Young poets, teachers with young poets – here is a competition on the theme of Journeys.
Details on the National Poetry Library website, here.
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YorkMix Competition for a Children’s Poem Ends Sunday!
Could you write a poem to amuse, excite or inspire children?
You’ve got until midnight on Sunday to enter a poem into the The YorkMix Competition with a chance of winning first prize of £250, with runner-up prizes of £100, £75 and £50. Judged by Carole Bromley.
Get writing! Here’s the link.
The 2019 New Poets Prize, for Poets 17-24
The Poetry Business has announced that the 4th New Poets Prize is now open for entry, this year judged by Mary Jean Chan.
The New Poets Prize is a short collection competition for writers between the ages of 17 and 24 (inclusive). This prize is run alongside the renowned International Book & Pamphlet Competition organised by The Poetry Business, which has now been established for 33 years.
You have five weeks to get your entries in! Details here.
Young Poets Network Tree Poetry Competition!
This poetry challenge by The Poetry Society’s Young Poets’ Network is for young poets everywhere to write about trees! It is for writers aged up to 25 based anywhere in the world. The deadline is midnight, Sunday 20 January 2019. So you need to get writing now – you can send as many poems as you like, written down, or a recording as a video, or as an audio file.
Selected poets will be published on Young Poets Network and sent an exclusive Young Poets Network notebook as well as poetry goodies. The Woodland Trust have also kindly contributed a special print of Robert Macfarlane’s poem ‘Heartwood’ for the top three winners.
There are 7 prompts on the website, details here.
PoetryZone Competition – get your entries in!
Roger Stevens is asking for Christmas poems on PoetryZone – “It can be a funny poem about reindeer on the roof, Grandad hanging up his socks for Santa or Mum dropping the Christmas pud. It can be sad. (Not everyone has a happy Christmas. Think about the homeless or refugees.) Or it could be serious. How about writing a prayer for peace? Your poem might be religious – Christmas is a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus – or about other aspects of the festive season. If you don’t celebrate Christmas, send us a poem about the holidays or all about winter.”
For young people between the ages of 3-18. Details on how to enter here.
Young Poets Network New Poetry Competition!
Young Poets Network are challenging young poets everywhere to write about trees! They have seven exciting prompts to help inspire your tree-writing.
This challenge is for writers aged up to 25 based anywhere in the world. The deadline is midnight, Sunday 20 January 2019. You can send a poem written down, or a recording as a video or as an audio file, and you can send as many poems as you like.
Details here.
Hurry Up and Enter the Young Muslim Writers’ Awards!
Young Muslim Writers’ Awards have tweeted: If you’re looking for some inspiration for your entry to this year’s Young Muslim Writers Awards, look no further than last year’s anthology to see what made the 2017 shortlist! Don’t forget, competition closes at midnight this Sunday!
Here’s the link to enter your poem, here.
Calling All Young Muslim Writers – Enter Soon!
If you’re aged 5 to 16, The Young Muslim Writer Awards wants to hear from you! Their judges are looking forward to reading your entries, so submit your story, poem, screenplay, play script or article before 31st July.
Details here.
Forward/emagazine Student Critics Competition 2018
Why not enter the Forward/emagazine student critics competition, with separate categories for 14-16 year olds, 16-19 year-olds and teachers? Write a critical or creative response to one of the poems on the Forward Prizes for Poetry shortlist 2018.
Details and list of poems here.
Young Muslim Writer Awards Open for Entries
If you’re aged 5 – 16, Young Muslim Writers Awards wants to hear from you!
Last year I helped judge one of the age-groups in the poetry section of this competition and it was an absolute pleasure.
Closing date 31st July 2018.
Details here.
Causley Trust Young Poets Prize 2018
To celebrate the work of Charles Causley and to encourage young writers to follow in his footsteps, the Charles Causley Trust is again organising this popular, annual, free to enter competition. It is open to all young people, aged 5-18, living in Cornwall.
A chance to win books and a writing workshop with a professional writer for you and your friends!
Details here.
#AtoZChallenge Competition!
Hidden in the A-Z of Best Children’s Poets there are FOUR poets who don’t exist – their names are the anagrams of real poets on the list, each of whom have written a false bio and a poem for their alter-ego! Guess all four and you stand a chance of winning Apes to Zebras, An A-Z of Shape Poems by Liz Brownlee, Sue Hardy-Dawson and Roger Stevens.
At the end of the A-Z send your entries to poetryfunfactory @ gmail.com. Include your name, the answers, email address and U.K. address. The competition closes on 12 May. Judgement is final. The winner will be informed by email and the result posted here.
AtoZ Poetry Competition! #AtoZChallenge
Hidden in the A-Z of Best Children’s Poets there are FOUR poets who don’t exist – their names are the anagrams of real poets on the list, each of whom have written a false bio and a poem for their alter-ego! Guess all four and you stand a chance of winning Apes to Zebras, An A-Z of Shape Poems by Liz Brownlee, Sue Hardy-Dawson and Roger Stevens.
At the end of the A-Z send your entries to poetryfunfactory @ gmail.com. Include your name, the answers, email address and U.K. address. The competition closes on 12 May. Judgement is final. The winner will be informed by email and the result posted here.
AtoZ Poetry Competition! #AtoZChallenge
Hidden in the A-Z of Best Children’s Poets there are FOUR poets who don’t exist – their names are the anagrams of real poets on the list, each of whom have written a false bio and a poem for their alter-ego! Guess all four and you stand a chance of winning Apes to Zebras, An A-Z of Shape Poems by Liz Brownlee, Sue Hardy-Dawson and Roger Stevens.
At the end of the A-Z send your entries to poetryfunfactory @ gmail.com. Include your name, the answers, email address and U.K. address. The competition closes on 12 May. Judgement is final. The winner will be informed by email and the result posted here.
AtoZ Poetry Competition! #AtoZChallenge
Hidden in the A-Z of Best Children’s Poets there are FOUR poets who don’t exist – their names are the anagrams of real poets on the list, each of whom have written a false bio and a poem for their alter-ego! Guess all four and you stand a chance of winning Apes to Zebras, An A-Z of Shape Poems by Liz Brownlee, Sue Hardy-Dawson and Roger Stevens.
At the end of the A-Z send your entries to poetryfunfactory @ gmail.com. Include your name, the answers, email address and U.K. address. The competition closes on 12 May. Judgement is final. The winner will be informed by email and the result posted here.
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