Could this be your route to publication? Maura Dooley will be choosing the winner of the 2026 competition on behalf of Bloodaxe Books. Send your poetry pamphlet collections of up to 18 to 20 poems, of up to 24 pages and win yourself \u00a31 000 plus publication by Bloodaxe Books. Imagine how good it would feel to hold your work in your hands like that. This competition is open to unpublished poems of any length, on any subject.<\/p>\n
Prizes:<\/strong><\/p>\n
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First place:<\/strong> \u00a32 000<\/li>\n
Second place:<\/strong> \u00a3500<\/li>\n
Third place:<\/strong> \u00a3250<\/li>\n
Unpublished Poet Prize<\/strong>: This is an additional award for the best unpublished poem by an unpublished poet of \u00a3250.<\/li>\n
The four winners, plus sixteen additional finalists will have their poems published in the March 2027 issue of Mslexia<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Entry fee: <\/strong><\/p>\n
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Your entry fee allows you to submit up to three poems.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n