Poetry Competition with £1000 Prize Provided by the Rialto Magazine

The Rialto is inviting poets all over the world to participate in the Nature and Place Poetry Competition 2021. Poems that deal with any aspect of nature and place are eligible to participate. 

Competition Rules:-

• The Competition is open to anyone over the age of 18, other than Rialto team members and staff of the RSPB, CCI and UK staff of BirdLife International.

• Poems must have a title and must be no more than 40 lines, excluding the title, and be typed in black ink on one side of A4.

• Poems must be the original work of the entrant and must not have been published, self-published or published online or broadcast. Poems are judged anonymously so the poet’s name address etc., MUST NOT appear on the poem.

• Poems must be written in English.

• No corrections can be made to poems entered, nor can fees be refunded.

• Entries cannot be returned.

• If you require confirmation that your postal entry has arrived please enclose a stamped self-addressed postcard marked ‘Acknowledgement’.

• Copyright of each poem remains with the poet, but by entering the competition you give the organisers the right to publish the winning poems both online and in printed media.

• The judge’s decision is final and neither they nor the organisers will enter into any correspondence.

• Prizewinners will be notified in April, and lists of the prizewinners and the long-listed contestants will be published on The Rialto website.

• The competition organisers reserve the right to change the judge without notice and not to award prizes if in the judge’s opinion such an action is justified.

Prizes:-

• 1st prize – £1000.

• 2nd prize – £500.

• 3rd prize – £250.

About the Rialto:-

The Rialto is a poetry magazine where you’ll find the poets you should be reading. Its team consists of international names alongside established writers or poets at the beginning of their careers. All assist in the running of the magazine and the publishing of the books and pamphlets.