A reminder that the deadline for Coverstory books‘ inaugural International Poetry Competition is midnight Monday July 4th, 2022. Results will be announced by the end of August, 2022.
Prizes
1st Prize: £200
plus – publication in a future edition of the New Contexts anthology & invitation to read the winning poem at a future Contextual virtual poetry reading event
2nd Prize: £80
plus – publication in a future edition of the New Contexts anthology & invitation to read the winning poem at a future Contextual virtual poetry reading event
3rd Prize: £40
plus – publication in a future edition of the New Contexts anthology & invitation to read the winning poem at a future Contextual virtual poetry reading event
Three commended entries, invitation to read at a future Contextual virtual poetry reading event.
Note: the value of cash prizes may be increased depending on the number of entries received.
Entry fee: £5 per poem
Guidelines and rules
- Poems must be written in English, on any subject, and must be the original work of the submitter.
- The author must be at least 16 years old.
- Entries may be from any country.
- Each poem must be submitted in a separate file. Submission of more than one poem in a single file – i.e. multiple poems accompanied by only one entry fee – will disqualify all poems and the entry fee will be lost.
- The title of the poem must be clearly visible at the top of the page.
- There must be no means of identifying the author of the poems within the files submitted.
- Poems must not have been published in print or online, nor have previously won a prize. If a poem is published or wins a prize elsewhere prior to the 30th June 2022, it must be withdrawn by the poet from this competition.
- Once submitted, a poem cannot be amended.
- Copyright remains with the author, although entry grants Coverstory books permission to publish the winning poems.
- Poems must not exceed 60 lines (excluding title) and be typed in Times New Roman 12 point.
- The judge will read all entries and his decision is final.
How to Enter
Entry is via Submittable.
Judge: BRIAN CLARK
Brian is an award-winning writer, editor and poet published in a wide range of literary journals, magazines and anthologies in the UK, USA, France and Italy. His successes include both The Poetry Society stanza and members competitions and he was a winner of the 2020 Guernsey International judged by England’s Poet Laureate Simon Armitage.
Coverstory Books - Ian Gouge, Publisher 