Theme: ‘terra firma’ (solid ground).

Please do interpret this prompt in any way you wish to. Entries are not required to reference Latin or the ancient world specifically. Although words or phrases in other languages are permitted, entries should be predominantly in English.

Closing Date: Midnight on 14th Jan 2024
Length: 40 lines maximum
First Prize: £200
Entry Donation: £14
Judges: Clare Pollard, Antony Makrinos, Jonathan Goddard

All shortlisted poems will be included in our 2024 Poetry Prize Anthology. Those poets will also be invited to share their work at an event hosted in partnership with the Broadway Bookshop on 21st March 2024.

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.