In memory of Professor Bill Overton (1946-2012), the English Division in the School of Social Sciences and Humanities at Loughborough University offers this prize for a sequence of poems up to 300 lines on any subject.
The first-placed entry will be published by Loughborough University in a limited-edition chapbook, of which 50 copies will be given to the winning poet. The deadline for the competition is 31st March 2024. All entries judged anonymously by Kerry Featherstone, Lecturer in Creative Writing, and T S Elliot Prize-nominated poet Daniel Sluman. The entry fee is £12.50, payable after entry submitted via the link on the website For details, see https://store.lboro.ac.uk/product-catalogue/school-of-social-sciences-and-humanities/upcoming-events/overton-poetry-prize-2024
This is a not-for-profit project: the entry fees fund the publication of the winning pamphlet, as well as an early-career poet in residence for Loughborough University
THE FROGMORE POETRY PRIZE 2024 Sponsored by the Frogmore Press www.frogmorepress.co.uk Deadline: May 31
The winner of the Frogmore Poetry Prize (founded 1987) will receive two hundred and fifty guineas and a two-year subscription to The Frogmore Papers. The first and second runners-up will receive seventy-five and fifty guineas respectively and a year’s subscription to The Frogmore Papers. Shortlisted poets will receive copies of selected Frogmore Press publications. Previous winners of the Prize are: David Satherley, Caroline Price, Bill Headdon, John Latham, Diane Brown, Tobias Hill, Mario Petrucci, Gina Wilson, Ross Cogan, Joan Benner, Ann Alexander, Gerald Watts, Katy Darby, David Angel, Howard Wright, Julie-ann Rowell, Arlene Ang, Peter Marshall, Gill Andrews, A K S Shaw, Sharon Black, Emily Wills, Lesley Saunders, Sarah Barr, Eve Jackson, Polly Walshe, Ron Scowcroft, Margaret Wilmot, Laura Jenner and Lynda Plater. Adjudicator: Graham Mort is Emeritus Professor of Creative Writing and Transcultural Literature at the Lancaster University, where he established the Centre for Transcultural Writing and Research. He is the author of ten full-length collections of poetry and three collections of short fiction, and has also written BBC radio drama.
Conditions of Entry
1 Poems must be in English, unpublished and not currently submitted elsewhere or accepted for future publication. They must not previously have been awarded a prize in any other competition. 2 Poems should be typed and no longer than forty lines. 3 Any number of poems may be entered on payment of the appropriate fee of £4.00 per poem. Cheques and postal orders should be made payable to The Frogmore Press. 4 The following methods of payment are acceptable: cheque drawn on UK bank; British postal order; sterling. Payment can also be made by BACS or PayPal. Email frogmorepress@gmail.com for details. 5 Each poem should be on a separate sheet, which should not include the name of the author. 6 The author’s name and address should be provided on an accompanying sheet of paper. 7 The winner, runners-up and shortlisted poets will be notified by post. All shortlisted poems will appear in number 104 of The Frogmore Papers (September 2024), which will be available at £5.00 from the address below. 8 To receive a copy of the results, please enclose an s.a.e. marked ‘Results’. 9 Poems cannot be returned. 10 Closing date for submissions: 31 May 2024. 11 Copyright of all poems submitted will remain with the authors but the Frogmore Press reserves the right to publish all shortlisted poems. 12 The adjudicator’s decision will be final and no correspondence can be entered into. 13 Entries should be sent in hard copy to: The Frogmore Press, 21 Mildmay Road, Lewes, East Sussex BN7 1PJ. 14 The submission of poems for the Prize will be taken as indicating acceptance of these conditions.
January 31 Fish Publishing Memoir Prize Judge: Sean Lusk Word Limit: 4,000 Closes: 31 January 2023 Results: 1 April 2022; Anthology published: July 2023 Entry Fees: €18 (€11, subsequent entries) Prizes: Best 10 memoirs published in the FISH ANTHOLOGY 2023 1st: €1000 2nd: Writing Course (online) + €300; 3rd: €300
Online writing courses in short story, flash fiction, poetry and memoir; and full range of editorial services for writers info@fishpublishing.com www.fishpublishing.com
Orbis200: What a beautiful looking edition ! Must get this. Congratulations on the magazine’s longevity and high standards
(Anna Saunders, Director at Cheltenham Poetry Festival)
Orbis 200: ‘All the best to you, and to Orbis!’ (Glyn Maxwell; shortlisted for Best Collection in the Forward Prize)
‘Best wishes for the journal – and congratulations on such a successful magazine over the years’ (Joy Harjo, United States Poet Laureate)
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Single issue: £6.00 (Overseas: £12/€14/$16); Subs: £20/4 pa (Overseas: £45/€50/$60)
Associate Editor (Book Reviews): Maria Isakova-Bennett
Reviews by: Philip Dunkerley, David Harmer, Jenny Hockey, D.A. Prince, Theresa Sowerby, Pam Thompson
Please note with new collections, press release in first instance to the Book Reviews Editor – not review copies.
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Literary journal that we are, still room of course for Dr. Basudhara Roy’s Littoral Dream, and I expect you, along with Sue Wallace-Shaddad will be Finding That Connection though perhaps at first a little Adrift, like Kathryn Daszkiewicz. If so, join Gill McEvoy at The Sunday Quaker Meeting, and then Mike Farren could introduce you to Lily, Edmund and boy, or Ian Harker, to The Shape-Shifting Ghosts Of Byland Abbey; the latter may also make you wonder, as does Nigel King: Where is thy sting? Well, instead, you and Linda Ann Strang could be Swimming The Sacramento, or discovering why Kevin Bailey is At Eastbury, Berkshire. And if you worry about it all going To dust (Andy Oram), or feeling Blue, maybe Sukrita Paul Kumar’s poem can help, or Patrick Moran’s Robin – or any of those waiting for you to enjoy in this issue.
Featured Writers
More winning poems from the Red Shed Competition:
Heather DeLand, Bound for Greatness; Lisa Falshaw, Love letter & Birds at Bempton Cliffs; Mike Farren, Lily, Edmund and boy; Ian Harker, The Shape-Shifting Ghosts Of Byland Abbey; Nigel King, Where is thy sting?
Poets include Keko Prijatelj, His wife and himself; Anne Sheppard, I sit here sipping pink champagne; Linda Ann Strang, Ghost in the Jonquil; Ping Yi Yee, The Blade Sings Life: Safety First
Prose from Rosie Adamson-Clark, A Woman Of Syria; Anthony Head, Last Post from Tokyo; Anne Sheppard, The Birthday Present
Translation: Marc Tritsmans, Nadering; translated by John Irons
Past Master: A C Clarke on Paul Éluard
Orbis 209 Contributors also include Anna Bowles; Attracta Fahy; Linda Ford; Bill Greenwell; Pauline Hall; Chris Hardy; Betty Hasler; Derek Healy; DG Herring; Dr Kuli Kohli; John Lanyon; Daphne Milne; Annie Klier Newcomer; Donna Pucciani; Chris Scriven; Colm Scully; Michael Swan; Vivienne Tregenza
TEIGNMOUTH POETRY FESTIVAL OPEN POETRY COMPETITION 2024 Any subject, 40 lines maximum Prizes: 1st – £600, 2nd – £300, 3rd – £200 An additional £25 will be awarded to the top 3 commended poems Judge: Malika Booker Postal Entries £5.00 for one poem; £3.00 each for additional poems Poetry Teignmouth , C/O Virginia Griem, 12 Little Hayes, Kingsteignton TQ12 3YP Online Entries – £5.50 for one poem; £3.50 each for additional poems Closing date: 31st January 2024 www.poetryteignmouth.com
Martin Figura: sole judge; no sifting. 1st Prize: £1000 2nd £300; 3rd £200 Five Commended Prizes of £50 Norfolk Prize £100 Best poem from a permanent resident not winning another prize.
Zoom Prizewinning event: @ Café Writers on 11th March, 2024
Fee: £4; £10/3, then £2 per poem.
Free entry, 1 poem, to any UK resident for whom the cost of entering would be prohibitive
Length: 40 lines Café Writers, 85, Gertrude Rd, Norwich, NR3 4SG Check website for full rules: www.cafewriters.co.uk
Fish Publishing Short Story Prize Judge: Sarah Hall
Word Limit: 5000
Closes: 30 November
Results: 1 April 2024; anthology published: July 2024
Entry Fees: €20 (€12 subsequent entries)
Prizes:
1st: €3000 + 5 day Short Story Workshop at the West Cork Literary Festival
2nd: and3rd: €300
7 Honourable Mentions: €200 each
Top Ten 10 stories published in the FISH ANTHOLOGY 2024
Online writing courses in short story, flash fiction, poetry and memoir; and full range of editorial services for writers info@fishpublishing.com www.fishpublishing.com
@ Bradt Travel Guides & The Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards
50th Anniversary Unpublished writers Three finalists invited to attend the prize-giving in London in early 2024 where the winner will be crowned New Travel Writer of the Year. 1st prize: five nights’ all-inclusive at Calabash Cove Resort & Spa on St Lucia. The winner also receives a paid commission to write about their trip for Traveller magazine. 2 runners-ups: three Bradt guides of their choice. All shortlisted pieces published on the Bradt website. Fee: £15 Length: no mention Theme: ‘Taking the risk’ Judges: Hilary Bradt, founder of Bradt Guides; Adrian Phillips, MD of Bradt Guides; Hugh Brune, Commercial Director of Bradt Guides; Amy Sohanpaul, editor of Traveller Magazine; Jonathan Lorie, travel-writing trainer and author of The Travel Writer’s Way. Travel Writing Competition, Bradt Guides, 31A High Street, Chesham, Bucks HP5 1BW www.bradtguides.com/product/ntwoty-2024/
