The competition is organized by the Alpine Fellowship, a charitable foundation based in London. The competition is open to anyone aged 18 and above. The competition is free to enter.

This year’s theme is “Language”.

You may submit one poem or a collection of poems as long as ALL the poems in the collection speak to the theme.

There is a maximum of 500 words per entry.

Text must not have been published, self-published or accepted for publication in print or online, or have won or been placed in another competition at any time.

The winner will receive a cash prize of £3,000.

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.

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