"One of the career milestones for very many poets of note has been winning the prestigious Poetry Business competition." - Anne-Marie Fyfe

JUDGE: Carol-Ann Duffy
DEADLINE: 29th November 2011 (1st December for online entries)
ENTRY FEE: £25 (or £20 for Friends and subscribers). £1 surcharge is applied to entries submitted online.
 
Entrants are invited to submit a collection of poems (20-24 pages) for the chance to win book publication (by Smith/Doorstop) for the overall winner, and pamphlet publication for three first-stage winners.

The overall winner will also receive six free copies of their title, and 10% royalties. Pamphlet winners receive 20 free copies. The winning collections will be launched at poetry readings hosted by The Poetry Business; and poems selected from the collections will be published in The North magazine. The winners will also be invited to attend a Poetry Business Writing Day free of charge.
 
Each of the winners will receive an equal share of the £2,000 prize money provided by NAWE.

http://www.poetrybusiness.co.uk/index.php/competition