Established to recognise and encourage excellence in the craft of poetry writing and to provide a platform for publication, the Anthology Poetry Competition is open to original and previously unpublished poems in the English language.

Entries are invited from poets of all nationalities, living anywhere in the world. There is no restriction on theme or style.

Poems submitted should not exceed 40 lines. There is no limit to entries per person.

Each submission will require a separate entry form and is subject to a separate entry fee.

We are keen to encourage quality, so suggest writers to check their stories before submitting using Prowritingaid. They have free and paid versions and are the best writing software we know to help improve grammar, readability and check for repetition, ‘sticky’ sentences and suggest alternatives.

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