Writers Magazine 2009

The National Poetry Competition

Closing date Saturday 31 October 2009

Entry fee £5

Open to all poets writing in English

Britain's (and perhaps the world's) biggest competition for a single poem has just opened for entries.

First Prize £5000

Second prize £1000

Third Prize £500

This year's judges are Daljit Nagra, Ruth Padel and Neil Rollinson.

The winners will be published in Poetry Review, on the Poetry Society website, in Aesthetica Magazine and also get the chance to read at Ledbury Poetry Festival.

Last year's winning poem.

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