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Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award 2021

Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award 2021

The competition is open to anyone aged 11-17.

Your poems can be on any theme and any length. Poems must be written in English.

The competition is free to enter.

The top 15 winners will have their poems printed in the winners’ print anthology, 25,000 copies of which are distributed to school, libraries and poetry enthusiasts.
2021-07-31
Bath Flash Fiction Award

Bath Flash Fiction Award

Entrants must be 16 years or over.

Entries can be on any theme or subject. Maximum length is 300 words.

The standard fee is £9 GBP for one submission. Reductions are available for multiple entries and early submission.

Prizes:
• 1st prize: £1,000
• 2nd prize: £300
• 3rd prize: £100
2021-06-06
The SmokeLong Grand Micro Competition

The SmokeLong Grand Micro Competition

Entrants must be 18 or older.

Fiction, non-fiction, and hybrid narratives are considered. Word count: 400 words or fewer.

Entry fees: $6 for one micro, $10 for two micros, $16 for up to four micros.

Grand Prize: $1,500
Second Place: $500
Third Place: $300
Finalists: $100
2021-05-16
The Rattle Poetry Prize 2021

The Rattle Poetry Prize 2021

The competition is open to poets of any nationality writing in English.

You may submit up to four poems per entry.

The $25 USD entry fee is a one-year subscription to Rattle magazine.

The overall winner will receive a cash prize of $15,000 USD. Ten finalists will each receive $500 USD, and be eligible for the $5,000 USD Reader's Choice Award.
2021-07-15
Ledbury Poetry Festival 2021 Poetry Competition

Ledbury Poetry Festival 2021 Poetry Competition

The competition is open to anyone.

The length of each poem must not exceed 40 lines.

Entry fees (Adults): £5.75 for the first poem, £3.50 for each subsequent poem.

• First Prize: £1,000
• Second Prize: £500
• Third Prize: £250

Young People winners receive smaller cash prizes. Child winners receive book tokens.
2021-07-15
Poetry London Prize 2021

Poetry London Prize 2021

The competition is organised by Poetry London magazine.

Entries must be in English. The maximum length is 80 lines.

For Poetry London subscribers the entry fee is £4 per poem; for non-subscribers £8.

• 1st prize: £5,000
• 2nd prize: £2,000
• 3rd prize: £1,000
2021-06-26
Ploughshares Emerging Writer's Contest 2021

Ploughshares Emerging Writer's Contest 2021

The contest is open to writers of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry who have yet to publish or self-publish a book.

The entry fee is $24. The fee includes a 1-year subscription to Ploughshares.

The winning story, essay, and poems will be published in the Winter 2020-21 issue of Ploughshares.
Each winning author will receive $2,000.
2021-05-15