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The Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award 2014

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Closing date: 
31 July 2014
Entry: 
Poets have to be aged 11 - 17 on the closing date to be eligible to enter, and the poem must not have been published elsewhere or have won any other competition. No entry fee
Prize: 
A week-long writing residential course at the Hurst Arvon Centre, Shropshire

The Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award is once again leading the call for new poetic talent amongst 11-17 year olds, with acclaimed poets Grace Nichols and Simon Barraclough at the helm! You have until midnight on the 31st July 2014 to enter your best poems to be in with the chance of be selected as one of the top 15 or 85 commended poets.

With a staggering 7,478 young people entering last year, the competition is certainly fierce but for many it is considered 'the one to beat'. The top 15 winners are invited on a week-long writing residential course at the Hurst Arvon Centre, Shropshire, or receive one-to-one mentoring with a professional poet (age dependent), and have their poem printed in the Foyle Winners Anthology, which is sent out to over 24,000 people across the UK. So what are you waiting for? Start writing, and take the chance, it could be a life-changing decision - read what the press have been saying about the Award, and the impact it has had on its fellow winners.

Foyle is about what you want to write. So you can enter poems written in class, or poems you've written at home, from exercises or from your own imaginings. The competition is free to enter and poems can be of any length and on any theme. Individuals may enter more than one poem, however we strongly advise that you concentrate on drafting and redrafting your poems and send only a selection (we suggest no more than 4-6 absolute maximum) of your very best. Remember, quality is more important than quantity.

Please do take a moment to read the rules in full before proceeding; you have until the 31st July 2014 to give it your best shot. Remember, you have to be aged 11 - 17 on the closing date to be eligible to enter, and the poem must not have been published elsewhere or have won any other competition.

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Closing date: 
31 July 2014
Entry: 
Poets have to be aged 11 - 17 on the closing date to be eligible to enter, and the poem must not have been published elsewhere or have won any other competition. No entry fee
Prize: 
A week-long writing residential course at the Hurst Arvon Centre, Shropshire