Competitions

cafe writers open poetry competition 2009

Closing Date 30th November 2009

PRIZES:

Winner: £1000 

Runner Up: £300

plus Five Commended Prizes of £50

also

 £100  Norfolk Prize
awarded to best poem from a permanent Norfolk resident and

The Nancy Jervis Poetry Prize £150
for best poem on theme of reconciliation not winning another prize

Entry Fee
£4 per poem; or £10 for 3 poems and £2.00 per poem thereafter

SOLE JUDGE GEORGE SZIRTES
George Szirtes was born in Budapest in 1948 and came to England as a refugee in 1956.  His poems began appearing in national magazines in 1973 and his first book, The Slant Door, was published in 1979. It won the Faber Memorial prize the following year.  Since then he has published several books and won various other prizes including the T S Eliot Prize for Reel in 2005.  His New and Collected Poems was published in 2008.

Competition Rules   Printable Entry Form    Entry by email