Cardiff International Poetry Competition 2012
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Cardiff International Poetry Competition
Prize for overall winner £5,000
£500 for second place, £250 for third plus five runners up will receive £50 each.
Closing date: 2 February 2012
Eligibility: open to unpublished writers over 18 who are Commonwealth citizens.
Time is running out to enter the 2012 Cardiff International Poetry Competition! The competition is accessible to all; it doesn’t matter if you are an established poet or just dabble with verse now and then. All entries to the competition will be judged anonymously, so this is a great opportunity to have your poetry judged on its own merits.
The judges for the 2012 competition are poets Sinéad Morrissey, Patrick McGuinness and filter judge Samantha Wynne-Rhydderch.
Your poem should be no longer than 50 lines long, unpublished, in English and not be a translation of another author’s work. Send it, along with your entry form and payment, to Literature WalesThe national society of Welsh writers, this offers a wide range of support for Welsh writers and writers in Welsh, including courses, competitions, conferences, author tours international exchanges, reading and literary performances. It also funds Welsh-based literary events and writers residences and an innovative scheme for talented young writers, called 'young writing squads'.
.To download an entry form click here.
To receive an entry form through the post send a stamped, self addressed envelope to:
Literature Wales, CIPC12 Entry Form,
Mount Stuart House, Mount Stuart Square,
Cardiff, Wales, CF10 5FQ.