The National Poetry Competition 2009 invites you to submit your finest poems
Ruth Padel © © Jemimah Kuhfeld
Now in its 32nd year, the National Poetry Competition 2009 run by the Poetry Society provides an opportunity for both emerging and established poets to get their talent noticed. While the financial rewards are nothing to be sniffed at, the bigger prize may be the chance to have your work published in the leading international journal of contemporary poetry, Poetry Review, as well as in Aesthetica magazine.
The writing award has helped launch the careers of many of the world’s most renowned poets, including UK poet laureate Carol Ann Duffy, and award judges Ruth Padel and Neil Rollinson.
When asked what effect the writing award has on a writer, Ruth says: “Incalculable, I’d say. Not just the attention it gives your work, but the sense that they liked this poem anonymously, out of thousands. Above all, it gives you belief in your own work.”
National Poetry Competition 2009 prizes
The first prize winner will receive £5,000.
The second prize winner will receive £1,000.
The third prize winner will receive £500.
There are also ten commendations of £50.
How to enter the National Poetry Competition 2009
The entry fee is £5 for your first poem and £3 thereafter. You can enter as many poems as you like, providing they are each under 40 lines long and have not been published elsewhere, either online or in print.
The deadline for entry is October 31st 2009. You can enter online at www.poetrysociety.org.uk orsend your entry by post to NPC09, The Poetry Society, 22 Betterton Street, London, WC2H 9BX, UK
For full competition rules or to enter online please visit www.poetrysociety.org.uk
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