Peace & Freedom Press 25th Anniversary Open Poetry Competition 2010
Results of our earlier free competitions should be announced here later in the year

24 line limit on each poem; subject matter - anything. Closing date, June 1st, 2010. £3/$6 per entry. DISCOUNT RATES: £5/$10 for 2 entries; £7.50/$15 for 3 entries; £10/$20 for 4 entries. Critique fee (if required) £5 ($10) extra per poem. No entry limit. Preferably typed. With or without rhyme & metre. All entries MUST be accompanied by an SAE/IRC. All entries must have the senders name and address on the back of the respective entries. Acknowledgements, return of entries, and extra entry forms will require an SAE/IRC.

Peace & Freedom Open Poetry Competition 2010 Entry Form

PRIZES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
£50 ($100) 1st Prize, plus a 4 issue subscription to Peace & Freedom magazine, and a selection of 5 Peace & Freedom Press poetry/prose/art anthologies; £5 ($10) for 5 runners-up, plus a 4 issue subscription to Peace & Freedom magazine. All of whom will be published in a future issue of Peace & Freedom. Several near misses will be offered the chance to be published, too.

Cheques/P.O.s/Eurocheques payable to PEACE & FREEDOM. $ bills accepted, but no foreign checks please.

Entries to: P&F Poetry Comp., 17 Farrow Road, Whaplode Drove, Spalding, Lincs, PE12 0TS, UK.

Results should be announced within three months of the competition closing.

More Poetry Competitions

Academi Cardiff International Poetry Competition 2010

First prize: £5000. Judges: Jackie Kay and Zoë Skoulding. For poems of up to 50 lines. £6 entry fee. Closing date: January 29th, 2010.
For more details write to: Academi Cardiff International Poetry Competition 2010, P.O. Box 438, Cardiff, CF10 5YA, UK.

www.academi.org

Kids Express 2010 Poetry Competition

Kids Express 2010 poetry competition for school aged children 8-12 and 13-17 is part of Poets Express, a celebration of performance poetry, and for 2010 a special night is planned. All short listed entries (to be announced in June 2010) will have the opportunity to perform their poem on stage in Bantry, West Cork. First place winners will receive an engraved Kids Express trophy and award certificate.

Poems must be in English, any style, up to 60 lines. Only one poem may be submitted, and must be original work of entrant. Poems should be typed on A4 paper, one side only, and should not have been published or accepted for publication elsewhere. Poems that have won or been in the prize lists of previous competitions are not eligible. Entries are open to any nationality from any country. A completed application form must accompany all entries. Any entries received without a completed application form will be disqualified. Application forms can be requested by e-mailing PoetsExpress@darkworld.com. Submission deadline is 15 April 2010. There is no fee to enter.

Sponsored by Dark World International, Planet Mythos Video, and Poets Express, Kids Express will be expanded to an entire evening of entertainment in July 2010. This will be an all ages show, and admission to the night is free. Showcase performance poets will be appearing as special guests. This event is scheduled to be video taped and recorded for internet release.

Kids Express 2010 poetry competition for school aged children 8-12 and 13-17 is now open for submissions. Visit us on MySpace or e-mail PoetsExpress@darkworld.com for more information.

Writing About Writing Competition

Leaf Books invites you to send us up to 750 words on the theme of writing. You can send us creative writing (a story or poem) or an essay/academic/journalistic piece, or even a stream-of-consciousness writers-block-induced panic, provided it’s on the subject of writing.

TO ENTER: £3.50 per submission, 4 submissions for £10
Enter online or by post.Enter online or by post. Visit our website for full address and entry form download. If sending entries by post, please note that we are unable to return submissions.
If entering online, please pay via PayPal (see the competitions page on the website) and send your work as an attachment to contact@leafbooks.co.uk as a .doc or .rtf file. Closing date: January 31st, 2010.

PRIZE: One winner will receive £100 and publication in the pilot edition of the Leaf Books Magazine. Further selected entries may also be published in the magazine: successful entrants will receive a free copy.

Slipstream Poets Open Poetry Competition

1st Prize: £150. Adjudicator: Catherine Smith. Closing date: January 31st, 2010.

Winning poems will be published on the Slipstream Website.

For further details, rules and entry form visit:

www.slipstream-poets.co.uk

Norwich Writers' Circle 39th Annual Open Poetry Competition

Adjudicator: Hilary Mellon. Open category (first prize £200) plus sponsored prizes for minimalist poems, humorous poems, and poems on the family. For poems of up to 40 lines. Entry fee: £3. Closing date: February 16th, 2010.

Details - NWC Open Poetry Competition Secretary, 1 Stannard Road, Norwich NR4 7JD, UK

www.norwichwriters.org.uk

Grace Dieu Writers' Circle 2010 Poetry Competition

1st Prize: £350; 2nd Prize: £150; 3rd Prize: £75; 4th Prize: £50; 5th Prize: £25. Closing date: February 28th, 2010.

Entry Fees: £3 for one poem or £10 for 4, £2 for each additional entry over four

Full details and entry forms can be found on our website at www.gracedieuwriterscircle.co.uk

Alternatively to receive a competition leaflet, please send a SAE to:

The Competition Organiser, 23 Henson Way, Sharnford, Leicestershire, LE10 3PN, UK

Partners Annual Open Poetry Competition

First prize £250, second prize £50, third prize, a year's subscription to Aspire poetry magazine. All prize winners guaranteed publication by Partners. Closing date: May 1st, 2010.

For details contact - Partners, 289 Elmwood Avenue, Feltham, Middlesex TW13 7QB, UK

Or Email: partners_writing_group@hotmail.com