<p>Poetry Society in the <a href="https://www.for9a.com/en/country/United-Kingdom" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>United Kingdom</strong></a> offers one of the biggest single poem <a href="https://www.for9a.com/en/opportunity/category/Competitions-and-Awards" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>competitions</strong></a> in the world, the National Poetry Competition is open to anyone aged 17 or older. The competition is for previously unpublished poems of up to 40 lines in length.</p><h3><strong>General Conditions:</strong></h3><ol><li>The competition is open to anyone aged 17 or over at the time of entering. International entries are welcome.</li><li>There is no limit on the number of entries a single entrant can make. All entries will be considered anonymously by the judges.</li><li>Postal entries will only be accepted when accompanied by an entry form (forms may be photocopied). One entry form may cover multiple entries.</li><li>Entries will not be returned, so please keep a copy.</li><li>Under no circumstances can alterations be made to poems once entered.</li><li>If you would like confirmation that your postal entry has been received, please include a stamped addressed envelope/postcard with your entry. Online entries made via the website will receive an automatic confirmation at the time of submission.</li><li>Telephone or email confirmation of receipt is not available. Poetry Society staff are unable to confirm the content of documents submitted online, so please ensure you send the correct version.</li><li>The competition organizers reserve the right to change the judging panel without notice and not to award prizes if, in the judges&rsquo; opinion, such an action is justified.</li><li>The judges read all the entries; their decision is final. Neither the judges nor Poetry Society staff will enter into any correspondence.</li><li>No current employee or Trustee of The Poetry Society is eligible to enter the National Poetry Competition.</li></ol><h3><strong>Submissions Rules:</strong></h3><ol><li>All entries are judged anonymously and the poet&rsquo;s name must not appear on the poem itself.</li><li>All poems must have a title <strong>and must not exceed 40 lines in length</strong> (excluding title). Entries can be on any subject.</li><li>Poems must be the entrant&rsquo;s original work.</li><li>Entries must not have been published, self-published, published on a website, broadcast or featured among the winners in another competition before 31 March 2020.</li><li>Handwritten entries cannot be accepted. Postal entries should be typed and printed in black ink on A4 paper at a minimum type size of 12pt. Poems may span two pages but pages must not be double-sided. Entries can be double or single spaced. Please do not staple pages.</li><li>Entries must be written in English.</li></ol><h3><strong>Prizes:</strong></h3><ul><li>First Prize: &pound;5000</li><li>Second Prize: &pound;2000</li><li>Third Prize: &pound;1000</li><li>Seven commendations: &pound;200</li></ul><p dir="ltr"><strong>See more available <a href="https://www.for9a.com/en/opportunity/category/Grants">grants</a> on For9a</strong></p><p dir="ltr"><strong>See more available&nbsp;<a href="https://www.for9a.com/en/country/Germany">opportunities in Germany&nbsp;</a>on For9a</strong></p>

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Poetry Competition for Unpublished Poems to Win Cash Prize of £5000