Applicant criteria
NationalityNo specific nationality required
Age
- No specific age required
Gender
- Both
Opportunity criteria
Opportunity FieldForeign Languages and Literature
Opportunity description
The Ware Poets 27th annual Poetry Competition is open for 2025 entries. Submissions are accepted from any country, for poets aged 16 and over. Poems on any subject are accepted, in English, to a maximum of 50 lines.
Entry fee: £5 per poem, online entry.
Judge: Hannah Copley, author of Speculum and Lapwing.
Prizes:
- 1st £800, 2nd £400, 3rd £200. Sonnet prize £200.
- Winners will be notified by 13th June 2025.
- The prizegiving event takes place on 11th July 2025.
Deadline: 30th April 2025.
Benefits
- Cash prizes
Eligibility criteria
Poems must be in English, no more than 50 lines long, original, and previously unpublished. Entrants must be 16 or older.