Competitions

International Competitions

Now Open!

Prize money is always a big attraction in any competition, and this year’s winners stand to walk away with some £5,000 between them. But the best prize for each of these winning entrants is the boost to confidence given by the competition judges, all of whom are successful in their own fields. That recognition of talent is worth its weight in gold.

Open
Poetry

Judge: Camille Ralphs
Prizes: £1000 £500 £250
Plus: £100 for a local author

Short
Story

Judge: Judith Heneghan
Prizes: £750 £300 £200
Plus: £100 for a local author

Book for
Children

Judge: Fleur Hitchcock
Prizes: £750 £300 £200
Plus: £100 for a local author

Young
Poets

Judge: Sanah Ahsan
Prizes: £200 £150 £100
Plus: a year’s subscription to The Poetry Society

Competition Winners

  • 2023 Young Poets Results

    We would like to congratulate all our winners and thank everyone who entered the Young Poets Competition this year. Congratulations to…

  • 2023 Book for Children Results

    We would like to congratulate all our winners and thank everyone who entered the Book for Children Competition this year….

  • 2023 Short Story Results

    We would like to congratulate all our winners and thank everyone who entered the Short Story Competition this year. Congratulations…

  • 2023 Open Poetry Results

    We would like to congratulate all our winners and thank everyone who entered the Open Poetry Competition this year. Congratulations…