Cannon Poets

Poetry Competitions Closing Dates - Check List of those notified to us:

Note The value of the first prize is indicated. Full information is supplied to members with our magazine The Cannon’s Mouth [£10.50 p.a. for 4 issues]. For further information or entrance forms, please contact the organisations direct. Please remember that poems previously published in the Cannon's Mouth are NOT eligible for entry into most competitions.

To copy and print the application form for our 2008 competition [below], shade the whole application, copy and paste to a wordprocessor [Word etc.], then print.

Play: Cannon Poets 2008 Competition

Celebrating our Silver Jubilee Year

Prizes

1st Prize £150; 2nd Prize £80; 3rd Prize £40

Theme
The theme this year is “Play”. Entries should be 20 to 40 line poems that in some way reflect the theme.

Entries
An entry will consist of one 20 - 40 line poem typed on a sheet of A4 paper [please use at least 12 point typeface]. You may give each entry its own title, or we will use the first line as the title. There is no limit to the number of entries providing the fees are paid. Several entry forms may be used if necessary. The entry fee is £4.00 for the first poem and £2 for each additional poem submitted.

Judging
Three Cannon Poets will be appointed to shortlist the 25 best entries [or 10%, whichever is larger]. An eminent poet will judge the winning entries from the shortlist.

The closing date for entries is 31st October 2008

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Play: Cannon Poets Silver Jubilee 2008 Competition RULES OF ENTRY

Entries must be received on or before 31 October 2008 together with £4.00 [Stirling] entry fee for the first poem and £2.00 for each additional poem submitted. Please make cheques payable to Cannon Poets.

Please attach one completed entry form containing the titles or first line of each of the poems you are submitting, together with the appropriate entry fee.

Photocopied entry forms will be accepted.

Each entry should be on a separate sheet of A4 paper, typed or word-processed in no smaller than 12 point typeface, and must include ONLY the poem and its title. Do not include your name. Poems must be 20 to 40 lines in length.

Poems containing real names of individuals or organisations will be disqualified.

If you would like an acknowledgement and/or a list of winning entries, please supply a stamped addressed envelope[s] with your entries [see entry form].

Please keep a copy of your work, as entries cannot be returned.

Entries must be entirely the work of the individual and must not have been previously published, nor won a prize in a competition.

The decision of the judges is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

Entries remain the copyright of the author and may be used by Cannon Poets for publicity purposes until December 2009.

Members of Cannon Poets who are not in any way involved in the organisation and judging of the competition are eligible to enter.

Winners will be announced by 31 December 2008

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Play: Cannon Poets Silver Jubilee 2008 Competition ENTRY FORM

	First name	OFFICE USE ONLY
	Surname or Family Name	Author Number
	Contact address	No. of poems submitted
	Postcode	Amount paid £
	Telephone (daytime)	Eligible
	Email	Not Eligible [Reason]
No	Title or First Line of Poem	[£4 for first entry, £2 for each additional poem]
1		£4.00
2
3
4
	Total £

	*Method of payment Cheque [£ Sterling only] /  Postal Order [payable to Cannon Poets] /  Cash /  Other [Please tick one]. Do not send cash by post.*
	I have read and agree to the competition rules. Signed …………………………………………………………….
	Please acknowledge my entry [SAE enclosed].
	Please supply a list of winning entries [SAE enclosed.]
	Post completed form with poems and correct fee to: Cannon Poets Silver Jubilee 2008 Competition, 22 Margaret Grove, Harborne, Birmingham B17 9JH

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Other Competitions

Last updated 15th June 2008

Closing Date	Competition	No. of Lines	First Prize £	Contact Details

2008

Jun 25th	In the Write Light	40	Free place on September 08 Workshop in Tarifa, Spain	ARE YOU THE NEXT CHRIS STEWART? WIN a FREE place on IN THE WRITE LIGHT, creative writing workshop in Tarifa, Spain 'Driving Over Lemons', Chris Stewart's number 1 bestselling account of his move to Andalucia charmed readers all over the world. Now IN THE WRITE LIGHT, the Tarifa based creative writing centre has teamed up with Chris to run a fun writing competition with a great prize. Writers are asked to submit either a short story (up to 3000 words) or a poem (up to 40 lines) on the topic of moving to or living in a foreign country. Obviously, it does not matter if you don't live in a foreign country; let your imagination do the work! The winner will receive a FREE placement on our September workshop. Closing date is 25th June. Entry fee is 10 euros. Please send a euro bank draft with your entry made payable to IN THE WRITE LIGHT. Send to: Natasha Smith C/ Colon 7, 11830 Tarifa, Cadiz, Spain. Competition winner will be announced in July. FNAC (Spain's largest bookstore) are also offering great runner-up prizes. Please see www.inthewritelight.com for more details (Click on competition).
Jun 30th	Bridport Prize	42	£5000	Bridport Prize, PO Box 6910, Dorset, DT6 9BQ www.bridportprize.org.uk

Jun 30th	Manchester Cathedral International Religious Poetry Competition	40	£300	Religious Poetry Competition, The cathedral, Manchester, M3 1SX www.manchestercathedral.org

Jun 30th	Writers Bureau Poetry & Short Story	40	£1000	Writers Bureau Poetry & Short Story… Comp. Sec., Writers Bureau, Sevendale Hse., 7, Dale St., Manchester, M1 1JB www.writersbureau.com/competition

Jun 30th	Bridport Prize	42	£5000	Bridport Prize, PO Box 6910, Dorset, DT6 9BQ www.bridportprize.org.uk

Aug 1st	Manchester Poetry Prize	Portfolio of 3-5 poems (total lines not exceeding 120)	£10,000	Manchester Poetry Prize 2008, HLSS, Geoffrey Manton Bldg., Manchester Metropolitan University, Rosamond St. West, Manchester, M15 6LL OR submit via www.manchesterwritingcompetition.co.uk

15th Aug	Arvon International Poetry Comp.	Any length	£5000	[Also Ted Hughes Environmental Poetry Prize £2000] www.arvonfoundation.org/poetry

Aug 15th	Torbay Open Poetry Comp.	50	£700	Administrator, 6, The Mount, Brixham, South Devon, TQ5 8QY

Sep 8th	Nottingham Open Poetry Comp.	40	£300	Nottingham Open Poetry Comp. Sec., 38, Harrow Rd., West Bridgford, Nottingham, NG2 7DU

31st Oct	Newark Poetry Competition	40	£150	K. Koppana, 20, Whitfield St., Newark, Notts, NG24 1QX www.newarkpoetrysociety.co.uk

Oct 31st	Cannon Poets Silver Jubilee Poetry Competition	20 - 40	£150	Cannon Poets Silver Jubilee 2008 Competition. Theme: Play. 22 Margaret Grove, Harborne, Birmingham B17 9JH

	New Writer Prizes (including prose) Poetry	Single poem: 40 lines Collection 6-10 poems	£100 £300	www.thenewwriter.com/prizes