The competition is part of the Winchester Poetry Festival in England. The competition is open to anyone aged 16 or over.

Poets from around the world are welcome to submit poems on any subject and in any form or style. Poems must be written in English and be no more than 40 lines.

Poems must not have been published or accepted for publication elsewhere (including online).

Winning and commended poems will be published in a competition anthology.

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.