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National Poetry Competition 2015

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Closing date: 
31 October 2015
Entry: 
£6.50 for your first poem, and £3.50 per poem thereafter Open to all poets aged 17 or over
Prize: 
First Prize £5,000, Second Prize £33000, Third Prize £1,000

We're approaching the closing date for the National Poetry CompetitionAnnual poetry prize run by the UK-based Poetry Society established in 1978; accepts entries from all over the world; over 10,000 poems submitted each year so now's the time to get your poem in. This year's intrepid judges are David Wheatley, Esther Morgan and Sarah Howe and the prizes are £5,000 for the overall winner, £2,000 for the second, £1,000 for the third, with seven commendations of £200! The top three winners are also published in the Poetry Society's leading international journal, The Poetry Review, as well as having the possibility of reading at some of the UK's top literature festivals. Get your entries in before the deadline of the 31st October online or by post for a chance to be the 2015 champion!

Since its launch in 1978, the Poetry Society's National Poetry Competition has marked a milestone in the careers of many of today's leading poets. Previous winners include Philip Gross, Jo Shapcott, Tony Harrison, and the Poet Laureate, Carol Ann Duffy. So what are you waiting for - enter now!

How to enter

Closing date: 
31 October 2015
Entry: 
£6.50 for your first poem, and £3.50 per poem thereafter Open to all poets aged 17 or over
Prize: 
First Prize £5,000, Second Prize £33000, Third Prize £1,000