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News
April 2012
The National Poetry Competition 2012 is now accepting entries! See left for details of how to enter.
April 2012
The judges of the 2012 competition have been announced. They are: Vicki Feaver, W.N. Herbert and Nick Laird.
March 2012
Read the NPC 2011 prize-winning poems, or watch them performed by their authors, here.
Competition Flyers
Do you work in a library, university, cultural centre, coffee shop, art gallery, bookshop, or are you running a poetry or literature festival? Would you like some National Poetry Competition 2012 flyers to display? Please get in touch with your UK postal address.
Sponsorship
If you or your organisation is interested in sponsoring the National Poetry Competition, please click here.
Accepting entries!
The National Poetry Competition is currently accepting entries. Before entering please be sure to read the rules, and if you have any questions please take a look at our Frequently Asked Questions. Enter now.
The closing date is 31 October 2012 (midnight, UK time). If you would rather enter by post, print a postal entry form [PDF].
Prizes
First Prize: £5000
Second Prize: £2000
Third Prize: £1000
Seven Commendations: £100
The top-three winning poems will be published in Poetry Review. The winner is also invited to read at the Ledbury Poetry Festival in July 2013. Up to 150 entrants will also be offered a discount on selected activities from the Poetry School. Winning and commended poems will be published on the Poetry Society website when the competition prizes are announced in spring 2013.
Judges
The judges of the 2012 National Poetry Competition are: Vicki Feaver, W.N. Herbert and Nick Laird. The National Poetry Competition is an award for individual poems that are previously unpublished. Each entry remains anonymous throughout the judging process.
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Vicki Feaver photo: Alasdair Young
W.N. Herbert photo: David Williams
Entry fees
£6 for your first poem
£3 for each subsequent entry in the same submission.
FREE second entry for Poetry Society members (including those joining now).
About the National Poetry Competition
Established in 1978, the Poetry Society’s National Poetry Competition is one of the world’s biggest and most prestigious poetry contests. Winners include both established and emerging poets, and for many the prize has proved an important career milestone. Win, and add your name to a roll-call that includes the current UK Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy, Tony Harrison, Ruth Padel, Philip Gross and Jo Shapcott. Read poems by previous winners of the National Poetry Competition.
The National Poetry Competition is organised by the Poetry Society, of Britain's most dynamic arts organisations, representing poetry both nationally and internationally. Find out more about the Poetry Society.
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