Poets Competition from Kent & Sussex Society and a Chance to Win £1000

kentandsussexpoetry is pleased to announce launching its annual competition: Kent & Sussex Poetry Society Open Poetry Competition, 2023. It invites poets from all over the world to share their best work, and they will have a chance to win a amazing prizes. 

If you among the winners, you will have one of the following prizes:

• 1st Prize: £1000
• 2nd Prize: £300
• 3rd Prize: £100
• 4th Prize: 4 x £50
• In addition the aforementioned prizes, you will have:
• Prize-winning poems will be posted on the website and included in the annual Folio publication. 
• The first prize winner will also be invited to read their poem at the monthly meeting in Tunbridge Wells on April 18th 2023.

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You should follow the following criteria:

• The competition is for anyone aged 16 and over, from anywhere in the world.
• Poems must be in English, and your original work.
• Poems can be on any subject, in any style, no longer than 40 lines.
• Poems should have neither been published elsewhere (including self-published) by 18th April 2023. 
• Nor should they be entered into any other competition for which the results will be announced prior to 18th April 2023.
• Please ensure the poem is formatted as you wish, it is advisable to use a pdf format.
• All poems are should not bear your name, nor any other form of identification. 
• Any number of poems can be submitted, on payment of £5 per poem, or £4 each for three poems or more.
• No person may win more than one prize.

Competition Timeline:

• The deadline for entries: 31st January 2023.
• Judge’s decision, and prize winners notifications: by mid-April.
• Results announcement on the website: on April 19th.

About kentandsussexpoetry:

The Kent & Sussex Poetry Society is a lively local group centered on Tunbridge Wells (on the Kent and East Sussex border), with a national reputation. It has around 90 members – mostly local but also further afield in other parts of the UK and France, Australia and the USA. Founded by Vita Sackville-West, it has been going for 75 years but remains as friendly and supportive and open to newcomers as ever.

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