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

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

Find out more here

Deadline for all competitions: 30th June 2022