Open Poetry Entry Form

Competitions open 1 April and close at 5pm on 30 June 2025.
The Prize Giving and Poetry Reading will take place on Monday 20 October starting at 2pm as part of the Festival.

  • You have read, understood and agreed to the WFL Competition Terms and Conditions.
  • The fee for each separate entry is £6. Competitors may submit any number of entries.
  • All entries must be anonymous. Do not include your name or contact details in the file title. Your name and contact details are recorded via a form.
  • Type your entry 1.5 or double-spaced text.
  • Put the title and page number on each page of each entry.
  • Poems may be on any subject.
  • Poems must not exceed 35 lines of text in length.
  • Add the line count to the top right of the first page.
  • Please save and submit your file as a PDF.
  • The file name should be the title of the poem only, typed exactly the same as the document, for example: I wandered Lonely as a Cloud
  • Do not put Wells Entry, my Poetry entry etc in the file title.
  • For untitled pieces, save the document with the first line of the poem.

Open Poetry Entry Form

Please complete the form below, attach your entry and then proceed to payment.

Rules
Type your entry 1.5 or double-spaced text.
Put the title and page number on each page of each entry.
Poems must not exceed 35 lines of text in length.
Add the line count to the top right of the first page.
Please save and submit your file as a PDF.
All entries must be anonymous. Do not include your name or contact details in the file title.
The file name should be the title of the poem only, typed exactly the same as the document, for example: I wandered Lonely as a Cloud
Do not put Wells Entry, my Poetry entry etc in the file title.
For untitled pieces, save the document with the first line of the poem.

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