New Zealand Poetry Society Te Hunga Tito Ruri o Aotearoa
Competition Deadlines
A comprehensive list of world-wide competitions is available to NZPS members on the members-only pages of this website.
Non-members might like to subscribe to Kudos, a UK-based competition listing resource at www.kudoswritingcompetitions.com
For haiku and related forms, check out the haiku competition pages at http://www.poetrysociety.org.nz/haikunews/competitions
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Good advice:
Nervous about entering a poetry competition? Please feel free to read the advice at Writers' Services:
http://www.writersservices.com/services/s_entering_competitions.htm
and Winning Writers: http://www.winningwriters.com/contests/avoid/av_signs.php
March
Insect-themed Haiku Competition (USA)
Closing date: 29 March
We judge senryu, haiku, haiga, and any other "one-breath" poems as equivalent, and as long as there is a reference to an insect or some related arthropod the poem is eligible. Anyone can submit up to three poems for free (friends of the Insect Museum can submit up to 10). There are small prizes (worth US$15-20 each) for best in show, runner-up, and best from a poet under the age of 13. Details can be found at: http://insectmuseum.org/haiku.php
Writing Spirit Award (Ireland)
Final deadline: 30 November, but see below.
First Prize: €1000
Second Prize: €200
Third Prize: €100
The competition is open to all nationalities and all genres. Entry fee €7 (approx. NZ$14) per collection of poems (minimum of 4 poems, maximum of 10 poems). The prize winning collections of poems, along with other merited poems will be published in a separate anthology when the competition has concluded.
Please read the full set of rules and guidelines before entering your poems.
Deadline Dates:
The contest opens 1st January 2010, and runs for four rounds throughout the year. The submission deadlines are as follows:
First round: 31st March
Second round: 30th June
Third round: 30th September
Fourth round: 30th November
Each new round begins immediately after the end of the previous round (i.e. you may enter at any time from 1st Jan to 30th Nov).
At the end of each round, the best collections of poems, as chosen by a panel of judges, will be shortlisted for the Award. Each round's shortlist will be announced on the Writing4all website (www.writing4all.ie) shortly after the end of each round.
At the end of the competition, the judges will choose the six highest ranking collections of poems from the shortlists. The top three winning collections of poems will be chosen from these six collections of poems by the Grand Judge, renowned poet John W. Sexton. The decisions of the judging panel, and thereafter of the Grand Judge, are final. No correspondence will be entered into in this regard.
For instructions on how to enter and pay for your entry (including PayPal instructions), see: http://www.writing4all.ie/site/catalogues/entry/writing4all_writing/yes.htm
April
MAG Poetry Prize, 2010 (UK)
Closing date: 30 April
Prize fund accumulates @ £2.00 per entry (up to £10,000 maximum). 1st Prize - 50%, 2nd Prize - 25%, 3rd Prize - 15%, 4th Prize - 10%
The entrants judge this online poetry competition themselves - a knockout system in three rounds. There is a new development for the poetry competition in 2010: participants may leave comments during the judging process.
Any subject or style: Poetry or Prose Poetry, Maximum 42 lines, Entry fee £6.
All profits from the competition will be donated to MAG (Mines Advisory Group). MAG is a neutral and impartial humanitarian organisation that clears the remnants of conflict for the benefit of communities worldwide. To find out more and to enter visit: http://www.poeticrepublic.com
June
Bridport Prize (UK)
Closing date: 30 June
42 lines maximum (no minimum); 2010 Judge: Michael Laskey
1st = £5000 (approx. 8300 US$, 5589 Euro)
2nd = £1000 (approx. 1660 US$, 1117Euro)
3rd = £500 (approx. 830 US$, 558 Euro)
10 supplementary prizes of £50 each
The top 4 poems are submitted to the Forward Prize for best single poem.
Fee: £6 per poem, payable online.
Judging: All entries are judged anonymously. Amateur and professional writers compete on an equal footing.
Anthology: The top winning stories, poems and flash fiction will be published in the Bridport Prize 2010 anthology
See website for complete guidelines: http://www.bridportprize.org.uk/
Writing Spirit Award (Ireland)
Final deadline: 30 November, but see below.
First Prize: €1000
Second Prize: €200
Third Prize: €100
The competition is open to all nationalities and all genres. Entry fee €7 (approx. NZ$14) per collection of poems (minimum of 4 poems, maximum of 10 poems). The prize winning collections of poems, along with other merited poems will be published in a separate anthology when the competition has concluded.
Please read the full set of rules and guidelines before entering your poems.
Deadline Dates:
The contest opens 1st January 2010, and runs for four rounds throughout the year. The submission deadlines are as follows:
Second round: 30th June
Third round: 30th September
Fourth round: 30th November
Each new round begins immediately after the end of the previous round (i.e. you may enter at any time from 1st Jan to 30th Nov).
At the end of each round, the best collections of poems, as chosen by a panel of judges, will be shortlisted for the Award. Each round's shortlist will be announced on the Writing4all website (www.writing4all.ie) shortly after the end of each round.
At the end of the competition, the judges will choose the six highest ranking collections of poems from the shortlists. The top three winning collections of poems will be chosen from these six collections of poems by the Grand Judge, renowned poet John W. Sexton. The decisions of the judging panel, and thereafter of the Grand Judge, are final. No correspondence will be entered into in this regard.
For instructions on how to enter and pay for your entry (including PayPal instructions), see: http://www.writing4all.ie/site/catalogues/entry/writing4all_writing/yes.htm
September
Writing Spirit Award (Ireland)
Final deadline: 30 November, but see below.
First Prize: €1000
Second Prize: €200
Third Prize: €100
The competition is open to all nationalities and all genres. Entry fee €7 (approx. NZ$14) per collection of poems (minimum of 4 poems, maximum of 10 poems). The prize winning collections of poems, along with other merited poems will be published in a separate anthology when the competition has concluded.
Please read the full set of rules and guidelines before entering your poems.
Deadline Dates:
The contest opens 1st January 2010, and runs for four rounds throughout the year. The submission deadlines are as follows:
Third round: 30th September
Fourth round: 30th November
Each new round begins immediately after the end of the previous round (i.e. you may enter at any time from 1st Jan to 30th Nov).
At the end of each round, the best collections of poems, as chosen by a panel of judges, will be shortlisted for the Award. Each round's shortlist will be announced on the Writing4all website (www.writing4all.ie) shortly after the end of each round.
At the end of the competition, the judges will choose the six highest ranking collections of poems from the shortlists. The top three winning collections of poems will be chosen from these six collections of poems by the Grand Judge, renowned poet John W. Sexton. The decisions of the judging panel, and thereafter of the Grand Judge, are final. No correspondence will be entered into in this regard.
For instructions on how to enter and pay for your entry (including PayPal instructions), see: http://www.writing4all.ie/site/catalogues/entry/writing4all_writing/yes.htm
November
Prose and Poetry Prizes from The New Writer magazine
Closing date 30 November
Established in 1997, one of the major annual international competitions for short stories, novellas, single poems, poetry collections, essays and articles; offers cash prizes as well as publication for the prize-winning writers in The Collection, special edition of The New Writer magazine each July (back copies available on TNW website).
Further information including guidelines and entry fees at: http://www.thenewwriter.com/prizes.htm
Writers can enter online at our secure credit card server at: http://www.thenewwriter.com/entryform.htm Or the entry form can also be downloaded from that page on the website and sent in the post with your entry.
Prose & Poetry Prizes 2009 results will be posted at our website towards the end of March 2010: http://www.thenewwriter.com/prizewinners.htm
Writing Spirit Award (Ireland)
Final deadline: 30 November
First Prize: €1000
Second Prize: €200
Third Prize: €100
The competition is open to all nationalities and all genres. Entry fee €7 (approx. NZ$14) per collection of poems (minimum of 4 poems, maximum of 10 poems). The prize winning collections of poems, along with other merited poems will be published in a separate anthology when the competition has concluded.
Please read the full set of rules and guidelines before entering your poems.
Deadline Dates:
The contest opens 1st January 2010, and runs for four rounds throughout the year. The submission deadlines are as follows:
Fourth round: 30th November
Each new round begins immediately after the end of the previous round (i.e. you may enter at any time from 1st Jan to 30th Nov).
At the end of each round, the best collections of poems, as chosen by a panel of judges, will be shortlisted for the Award. Each round's shortlist will be announced on the Writing4all website (www.writing4all.ie) shortly after the end of each round.
At the end of the competition, the judges will choose the six highest ranking collections of poems from the shortlists. The top three winning collections of poems will be chosen from these six collections of poems by the Grand Judge, renowned poet John W. Sexton. The decisions of the judging panel, and thereafter of the Grand Judge, are final. No correspondence will be entered into in this regard.
For instructions on how to enter and pay for your entry (including PayPal instructions), see: http://www.writing4all.ie/site/catalogues/entry/writing4all_writing/yes.htm
