 lines max. 1 poem per entrant. The prize for the winning poem is £100 and publication in our online magazine.
Entry Fee: £0
Contact: submissions@hollandparkpress.co.uk
Website:
www.hollandparkpress.co.uk