Winchester Poetry Festival Competition
By: Winchester Poetry FestivalLast update:
Applicant criteria
NationalityNo specific nationality required
Age
- No specific age required
Gender
- Both
Opportunity criteria
Opportunity FieldForeign Languages and Literature
Opportunity description
This poetry competition is part of the Winchester Poetry Festival in England. The competition encourages poets from around the world to submit poems on any subject and in any form or style.
Poems must be written in English and must not exceed 40 lines. Poems must not have been published or accepted for publication elsewhere (including online).
Entry fees:
- £6 for the first poem
- £5 for subsequent poems
Prizes:
- 1st Prize: £1,000
- 2nd Prize: £500
- 3rd Prize: £250
Winning and commended poems will be published in a competition anthology.
For more information, please visit the official competition website.
Benefits
Winners will receive cash prizes and the opportunity to have their work published in an anthology.
Eligibility criteria
Participants must be 16 years of age or older. Poems must be written in English, not exceed 40 lines, and must not have been previously published.