McLellan Poetry Prize Closing date: 21st June 2019. Prizes: 1st - £1,500; 2nd prize - £300; 3rd prize - £150. Also 6 commendations of £25. Entry fee: First Poem £6.00, additional poems £5.00 each. Looking for: Poems of not more than 80 lines, any subject. Further info: Entry by post or online. Award ceremony with Sean O'Brien, 30th August in Corrie Isle of Arran. Website: https://www.arrantheatreandarts.co.uk/ Wild Words Summer Solstice Writing Competition  Closing date: 21st June 2019. Prizes: Publication on the Wild Words website and social media platforms, plus an hour long 1-1 mentoring session. Entry fee: £7.00. Looking for: Write, (or perform and send us the film), a maximum of 1000 words, in fiction or non-fiction prose or poetry, inspired by one of the four quotes on the website. Website: http://www.wildwords.org/competition Crabbe Poetry Competition 2019 Closing date: 29th June 2019. Entry fee: £3 for each poem. Tiffany Atkinson adjudicator. Prizes: First Prize: £600; Second Prize £300; Third Prize: £150; Plus two Highly Commended Prizes of £75 each. All winning poems (including commended poems not attracting a monetary prize) will be read, preferably by their authors, at a celebratory Awards. Further info: The competition is open to anyone who was either born, educated, working or resident in Suffolk, or is a Suffolk Poetry Society member. See Website for more: https://suffolkpoetrysociety.org.uk/crabbe Fool for Poetry International Chapbook Competition Closing date: 30th June 2019. Prizes: €1,000, €500, chapbook publication for both winners plus both winners will win a chapbook publication and 25 complimentary copies. The winning poets are also offered a reading and three nights' accommodation at the Cork International Poetry Festival (Spring 2020). Entry fee: €25. Looking for: Short collection of poetry between 16 and 24 pages. Website: https://www.munsterlit.ie/Fool%20for%20Poetry Wells Festival of Literature's Open Poetry Competition Closing date: 30th June 2019. Prizes: First prize £750; Second £300; Third £200. Local prize £100.  All poets on the short list will be invited to read their poems before the prize giving.  Entry fee: £6.00. Looking for: Poems up to 40 lines. Further info: Judge Simon Armitage. Website: https://www.wellsfestivalofliterature.org.uk/ Battered Moons Poetry Competition Closing date: 30th June 2019. Prizes: First prize, £700; second, £200; third, £100, plus four commendations of £25 each. Entry fee: £5 for the first poem and £4 thereafter. Entry fee: £5 for the first poem and £4 thereafter. Looking for: Poems on any topic and style of up to 40 lines. Guest judges Zoë Brigley and Cristina Navazo- Eguía Newton will both read all the poems. Further info: The 3 winners and 4 commended poets are invited to read their poems at the Poetry Swindon Festival on Saturday 5th October 2019, when Karen McCarthy Woolf will present the prizes and read from her own work. Website: http://www.batteredmoons.com/ Manchester Cathedral Poetry Competition 2019 Closing date: 30th June 2019. Prizes: First Prize (£500 - Manchester Cathedral Poet of the Year, 2019); Second Prize (£250); Third Prize (£150). Winners and seven runners-up will be invited to read their poetry at the Manchester Literature Festival event in October. Entry fee: £4.50 for the first poem and £2.00 per poem thereafter. Looking for: Poems submitted should be broadly religious or 'spiritual' in nature and, like all good religious poetry, appeal to those who would not necessarily describe themselves as 'religious'. Further info: The judge this year will be Anthony Wilson. Website: http://www.manchestercathedral.org/poetry Mere Literary Festival Poetry Competion 2019 Closing date: 1st July 2019. Prizes: 1st - £200; 2nd - £100; 3rd - £50. Runners up: - £15 and Certificates of Distinction and Merit. Entry fee: £4.50, £3.50 for each subsequent. Looking for: Poems up to 40 lines. Website: https://mereliteraryfestival.com/poetry- competion-for-2019/ Cozy Cat Press 2019 Poetry Contest Closing date: 1st July 2019. Prizes:  1st place:  $100, illustration, and a print copy of book;  2nd place:  $50, illustration, and a print copy of book; 3rd place:  $25, illustration, and a print copy of book. ALL Winners will receive: Publication in Cozy Cat Press Poetry anthology and a free ebook download of the anthology. Entry fee: None. Looking for: Entries should be on the theme of “mystery”. Further details: Poems may not exceed two pages in length. Submit entries to: cozycatpresspoetry@gmail.com Website: https://www.cozycatpress.com The Penfro Festival - Poetry Closing date: 1st July 2019. Prizes: a £25 fee will be paid to each winning poet, plus a copy of the book. Entry fee: £4 for each poem submitted. Looking for: Poems with a maximum length of 40 lines. Further info: Entries must not have been previously published in print or online. Website: https://penfrobookfestival.org.uk/competitions/poetry Adelaide Plains Poetry Competition Closing date: 5th July 2019. Prizes: 1st, 2nd & 3rd cash prizes, plus Highly Commended & Commended certificates as awarded by judge. Total prize pool over $700 Entry fee: First poem - $10;  $5 - each additional poems. Looking for: Poems no longer than 60 lines on the theme 'Location'. Further details: Junior classes - no entry fee, only one poem per student. Website: http://carolyn-poeticpause.blogspot.com The Peseroff Prize Poetry Contest Closing date: 15th July 2019. Prizes: $1000 and publication in the Fall issue. Entry fee: $10. Looking for: up to three poems, any form or content Website: www.breakwaterreview.com/contests A Poem for Europe Closing date: 31st July 2019. Prizes: £500. Entry fee: £6. For poets 26+ years old. Looking for: Poems up to a max of 32 lines. Competitors may submit up to five entries. Further details: This is a national competition to find the most thoughtful and inspiring poem about Europe. Highly Commended (The top 20 poems in each category, including the prize winners, will be published online and in print). Website: https://apoemforeurope.org/rules/ Winchester Poetry Prize Closing date: 31st July 2019. Prizes: £1,000, £500, £250, £200 for a Hampshire- based poet Looking for: Poems up to 40 lines (excluding title). Entry fee: £5 for first poem, £4 for subsequent entries. Website:  https://www.winchesterpoetryfestival.org/prize The Writers Bureau's 2019 Poetry Competition Closing date: 31st July 20109. Prizes: 1st Prize - £300; 2nd Prize - £200; 3rd Prize - £100; Plus, every winner receives a Writers Bureau Course of their choice worth of £374 each. Entry fee: £5.00 per entry. Looking for: Poems that do not exceed 40 lines. Further details: Work may be on any subject and in any form but should not have been previously published. Website: https://www.wbcompetition.com/index.html Boardman Tasker Award for Mountain Literature Closing date: 1st August 2019. Prizes: £3,000 to the author or authors of the best literary work, whether fiction, non-fiction, drama or poetry. Entry fee: Not stated. Looking for: The best literary work, whether fiction, non-fiction, drama or poetry, the central theme of which is concerned with the mountain environment. Website: http://www.boardmantasker.com T.S. Eliot Prize Closing date: 3rd August 2019 Prizes: £25,000, 10 x £1,500. Entry fee: Not stated. Looking for: A published book of poetry. Website: http://tseliot.com/prize/ 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 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 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/ 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/ 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 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/ 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/