Other Poetry Competitions

Poetry Competitions Closing Dates

This is a check list of poetry competitions notified to us. Competition organisers are welcome to submit information about their competition for inclusion on this page.

The closing date, maximum number of lines and the value of the first prize is indicated. Full information is supplied to members with our magazine The Cannon's Mouth .

Please remember that previously published poems [including in The Cannon's Mouth] are NOT eligible for entry into most competitions.

Closing Date	Competition Details	No. of Lines	First Prize
	2024
12th August	Clevedon Litfest More than words Poetry Competition www.clevedonlitfest.org.uk/competition	40	£100
31st August	Aesthetica Creative Writing Award www.aestheticmagazine.com	40	£2500
31st August	Shelley Memorial Project 2024 Poetry Competition. Liz Barnes www.shelleymemorialproject.co.uk/competition-2024	50	£250
31st August	The 2024 Oxford Poetry Prize Rachel Long www.oxfordpoetry.co./prize.html	50	£1000
23rd September	Troubadour International Poetry Prize 2024 Jane Yehi, Glyn Maxwell www.coffeehousepoetry.org/prizes	45	£2000
24th September	Togetherness Poetry Challenge 2024 5 judges www.togethernesspoetrychallenge.org	45	£500
1st October	Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest Any form/traditional rhyming. various judges. www.winningwriters.com/our-contests	250	$3500 (U.S.)
31st October	SONNET OR NOT 2024 Deborah Alma www.cannonpoets.org.uk	14	£500
31st October	Bedford Competition Jessica Mookherji www.bedfordwritingcompetition.co.uk	40	£1500