Wolverhampton Literature Festival Poetry Competition
By: Wolverhampton Literature FestivalLast update:
Applicant criteria
NationalityNo specific nationality required
Age
- No specific age required
Gender
- Both
Opportunity criteria
Opportunity FieldForeign Languages and Literature
Opportunity description
The Wolverhampton Literature Festival is hosting an international open-theme poetry competition. Poems must be original, unpublished works in English, no more than 40 lines long, and written by entrants aged sixteen and over. Copyright remains with the author, but the festival reserves the right to publish winning entries on its website. Prizes: £400 (1st), £150 (2nd), three £25 (3rd), and an additional £50 prize for the best poem from a WV postcode resident. The entry fee is £4.
Benefits
Cash prizes and potential publication on the festival website.
Eligibility criteria
Poems must be original, unpublished works in English, no more than 40 lines long, and written by entrants aged sixteen and over.