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
	2025
11th April	Write Out Loud @20 Poetry Competition Judged by Neil Astley Theme 'Echoes' https://www.writeoutloud.net/	40	£500
30th April	Ver Poetry prize Rory Waterman www.verpoets.wixsite.com/verpoets	30	£600
31st May	Bridport Prize www.bridportprize.org.uk	42	£5000
31st May	Frogmore Poetry Prize John Greening www.frogmorepress.co.uk	40	250gns
31st May	Yeovil Literary prize (including poetry) James Crowden www.yeovilprize.co.uk	40	£625
29th June	Welsh Poetry Competition Mike Jenkins www.welshpoetry.co.uk	50	£500
31st July	Winchester Poetry Prize 2025 Fiona Benson Opens 3rd April 2025 www.winchesterpoetryfestival.org/prize	40	£1000
31st August	Aesthetica Creative Writing Award 2025 https://aestheticamagazine.com/creative-writing-award/	40	£2,500
31st October	Sonnet or Not Ian Duhig Cannon Poets annual poetry competition www.cannonpoets.org.uk	14	£500