Poems are invited that deal with any aspect of nature and place – these terms will be given a wide interpretation by the judge Michael Longley.

Prizes
1st prize – £1000
2nd prize – £500
3rd prize – A place on a creative writing course at Ty Newydd Writing Centre in 2018

Two additional prizes
A personal tour with Mark Cocker of his most cherished wildlife places in East Anglia.
A personal tour with Nick Davies of his beloved Wicken Fen to learn about his research there.

Entry Fee: £6 for the first poem and £3.50 for each subsequent entry.

The winning poems will be published in The Rialto, Britain’s leading independent poetry magazine. All profits raised by the competition go to support conservation.

Closing Date: March 1st 2018

Further details available on The Rialto website