CLOSING DATE: 30 JUNE 2012
Details: For previously unpublished poems in English Language, in any style, on any subject. Maximum Length: 50 lines.
Poems entered must not be under consideration for publication elsewhere and may not be simultaneously entered into another competition.
Prizes: £150 (1st), £75 (2nd), £50 (3rd) and £10 x 3 (High Commendation). All winning and commended poems receive first publication in Sentinel Champions magazine. Copyright to poems remains with the authors.
Entry fee:£3 (per poem), £11 (4 poems), £12 (5 poems).
Judge: Will Daunt, author of ‘Powerless’.
Contact: Enter online and pay securely via PayPal or print off an Entry Form for postal entry at http://sentinelquarterly.com/competitions/poetry-0712/
Send cheque/postal orders payable to SENTINEL POETRY MOVEMENT to address: Sentinel Poetry Movement, Unit 136, 113-115 George Lane, South Woodford, London E18 1AB, United Kingdom.

CLOSING DATE: 31 MAY 2012
Details: For previously unpublished poems in English Language, in any style, on any subject. Maximum Length: 50 lines.
Poems entered must not be under consideration for publication elsewhere and may not be simultaneously entered into another competition.
This competition in aid of the London-based charity; The Psychiatry Research Trust is administered by Eastern Light EPM International, organisers of the Excel for Charity International Writing Competition series that raises funds for charities whilst rewarding creative excellence.
Prizes: £150 (1st), £75 (2nd), £40 (3rd) and £10 x 3 (High Commendation). All winning and commended poems receive first publication in Sentinel Champions magazine. Copyright to poems remains with the authors.
Entry fee: £4/1 Poem, £7.50/2 poems, £10.50/3 poems, £12.50/4 poems and £14/5 poems. (A third of net entry fees goes to the charity)
Judge: Derek Adams.
Contact: Enter online and pay securely via PayPal or print off an Entry Form for postal entry at http://www.easternlightepm.com/excelforcharity/psychtrust-poetry-competition/
Send cheque/postal orders payable to EASTERN LIGHT EPM INTERNATIONAL to address: Eastern Light EPM International, Unit 136, 113-115 George Lane, South Woodford, London E18 1AB, United Kingdom.

Closing Date: 31-Aug-12

Details:
Theme:New Beginnings. For small poetry collections of up to 25 pages and up to 40 lines per page. First prize is publication of a pamphlet collection plus £100; 2nd prize is £50 plus publication of a pamphlet collection; 3rd prize is £25 plus publication of a pamphlet collection.

Entry Fee: £10

Contact:

The Competitions Secretary, 18 Hillside Road, Blidworth, Nottinghamshire, NG21 0TR

Website:  http://www.thynkspublications.co.uk/competitions

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Closing Date: 31^st May 2012

The New Zealand Poetry Society’s annual International Poetry Competition, Verse and Haiku, is under way, with Open and Junior Sections. The Junior Open and Junior Haiku sections are open to students who are 17 years of age or younger on 31^st May 2012. Please visit our website at www.poetrysociety.org.nz for full competition details and to download the entry forms. Last year’s results, including winning poems and judges’ reports, are also on the website.

Prizes:

Open: 1^st – $500; 2^nd – $250; 3^rd – $100

Open Junior: 1^st – $200

Primary/Intermediate: 1^st runner-up – $100; 2^nd runner-up – $50

Secondary: 1^st runner-up – $100; 2^nd runner-up – $50

Haiku: Top five haiku – $100 each, plus First Prize Winner receives the Jeanette Stace Memorial Prize of $150.

Haiku Junior: 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, Primary/Intermediate – $50 each

1^st 2^nd, 3^rd, Secondary – $50 each

In addition, the writer of the haiku considered the best of the two sections receives the Jeanette Stace Memorial Prize of $100.

All prizes are in New Zealand Dollars. No entrant will win more than one cash prize, though winners may also be included in a commended list.

All winning and commended poems, along with other selected entries, will appear in the New Zealand Poetry Society’s annual anthology in November 2012, to be edited by Owen Bullock (Katikati). It is not necessary to buy a copy of the anthology in order to have a poem included. All selections are made blind (i.e. without identifying information).

This year’s judges are:

Harry Ricketts (Wellington) – Open Verse

Barbara Strang (Christchurch)– Open Haiku

Bernadette Hall (Canterbury) – Junior Verse

Vanessa Proctor (Sydney, Australia) – Junior Haiku

We gratefully acknowledge Community Post for their generous support: www.nzpost.co.nz

Further enquiries can be directed to :

Laurice Gilbert

The Competition Secretary

PO Box 5283

Wellington 6145

New Zealand

competition@poetrysociety.org.nz