Room Poetry Contest Closing date: 15th August 2019. Prizes: First prize: $1,000 + publication in Room; Second Prize: $250 + publication in Room; Honourable mention: $50 publication on Room's website. Entry fee:  International entries $42. Entry fee includes a one-year subscription to Room Looking for: up to 3 poems, max 150 lines total. Website: http://roommagazine.com/contests#PTY Buzzwords Poetry Competition 2019 Closing date: 24th August 2019. Prizes: £600, £300, 5 x £50, Gloucestershire Prize of £200. Entry fee: £4 per poem or £10 for 3 (£4.35, £11 online) Looking for: Poems up to 70 lines. Website: http://buzzwordspoetry.blogspot.com/competition- 2019.html The Floella Benjamin Trophy Closing date: 31st August 2019. Prizes: The Floella Benjamin trophy, £200, and one year’s (2020/21) membership of the Society at full, associate or friend level, appropriate to the winner’s writing experience. Entry fee: £2.50. Looking for: A short story, essay, article, poem, letter, interview, monologue or play with the theme ‘Children are our future'. Further details: Word limit 500 (poems max 40 lines). Website: http://www.swwj.co.uk/competitions.html Saveas Writers' International Writing Competition 2019 - Poetry Closing date: 31st August 2019. Prizes: 1st place: The Canterbury Christ Church University Poetry Prize of £200; 2nd place: £100; 3rd place: £50. Entry fee: £3 per poem £8 for three. Looking for: Poems of 60 lines max. Further details: Judged by Gillian Laker. Website: http://saveaswriters.co.uk/competitions.html Blue Mesa Review Summer Competition Closing date: 31st August 2019. Prizes: Publication, $500 cash prize for the first place winner in each genre. Reading Fee - $12. Looking for: original English language works in the genres of Poetry, Fiction, and Nonfiction. Further details: Submit up to three poems. Website: http://bmr.unm.edu/contest/ Aesthetica Creative Writing Closing date: 31st August 2019. Looking for: Poetry up to 40 lines; Short stories up to 2,000 words. Any theme, form or style. Prizes: £1,000 for winners in each category, publication, plus various extra prizes Entry fee: Short Fiction: £18; Poetry: £12. Website: www.aestheticamagazine.com International Poetry Competition Closing date: 2nd September 2019. Prizes: The winners of each category will receive £1000 and both runners up £200. Entry fee: £5 to submit one poem or £4 per poem for more than three entries. Looking for: Entries up to a maximum of ten poems. Further details: The competition is open to both new and established poets aged 18 and over from across the globe and has two categories: Open category (open to all poets aged 18 years and over); English as an Additional Language (EAL) category (open to all poets aged 18 and over who write in English as an Additional Language) Website: https://www.brookes.ac.uk/poetry- centre/international-poetry-competition/ Danny Pyle Memorial Poetry ompetiton Closing date:  15th September 2019. Prizes: 1st Prize - £100; 2nd Prize - £50. Entry fee: £5 for two poems or £10 for 5 poems. Looking for: a humorous poem in any recognised format, no more than 35 lines. Website: https://www.torbaypoetryfestival.co.uk/competition/ Gingko Prize for Ecopoetry Closing date: 15th September 2019. Prizes: First prize is £5,000, second prize is £2,000, and third prize is £1,000. Entry fee: £7.00. Looking for: Original and previously unpublished poems in English or any dialect of English. Further details: Poems should not exceed 54 lines in length on ecology, the environment. Website: https://ginkgoprize.com Mslexia Women's Poetry Competition 2019 Closing date: 16th September 2019. Prizes: 1st Prize: £2000 (plus optional mentorship and writing retreat); 2nd: £400; 3rd: £250. 17 Finalists will receive £25. Unpublished Poet: £250. Entry fee: £10.00 for up to three poems. Website: https://www.poetrybooks.co.uk/poetry-prize Mslexia Women's Pamphlet Competition 2019 Closing date: 16th September 2019. Prizes: Pamphlet publication by Seren Books & £250 Entry fee: £20.00. Further details: The winning pamphlet will be selected for publication by Seren Books, and the poet will win £250! Website: https://www.poetrybooks.co.uk/pages/mslexia-pbs- womens-poetry-prize Manchester Poetry Prize Closing date: 20th September 2019. Prize: £10,000. Entry fee: £17.50 (reduced price entry available). Looking for: best portfolio of three to five poems (maximum combined length: 120 lines). Website: https://www2.mmu.ac.uk/writingcompetition/poetry- prize/ Hammond House Publishing International Poetry Prize 2019 Closing date: 20th September 2019. Prizes: Winner: £100; 2nd Place: £50; 3rd Place: £25. World wide publication for all shortlisted entries. Entry fee: £10.00. Looking for: Poetry on the theme "Leaving". Further details: Feedback Option: £10. Website: https://www.hammondhousepublishing.com/copy-of- international-poetry-prize Stroud Book Festival - Poetry Competition Closing date: 22nd September 2019. Prizes: 1st: £500, 2nd: £250, 3rd: £100. Entry fee: £5 for first entry, £3 for each additional entry. Looking for: Poetry maximum length: 40 lines. Further details: Winners notified by: 20th October 2019. Website: https://stroudbookfestival.org.uk/poetry- competition/ Oxford Brookes International Poetry Competition Closing date: 2nd September 2019. Prizes: The winners of each category will receive £1000 and both runners up £200. Entry fee: £5 to submit one poem or £4 per poem for more than three entries. Each poet can enter a maximum of ten poems. Looking for: Each poet can enter a maximum of ten poems. Further details: Categories: Open and English as an Additional Language. Website: https://www.brookes.ac.uk/international- poetry-competition/ Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest Closing date: 30th September 2019. Prizes:  $2,000 in each category. Honorable Mentions: 10 x $100. The top two winners will also receive two- year gift certificates from our co-sponsor, Duotrope (a $100 value). Top 12 entries published online. Entry fee: $12. Looking for: Poems in two styles: open and traditionally rhymed. Up to 250 lines max. Further details: Website: https://winningwriters.com/tom-howard- margaret-reid-poetry-contest Salopian Poetry Society's Open Poetry Competition Closing date: 30th September 2019. Prizes: 1st prize £200 – 2nd prize £100 – 3rd prize £75 - Best humorous poem prize £75. Three consolation prizes of £30 will also be awarded. Entry fee:  £4 per poem or four for £12 or six for £15. Looking for: Poems, any number of lines - see website for further requirements. Further details: Submit two copies of each poem. Website: http://thesalopianpoetrysociety.webeden.co.uk Miller Williams Poetry Prize Closing date: 30th September 2019. Prizes: $5,000 plus publication. Entry fee: $28. Looking for: Poetry manuscripts, 60-90 pages Website: https://www.uapress.com/poetryseries/ The Word Lichfield Cathedral Poetry Competition 2019 Closing date: 3rd October 2019. Prizes: £100, £50 and £25 per category. Entry fee: Free to enter. Looking for: Lichfield Cathedral is inviting new poems inspired by the 50th anniversary of the Moon Landing on the theme "light in our darkness". Further details: The poems will be displayed in the cathedral as part of this five-day event 24th-28th November with winning poems announced at a special prize giving evening. Website: https://www.lichfield-cathedral.org/the-word- poetry-competition Ibiza Quills Black and Write Compilation Competition Closing date: 21st October 2019. Prizes: €100, €50 and €25 in each category. Entry fee:  €12. Looking for: Poems, no more than 25 lines. Website: https://ibizaquills.com/competition-2/ Troubadour International Poetry Prize 2019 Closing date: 21st October 2019. Prizes: £2,000, £1,000, £500, 20 commendeds. Entry fee: £5.00 per poem. See website for submitting more than 1 poem. Looking for: Poems must each be no longer than 45 lines. Website: http://www.coffeehousepoetry.org/prizes Eyelands Book Awards 2019 Closing date: 20th October 2019. Prizes: Grand prize (published books): Five-day holiday in Athens plus a special handmade ceramic designed especially for Eyelands Book Awards and publication (excerpts) online on our website. Grand prize (unpublished books): Translation into Greek and publication from Strange Days Books. Ten more prizes, one for each category of every section, also win a special handmade ceramic designed especially for Eyelands Book Awards. Entry fee: $30 (27 euros); Early bird submissions: $ 22 (20 euros). Looking for: Poetry, novellas, short story collections, novels. Further details: Participants must be 18 years old otherwise we need parents' consent to accept the submission. Manuscripts must be written in English. Website: https://eyelandsawards.com Cinnamon Pencil Mentoring Competition Closing date: 30th October 2019. Prizes: One first prize of a free mentoring place plus two runners-up prizes of 50% bursaries to the Cinnamon Pencil Mentoring Service. Entry fee: £12.00. Looking for: To enter, in the first instance, send us: 10 poems, up to 50 lines each. Website: https://www.cinnamonpress.com/cinnamon- pencil-competition Momaya Poetry Competition Closing date: 30th October 2019. Prizes: First Prize: $100 (£70) and one copy of the Momaya Poetry Review 2019; Second Prize: $50 (£35) and one copy of the Momaya Poetry Review 2019; Third Prize:  $30 (£20) and one copy of the Momaya Poetry Review 2019. In addition, up to 50 honourable mentions will be published in the review. Entry fee: £7 (about US$9) per poem. Looking for: Any style, so long as the poems fit the chosen theme. Further details: Entries may be up to 1,500 words long Website: http://momayapress.com/submit-a-poem/ The 2019 Plough Prize Closing date: 31st October 2019. Prizes: 1st prize £1000 in each category; 2nd prize £500 in each category; 3rd prize £250 in each category. Entry fee: £5.00 per poem. Looking for: Poems up to 40 lines. Further details: Download entry form. Website: https://www.theploughprize.co.uk Blue Light Books Prize Submission window: 1st September to 31st October 2019. Prizes: $2,000 and publication. Entry fee: $20 submission fee is required. The first two weeks, you can submit for 1/2 off. Looking for: Full-length poetry manuscripts, 48-75 pages. Website: https://indianareview.org/prizes/blue-light- books/ Prism Pacific Spirit Poetry Prize Closing date: 15th October 2019. Prizes: Can$1,500, $600, $400. Entry fee: $35 Canadian entries; $40 US entries; $45 Int’l entries. Looking for: Up to three poems per entry (100 lines max per poem). Further details: Judge: Katherena Vermette Website: http://prismmagazine.ca/contests/the-pacific- spirit-poetry-prize/ Young Walter Scott Prize Closing date: 31st October 2019. Prizes: £500 travel vouchers, weekend trip to Borders Book festival to receive certificate. Entry fee: Free. Looking for: Stories of between 800 and 2000 words. Entries are judged in two age groups - 11 to 15 years and 16 to 19 years. Any kind of fiction is accepted - prose, poetry, drama, fictional letters or reportage. Email: jessica@stonehillsalt.co.uk Website: http://www.walterscottprize.co.uk/young- walter-scott-prize/ Cannon Poets Sonnet or Not Competition Closing date: 31st October 2019. Prizes: 1st: £500; 2nd: £200; 3rd: £100.  Up to 10 highly recommended poems will receive a £10 prize. All winners also receive one year's subscription to The Cannon's Mouth. Entry fee: £5, subsequent entries £2.50. Looking for: 14-line poems that in some way reflect the sonnet form, or not. See website for more. Website: http://www.cannonpoets.org.uk/sonnetornot.html Poetry Society National Poetry Competition  Closing date: 31st October 2019. Prizes: First Prize: £5000; Second Prize: £2000; Third Prize: £1000; Seven commendations: £200. Entry fee: £7. Subsequent entries in the same submission cost £4 per poem. Looking for: Poems must have a title and must not exceed 40 lines in length. Further details: Entries must not have been published, self-published or published on a website. Website: https://npc.poetrysociety.org.uk/rules/ Anglica's Poetry Competition Closing date: 1st December 2019. Prizes: 1st Prize - £50; Runner-up Prize - £20. The best poems will also feature in the Anglica Journal. Entry fee: None stated. Looking for: Metrical poems no longer than 100 lines, though extracts from longer work are permitted. Further details: see website. Website: http://anglica.co.uk/poetry-competition/ The €10,000 Moth Poetry Prize 2019 Closing date: 31st December 2019. Prizes: 1st prize €10,000; 3 runner-up prizes of €1,000. Entry fee: €15 per poem. You can enter as many poems as you like. Looking for: A single unpublished poem. Further details: The prize is open to anyone (over 16), as long as the poem is previously unpublished. Website: http://www.themothmagazine.com/