The Poetry Business Book and Pamphlet Competition 2009/10
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:
29 November 2009
Entry:
Entry fee £25 ($41)
Open to all
Prize:
Four of these are selected as first stage winners, and the poets offered pamphlet publication and a share of £1,000. Winners may then submit a longer manuscript for the overall prize of book publicatio