Competitions

Academi Cardiff International Poetry Competition
Prizes: 1st £5,000, 2nd £500, 3rd £250, plus five runners-up of £50 each.
Entry fee: £6 per poem.
Poems should be no longer than 50 lines.
Closing Date: 30th January
www.academi.org

Kent & Sussex Poetry Society Competition
Prizes: 1st £700, 2nd £250, 3rd £100, plus four runners-up of £75 each.
Entry fee: £ 4 per poem.
Poems may be on any subject and in any form or style but they should be no longer than 40 lines.
Closing Date: 31st January
www.kentandsussexpoetrysociety.org

Norwich Writers′ Circle Open Poetry Competition
Prizes: 1st £200, 2nd £100, 3rd £50.
Entry fee: £3 per poem.
Poems should be no longer than 40 lines.
Closing Date: 17th February
www.norwichwriters.org.uk

Envoi Poetry Competition
Prizes: 1st £150, 2nd £100, 3rd 50.
Entry fee: £3 per poem or five poems for £12.
Poems can be in any style but should be no longer than 40 lines.
Closing Date: 20th February
www.cinnamonpress.com/envoi

Words Magazine Short Story Competition
Prize: There is a first prize of £100.
There is no entry fee.
Short stories should be no longer than 2,000 words and must be on the given theme.
Closing Date: 30th March
www.wordsmag.com

Exeter Writers Short Story Competition
Prizes: 1st £250, 2nd £100, 3rd £50.
Entry fee: £4 per entry.
Short stories should be up to a maximum of 3,000 words in length.
Closing Date: 31st March
www.exeterwriters.org.uk

Southport Writers′ Circle Poetry Competition
Prizes: 1st £200, 2nd £100, plus a £50 humour prize and a £50 local prize.
Entry fee: £3 per entry.
Poems should be no longer than 40 lines.
Closing Date: 30th April
www.swconline.co.uk

Ver Poets Open Competition
Prizes: 1st £500, 2nd £300, 3rd £100.
Entry fee: £3 per poem or 4 poems for £10, £2 per poem thereafter. Poems should be no longer than 30 lines.
Closing Date: 30th April
www.verpoets.org.uk

Northampton Literature Group Poetry Competition
There is a free verse and a rhyming poetry category.
Prizes in each category: 1st £150, 2nd £50, 3rd £25.
Entry fee: £3 per poem or 4 poems for £10. Poems should be no longer than 40 lines.
Closing Date: 30th May
www.northamptonliteraturegroup.org.uk

Frome Festival Short Story Competition
Prizes: 1st £300, 2nd £150, 3rd £75.
Entry fee: £ 5 per story.
Stories may be on any theme but must be between 1,000 and 2,200 words.
Closing Date: 31st May
www.fromefestival.co.uk

The Writers Bureau Poetry & Short Story Competition
Prizes: 1st £1,000, 2nd £400, 3rd £200, 4th £100, plus six runners-up of £50 each.
Entry fee: £5 per story.
Stories should be no longer than 2,000 words and poems up to 40 lines.
Closing Date: 30th June
www.wbcompetition.com

The Bridport Prize
Prizes: 1st £5,000, 2nd £1,000, 3rd £500, plus ten runners-up of £50 each.
Entry fee: £7 per story and £6 per poem.
Short stories should be no longer than 5,000 words and poems a maximum of 42 lines.
Closing Date: 30th June
www.bridportprize.org.uk

Mere Literary Poetry Competition
Prizes: 1st £200, 2nd £100, 3rd £50, plus three runners-up of £15 each.
Entry fee: £3.50 for the first poem and £2.50 for each subsequent entry.
Poems should be no longer than 40 lines.
Closing Date: 7th July
www.merelitfest.co.uk

Wells Festival of Literature International Short Story & Poetry Competition
Prizes in each category: 1st £500, 2nd £200, 3rd £100.
Entry fee: £4 per entry.
Stories should be between 1,800 and 2,000 words in length and poems must not exceed 40 lines.
Closing Date: 31st July
www.wlitf.co.uk

The Salopian Poetry Society Competition
Prizes: 1st £200, 2nd £100, 3rd £50.
Entry fee: £3 per poem or £10 for four entries.
Poems must not exceed 40 lines.
Closing Date: 31st August
www.thesalopianpoetrysociety.webeden.co.uk

Legend Writing Award
Short Story Prizes: 1st £500, 2nd £250, 3rd £100, three runners-up of £50 each.
Entry fee: £5 per story.
Short stories should be no longer than 2,000 words.
Flash Fiction Prizes: 1st £50, 2nd £30, 3rd £20, three runners-up of £10 each.
Flash fiction should be 100 words exactly (excluding the title).
Entry fee: £3 per entry.
Closing Date: 31st August
www.legendwritingaward.co.uk

Ilkley Literature Festival Poetry & Short Story Competition
Prizes: There is a £200 first prize in each category.
Entry fee: £4 per story or poem.
Short stories should be no longer than 3,000 words and poems a maximum of 30 lines.
Closing Date: 1st September
www.ilkleyliteraturefestival.org.uk

Nottingham Poetry Society
Prizes: 1st £300, 2nd £150, 3rd £75.
Entry fee: £3 per poem or £10 for four poems.
Poems should be no longer than 40 lines.
Closing Date: 7th September
http://nottinghampoetrysociety.wordpress.com

Ballista Short Story Competition
Prizes: 1st £60, 2nd £30, 3rd £20.
Entry fee: £4 per entry.
Stories should be no longer than 3,500 words.
Closing Date: 31st October
www.flapjackpress.co.uk

Cannon Poets Competition
Prizes: 1st £150, 2nd £80, 3rd £40.
Entry fee: £4 for the first poem and £2 for each additional poem.
Poems should be 20 to 40 lines and must be on the given theme.
Closing Date: 31st October
www.cannonpoets.co.uk

Lichfield & District Writers Short Story Competition
Prizes: 1st £125, 2nd £75, 3rd £25.
Entry fee: £3 for the first entry and £2 for each subsequent story.
Stories should be no longer than 2,000 words.
Closing Date: 30th November
http://members.lycos.co.uk/Lichfield_Writers/comp.htm

The Plough Prize 2008
Prizes in each category: 1st £500, 2nd £200, 3rd £100.
Entry fee: £4 per poem, £14 for four poems and £3.50 for each additional entry.
Short poems should be no longer than 10 lines and open poems no longer than 40 lines.
Closing Date: 30th November
www.theploughprize.co.uk

You Read Short Story Competition
Prizes: 1st £100, 2nd £50.
Entry fee: £3 per story. Entry is on-line only.
Stories may be on any subject and in any genre but should be no longer than 3,000 words.
Closing Date: 31st December
http://youreadonline.com

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