The Plough International Poetry Prize of £1,000 for 2018
Applicant criteria
- Both
Opportunity criteria
Opportunity description
The Plough International Poetry Prize invites poets from all ages and backgrounds to participate in the competition for 2018, as it has two categories: The Open Poetry Competition, and the Ronald Duncan Short Poem Competition.
Participation rules:
[1] Maximum length, excluding title and any blank lines: Short Poem -10 lines, Open Poem - 40 lines
[2] Each entered poem, including its title, should be typed single-spaced in a standard 10 or 12 point font on one side of a single A4 sheet, with a wide left margin and should not bear anything to identify the poet with no fancy/colored/oversized fonts or images
[3] Each postal entry (of one or more poems) should be accompanied by an application form
[4] Poems must be the original work of the participant, unpublished, and must not have won a prize in any other competition. No participant may win more than one prize
[5] Postal entry fee: £5.00 per poem. Checks must be in pounds sterling, drawn on a UK bank and made payable to 'The Plough Arts Centre'
[6] Online entry fee: £5.00 per poem, and payment is made via PayPal's secure server
[7] Copyright remains with the author, but The Plough Arts Centre reserves the right to display winning poems on its website, and to display, broadcast, or use them in promotional literature for a period of twelve months after the competition's close date
[8] There is no age limit for participants
[9] The judge's decision is final, and no correspondence will be entered into. Results, including long and short listings, will be available from the website by 28 February 2019
Prizes:
[1] First prize: £1,000 in each category
[2] Second prize: £500 in each category
[3] Third prize: £250 in each category
What is the Plough Prize?
The Plough Prize was founded by the Plough Arts Center in the United Kingdom, which provides exciting opportunities for all people to experience a wide and vibrant range of high quality arts events both as audience and participants. Through creative partnerships, the Plough Arts Center is a welcoming and dynamic venue for artistic expression and education, responsive to the needs of the local community.