The competition is open to poets from across the globe, and poems on any and every subject are welcome.

The competition opens on Monday September 2nd, and entries need to be in before the deadline of 6pm on October 20th

Poems must be in English, and no more than 35 lines long. Poems must not have been previously published in any public forum (either in print or on a website), nor should they be currently submitted for future publication elsewhere.

The competition is open to anyone aged sixteen and over.

First prize will win £300, with a second prize of £125, and three third prizes of £25 each.

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.