The National Poetry Competition 2024
31 Oktober 2024
The National Poetry Competition is one of the world’s biggest prizes for a single poem, and all entries are judged via an anonymised process, so put your best poem forward!
Prizes:
- First Prize: £5 000
- Second Prize: £2 000
- Third Prize: £1 000
- Commendations: £500
The competition is open to anyone aged 18 or over at the time of entering. International entries are welcome. All poems must have a title and must not exceed 40 lines in length (excluding title). Entries can be on any subject, but must be written in English. 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 2025.
There is no limit on the number of entries a single entrant can make. All entries will be considered anonymously by the judges. It costs £8 for the first poem in your entry, and £5 for each subsequent poem. Members of The Poetry Society get a free second poem as part of their first entry. Limited free entries will be available for low-income applicants, details to follow.
The closing date of the competition is midnight (GMT UK time), 31 October 2024.
If you need any help using our entry website or have any queries at all about making an entry, you can contact support@poetrysociety.org.uk.