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The 2009 Luke Bitmead Bursary for new writers

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Closing date: 
31 August 2009
Entry: 
No entry fee Open to all unpublished writers over 16 writing in English for an adult novel
Prize: 
The winner will receive a cash award of £2,500 from the Luke Bitmead Memorial Fund and a publishing contract from Legend Press

The National Poetry Competition

Closing date Saturday 31 October 2009

Entry fee £5

Open to all poets writing in English

Britain's (and perhaps the world's) biggest competition for a single poem has just opened for entries.

First Prize £5000

Second prize £1000

Third Prize £500

This year's judges are Daljit Nagra, Ruth Padel and Neil Rollinson.

The winners will be published in Poetry Review, on the Poetry Society website, in Aesthetica Magazine and also get the chance to read at Ledbury Poetry Festival.

Last year's winning poem.

Closing date: 
31 August 2009
Entry: 
No entry fee Open to all unpublished writers over 16 writing in English for an adult novel
Prize: 
The winner will receive a cash award of £2,500 from the Luke Bitmead Memorial Fund and a publishing contract from Legend Press