Current Free Poetry Competitions
Please read our Rules and Information Before Entering
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The National Poetry Anthology 2013 (Closing Date: 30th June 2012)
Entries are now being accepted for the UK's biggest free poetry competition - the National Poetry Anthology 2013.
Over 250 winners will be selected, with each winner representing a different town or area, and each winner will receive a free copy of the book. The poets published in the book will then vote for their favourite poem, and the overall winner will receive a trophy and £1,000!
You can submit up to three poems of no more than 25 lines (including blank lines) and 160 words each, and your poems can be on any subject.
You can enter by post to: United Press Ltd, Admail 3735, London, EC1B 1JB, or online via our online submission form.
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Painting With Words (Competition Closing Date: 1st June 2012)
There's a £100 prize to the winner of this free poetry competition, Painting With Words, and your entry does not have to be on a fixed subject.
Your entry must be something you haven't submitted to us before, and you can submit up to three poems of no more than 25 lines and 160 words each.
You can enter by post to: United Press Ltd, Admail 3735, London, EC1B 1JB, or online via our online submission form.
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Who Should Enter Our Free Poetry Competitions?
Our free poetry competitions are open to any UK resident. Our overall objective with these competitions is to increase the level of interest in poetry and to encourage people to start writing poetry for themselves, so it really doesn’t matter what level you are currently at. The absence of an entry fee makes these competitions totally accessible!
Our main poetry competitions are the annual National Poetry Anthology and Local Poem competitions, both of which carry a £1000 first prize to the overall winner.
You can find details of all our past National Poetry Anthology winners here, and details about our past Local Poem Competition winners here.
