The National Poetry Competition 2023 is open to all poets worldwide aged 18+. First prize £5,000.
Resources to help inspire your entries available, including writing prompts, writing/ reading guides and filmed readings are available here.
Judges: Jane Draycott, Will Harris, Clare Pollard
Entry fees: The first poem submitted costs £8. Subsequent entries in the same submission cost £5 per poem. Poetry Society members (including those joining at time of submission) get one free second poem, with subsequent poems at £5.
Find out more and enter here
Deadline: midnight (GMT UK time), 31 October 2023
2023 competition artwork by Daniel Liévano