Submit your most captivating poems and not only could you be crowned the International ‘Dark Poets Prize’, Edition II, Winner and receive £500, but every entry will still be considered for publication with the chance of being selected for honourable mention.

The organizer is accepting poetry that has previously been published elsewhere as they believe your words should be owned by no one other than yourself and should not be limited to one platform, but shared and appreciated as widely as possible.

Share your masterpieces and let your words uncover the beauty in the darkness.

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.