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SUMMARY:Ware Poetry Competition – now open!
DESCRIPTION:Ware Poets have just launched their 27th annual Open Poetry Competition with prizes for the best poems and the best sonnet.\nFirst prize £800  *  Second prize £400  *  Third prize £200  *  Sonnet prize £200 \nThe competition is open to everyone – avid poets and first-time writers!\nPoems must be in English, be your own original work and no longer than 50 lines. Entry is £5 per poem and the closing date is 30th April 2025. Poems can be submitted and paid for online or by post – full details on the Ware Poets website.\nThe judge for this year’s competition is the acclaimed local poet, Hannah Copley. Hannah’s 2024 collection Lapwingwon second prize in the national Laurel Prize and was shortlisted for the prestigious T S Eliot Prize.\nAll winning and commended poems will be published in the Ware Poets 2025 Anthology, with a complimentary copy to each published poet. Further copies will be available to order from mid-July 2025.\nThe prize-winning poems will be featured on the Ware Poets website, and the poem awarded first prize will be entered for the Forward Prize for Poetry.\nAll winning and commended poets will also be invited to read their poem at the prize-giving evening on Friday 11th July 2025 at Southern Maltings Arts Centre in Ware, when Hannah will award the prizes and give a reading of her poems. As with all Ware Poets events, everyone is welcome to attend.\nFor full details of the competition, please visit: https://warepoets.org/competition-2025\nWare Poets meet monthly at Southern Maltings in Ware to enjoy poetry in a relaxed and friendly environment. Everyone is always welcome, whether to read a poem or to enjoy listening. https://warepoets.org/\n \nFor further information, please contact: warepoets@gmail.com\n
URL:https://warepoets.org/competition-2025
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