<div><div class="description"><div><div class="description">The Poetry Society is accepting entries for The National Poetry <a href="https://www.for9a.com/en/opportunity/category/Competitions-and-Awards">Competition</a> 2023. Run by The Poetry Society since 1978, The National Poetry Competition is one of the world&rsquo;s most prestigious prizes for an unpublished poem of up to 40 lines.</div></div></div></div>

<div><div class="benefits"><div><ul><li>Prizewinners will be notified by the end of February 2024 and invited to an awards event in spring 2024. All winners will be expected to provide a biography and photograph.&nbsp;</li><li>All entrants who provide a valid email address will be notified about the outcome of their entry by the end of March 2024.</li><li>The copyright of each poem remains with the author. However, authors of the winning poems, by entering the competition, grant The Poetry Society the right in perpetuity to publish and/or broadcast their poem. Use of the poems elsewhere for one year from March 2024 is subject to permission from The Poetry Society.</li></ul></div></div></div>

<div><div class="qualifications"><div><h3>Rules: General:</h3><ol start="1" type="1"><li>The competition is open to anyone aged 18 or over at the time of entering. International entries are welcome.</li><li>The closing date of the competition is midnight (GMT UK time), 31 October 2023.</li><li>There is no limit on the number of entries a single entrant can make. All entries will be considered anonymously by the judges.</li><li>Entries will not be returned, so please keep a copy.</li><li>Under no circumstances can alterations be made to poems once entered.</li><li>Online entries made via the website will receive automatic confirmation at the time of submission.</li><li>Telephone or email confirmation of receipt is not available. Poetry Society staff are unable to confirm the content of documents submitted online, so please ensure you send the correct version.</li><li>The competition organisers reserve the right to change the judging panel without notice and not to award prizes if, in the judges&rsquo; opinion, such an action is justified.</li><li>The judges read all the entries; their decision is final. Neither the judges nor Poetry Society staff will enter into any correspondence.</li><li>No current employee or Trustee of The Poetry Society is eligible to enter the National Poetry Competition.</li></ol><h3>Rules: Poems:</h3><ol start="1" type="1"><li>All entries are judged anonymously and the poet&rsquo;s name must not appear on the poem itself.</li><li>All poems must have a title <strong>and must not exceed 40 lines in length</strong> (excluding title). Entries can be on any subject.</li><li>Poems must be written in English.</li><li>Poems must be the entrant&rsquo;s original work. AI-generated work is prohibited.</li><li>Entries must not have been published, self-published, published on a website or made public on social media, broadcast or featured among the winners in another competition before 31 March 2024.</li></ol><h3>Rules: Fees:</h3><ol start="1" type="1"><li>The first poem submitted costs &pound;8. Subsequent entries in the same submission cost &pound;5 per poem. Poetry Society members (including those joining at time of submission) get one free second poem, with subsequent poems at &pound;5.</li></ol><h3>About The Poetry Society:</h3><p>The Poetry Society was founded in 1909 to promote &ldquo;a more general recognition and appreciation of poetry&rdquo;. Since then, it has grown into one of Britain&rsquo;s most dynamic arts organisations, representing British poetry both nationally and internationally. Today it has more than 4000 members worldwide and publishes the leading poetry magazine, The Poetry Review.</p><p><strong>See more available&nbsp;</strong><span dir="RTL"><a href="https://www.for9a.com/en/opportunity/category/Internships"><strong><span dir="LTR">internships</span></strong></a></span><strong><span dir="RTL">&nbsp;</span></strong><strong>on For9a</strong></p><p><strong>See more</strong><span dir="RTL"><a href="https://www.for9a.com/en/country/United-States"><strong><span dir="LTR">&nbsp;opportunities in the US</span></strong></a></span><strong><span dir="RTL">&nbsp;</span></strong><strong>available on For9a</strong></p></div></div></div>

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