COMPETITIONS

Now open for entries!

The judges this year are Fiona Benson, David Constantine and Rachel Long, and they are looking forward to reading your submissions.

The Poetry Society are commissioning brand new writing resources from previous winners and judges of the competition to get you in the National Poetry Competition mood. These will be posted on The Poetry Society’s website throughout the duration of the competition – look out for mentions of them on social media and in e-bulletins.

Please familiarise yourself with the rules of entry before submitting your poems. If you have any questions about the entry process, check the FAQs page to see if the answer is there.

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Scotland's International Poetry Prize, open to all!

Founded in 2005, the Wigtown Poetry Prize is one of the UK's best established writing competitions and a launchpad for many writers' careers.

Refreshed and rebranded in 2019, Wigtown Poetry Prize welcomes entries from poets writing in English wherever they may live. Separate categories celebrate the best of Scottish Gaelic and Scots language poetry, a special category acknowledges a rising talent in Dumfries & Galloway, and a pamphlet prize is named in memory of Alastair Reid - local poet and one of Scotland's foremost literary figures.

The competition closes on 31 May 2021, with a prize-giving at Wigtown Book Festival in the autumn.

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The 2021 Creative Future Writers’ Award 

is now open for entries. 

There are £10,000 in cash and development prizes available, plus publication and reading at an award event as part of the London Literature Festival (TBC). 

The judges are novelist Dorothy Koomson, poet Joelle Taylor, Aki Schilz of The Literary Consultancy and Sarala Estruch of Poetry School. 

This year's theme is ‘Essential.’

It is open to UK residents/UK citizens living abroad, over 18 years old, who have not previously published a single-author book. The Award is for under-represented writers—including those who lack opportunities due to mental health, disability, health, and from working class, LGTBQIA+, and Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds.

The key details are:

        * Fiction: up to 2,000 words
        * Poetry: one poem up to 42 lines
        * Deadline: 6 June 2021

There is no entry fee.

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Creative Writing Award 2021 is now open for submissions. Deadline is 31 August.

 Prizes include: £2,500 awarded to both the Poetry and Short Fiction winners, and publication within the inspiring Aesthetica Creative Writing Anthology, which is awarded to 60 writers, shortlisted by a prestigious judging panel.

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