Competitions

International Competitions

See The Shortlists

Press on each of the four categories below to bring up the shortlists of potential winners in this year’s competitions. Congratulations to those who have been selected and many thanks to all the many talented writers who entered.

Open
Poetry

Judge: Camille Ralphs
Prizes: £1000 £500 £250
Plus: £100 for a local author

Short
Story

Judge: Judith Heneghan
Prizes: £750 £300 £200
Plus: £100 for a local author

Book for
Children

Judge: Fleur Hitchcock
Prizes: £750 £300 £200
Plus: £100 for a local author

Young
Poets

Judge: Sanah Ahsan
Prizes: £200 £150 £100
Plus: a year’s subscription to The Poetry Society

2024 Prize Giving and Poetry Reading

Competition News

  • 2024 Short Story Results

    Congratulations to Sandeep Kumar Mishra for their winning entry Dead Dream. Winners Our thanks also go to the shortlist team and…

  • 2024 Young Poets Results

    Congratulations to our young poet Sylvan Restarick with their winning entry Ode To The Dent You Left In The Sofa…

  • 2024 Book for Children Results

    Congratulations to Suzie Good for their winning entry The Lost Ghost. Winners Our thanks also go to the shortlist team and…

  • 2024 Open Poetry Results

    Congratulations to Maggie Wadey for their winning entry I Dreamt My Daughter Was A Child Again. I DREAMT MY DAUGHTER WAS…