Here we go - Another chance for you to win a competition or four - I'm not entering to give you guys a chance! Paul Blackburn
Tonbridge Poetry Competition: 1st prize £500, 22 other prizes. Judges: Ann & Peter Sansom. Closing date 31 July. Details from: Tonbridge Poetry Competition,
212 High Street, Tonbridge, Kent TN9 1JS----------------------------------------------------
The Segora Open Poetry Competition (deadline for entries 14th November 2007) offers a first prize of £50 (or equivalent in Euros) with prizes for 2nd and 3rd places. Full details may be obtained from this address: Le Moulin de l'Arche, 79150 St. Clementin, Deux-Sevres, France or via email: pontdarche@hotmail.com or from our new website: www.poetryproseandplays.co.uk
Prose and Poetry Prizes 2007
from The New Writer magazine
Now in its eleventh year, 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.
Closing date 30 November 2007
Further information including guidelines and entry fees at http://www.thenewwriter.com/prizes.htm , or:
The New Writer,
PO Box 60, CRANBROOK TN17 2RE; tel 01580 212626; admin@thenewwriter.com Ninth Scintilla Open Poetry Competition
There are two sections, one for short poems up to 50 lines and the other for longer poems and sequences (no length limit). The judges are the editors of Scintilla, Hilary Llewellyn-Williams (short poems) and Anne Cluysenaar (long poems/sequences). Three prizes in each section: first prize , second prize and third prize All poems must be entered anonymously - please send SAE for further details.Anne Cluysenaar, Little Wentwood Farm, Llantrisant, Usk, Gwent, NP15 IND.
Website: www.cf.ac.uk/encap/scintilla