The Arvon International Poetry Competition 2008 opens on May 1st...

2008 marks Arvon’s 40th birthday and the fourteenth Arvon International Poetry Competition. The competition is open to all poets around the world and poems are entered anonymously. There are no line or subject matter restrictions.

The judges for 2008 are UK Poet Laureate Andrew Motion, Moniza Alvi and Alice Oswald.

The competition will open on 1st May 2008 and the deadline for entries is 15th August - we must receive everything by 5pm on that date. For full details see http://www.arvonfoundation.org

Prizes -

Classic FM First Prize - £5000
Second Prize - £2500
Third Prize - £1000 
Three commendation prizes - £500 each.

Ted Hughes Environmental Poetry Prize 
of £1000 plus a selection of Ted Hughes publications.