The deadline for the 2013 competition is 31st January 2013. The Judge is poet Daljit Nagra and he will read all the submissions.
First prize: £1,000
Second prize: £300
Third prize: £100
Plus 4 x £50
How to enter –
A. By post
1. The competition is open to anyone aged 16 and over.
2. Poems should be in English, unpublished, not accepted for publication, and must be your original work.
3. Poems may be on any subject and in any form or style. They must be typed and not longer than 40 lines.
4. Each poem must be typed on a separate sheet of A4 paper. All poems are judged anonymously and should not bear your name, nor any other form of identification. On a separate sheet of A4 paper you should give a: your name and address, b: a list of poems submitted, and c: where you heard about the competition.
5. Please enclose a stamped addressed envelope for receipt of entry if required (marked RECEIPT) or for results sheet (marked RESULTS – published mid-March 2013)
6. Any number of poems may be submitted on payment of the appropriate fee: £5 per poem, or for 3 or more poems £4 each. Cheques and postal orders should be made payable to KENT & SUSSEX POETRY SOCIETY. No stamps foreign currency accepted. Pounds Sterling or Sterling Drafts will be accepted.
7. The winners will be notified by post. No person may win more than one prize. The prize-winning poems will be published in the Society’s Poetry Folio in July 2013 (available £3 from the address below). Poems cannot be returned to the contestants. The decision of the adjudicator will be final, and there can be no correspondence concerning the result.
8. Entries should be addressed to: The Competition Organiser, 26 Courtlands, Teston, Maidstone, Kent, ME18 5AS.
Entry form not required. This leaflet may be photocopied. Or download details from our website.
B. On line
Rules as above but pay by Paypal (links below) and then e-mail your poems to us as an attachment. If you are submitting more than one poem please set them out on separate pages, together with a page giving giving your contact details and the list of titles.
Our e-mail is kentandsussexpoetry@gmail.com
No receipts will be sent. Winners will be contacted by post. Results will be published on our website mid-March.
Single Poem – £5
2 Poems – £10
3 Poems – £12
4 Poems – £16
5 Poems – £20
The Kent & Sussex Poetry Society 