Open Poetry Competition
Entry fee, £6
Prizes: 1st £1,000, 2nd £500, 3rd £250, Local £100
Any subject, no more than 35 lines
Judge, Tristram Fane Saunders
Short Story Competition
Entry fee, £6
Prizes: 1st £750, 2nd £300, 3rd £200, Local £100
Any subject, 1,000 to 2,000 words
Judge, Lucy Jago
A Book for Children Competition
Entry fee, £6
Prizes: 1st £750, 2nd £300, 3rd £200, Local £100
Any subject. First two chapters or first twenty pages
whichever is the shortest, plus the synopsis
Judge, Lucy Cuthew
The competition will judge writing for children, age 9 and up.
This includes writing for young adults
Young Poets Competition
Prizes: £150, £75, £50 plus a year’s membership of
The Poetry Society
Any subject, no more than 35 lines
Judge, Caleb Parkin
