The competition is organized by the Kent & Sussex Poetry Society based in Tunbridge Wells, England.

The competition is open to anyone aged 16 and over, from anywhere in the world.

Poems must be in English, your original work, on any subject, in any style, no longer than 40 lines.

Poems must not have been previously published.

This year’s Judge is Kathryn Gray.

We are keen to encourage quality submissions, 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.