| Closing Date | | Competition | | No. of Lines | | First Prize
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| Jan 10th | | Alan Sillitoe Open Poetry Competition | | 40 | | £200 | | Adjudicator: Ruth Fainlight
Competition Sec., (ASSF), 38, Harrow Rd., West Bridgford, Nottingham, NG2 7DU www.sillitoe.com
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21st | | Greenheart Poetry Competition 2012 | | 80 | | £1000
| | Theme: ‘Greenheart’
Daljit Nagra, 239, Preston Rd., Standish, Wigan, WN6 0NZ
www.visitgreenehart.com
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Jan
25th | | Torriano Poetry Competition | | 40 | | £250 | | Torriano Poetry Competition
Pat griffin, 4, Cundishall Close, Whitstable, CT5 4DA june.english@btinternet.com
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31st | | British Haiku award | | | | £125 | | Judges: Dee Evetts; Clare McCotter
British Haiku Awards, 37, Holt Rd., North Elmham, Norfolk, NR20 5JQ www.britishhaikusociety.org.uk
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| Jan 31st | | John Dryden Translation Competition | | | | £350 | | John Dryden Translation Competition (incl poetry)
John Dryden Poetry Comp.,School of Lit.,University of E. Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ
www.bcia.org/trancall.htm |
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| Jan 31st | | Kent & Sussex Poetry Society Open Poetry Competition | | 40 | | £800 | | Kent & Sussex Poetry Society Open Poetry Competition
Adjudicator: Mimi Khalvati
www.kentandsussexpoetrysociety.org |
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| Jan 31st | | Flarestack Pamphlet Competition | | Submit a collection | | £300 + publication
| | www.flarestackpoets.co.uk/page17.htm
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| Feb 17th | | Battered Moons Poetry Competition | | 40 | | £300 | | The Battered Moons Poetry Competition is now open to all UK residents 18 or over. The finals judge will be Michael Symmons Roberts, with Cristina Newton as preliminary judge. The 3 winners and 4 commended poets will be invited to read their poems at the Swindon Festival of Literature on Friday 11th May 2011, when Michael Symmons Roberts will hand out prizes and read his work. Winning and commended poems will appear in the Battered Moons Poetry Pamphlet and website. For poems up to 40 lines. Supported by the Swindon Festival of Literature andArtswords. Entry fee: £3 each poem or £10 for 4. First prize £300; second, £150; third, £75.Deadline for entries is 17th February 2012. Website: http://www.batteredmoons.com |
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Feb
21st | | Norwich Writers’ Circle | | 40 | | £300 | | Adjudicator: Helen Ivory
NWC Open Poetry Competition., Competition Secretary, 1, Stannard Rd., Norwich, NR4 7JD www.norwichwriters.org.uk |
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Feb
28th | | Grace Dieu Writers Circle SS & Poetry Competition | | 40 | | £500 | | Grace Dieu Writers Circle SS & Poetry Competition
Competition Organiser, 23, Henson Way, Sharnford, Liecs., LE10 3PN www.gracedieuwriterscircle.co.uk
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Feb
28th | | Straid Poetry Collection Awards | | | | | | Straid Poetry Collection Awards, 40-70pp publ Templar
www.templarpoetry.co.uk
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March
2nd | | Cardiff International Poetry Competition | | 50 | | £5000 | | Cardiff International Poetry Competition Sinéad Morrissey, Patrick McGuiness. Cardiff International Poetry Comp.,2012,PO Box 438 Cardiff Wales CF10 5YA
www.literaturewales.org |
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March
31st | | The Larkin & East Riding Poetry Prize | | 45 | | £1000 | | The Larkin & East Riding Poetry Prize . Penelope Shuttle
Larkin & ER Poetry Prize, Linbraries & Information, Council Offices, Skirlaugh, HU11 5HN
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April
6th | | Buxton Poetry Competition | | | | £300 | | Buxton Poetry Competition. Welcome to Britain
Ann& Peter Sansom www.derby.ac.uk/buxtonpoetrycompetition |
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April
30th | | Southport Writers’ Circle International Poetry Competition | | 40 | | £200 | | Southport Writers’ Circle International Poetry Competition
Alison Chisholm
Poetry Comp., Southport Writers’ Circle, 18, Ditchfield, Formby, L37 4EQ www.swconline.co.uk
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May
15th | | David Burland Poetry Prize | | 40 | | £500 | | David Burland Poetry Prize English or French Michel François
Burland Services Ltd., 39, High Street, Wednesfield, Wolverhanpton, WV11 1ST www.davidburlandpoetryprize.con |
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