Poetry Competition

The Red Shed Poetry Competition 2019

 

My pals at Currock Press are running their annual poetry competition.

Details are below :-

The Red Shed Poetry Competition 2019

Red Shed Poetry Competition 2019
Generously sponsored by Mocca Moocho café, Cross Square, Wakefield 

Sole adjudicator: Tom Weir
Closing date: Saturday 30th March, 2019
Prizes: 1st— £100 2nd—£50
​Short listed poems - £10
Wakefield Postcode prize—£25 

RULES FOR ENTRY: 
·        The competition is open to anyone aged 16 or over.
·        Poems should be in English, they must not have been previously published, nor be currently submitted for publication elsewhere.
·        Poems must be the original work of the entrant, they must be typed on A4 paper and be no longer than 50 lines. Each poem must be on a          separate sheet of paper which must not bear names or any other form of identification.
·        Entries must be accompanied by a completed application form and a stamped addressed envelope. The results and the judge’s comments          are sent out via this sae.
·        Entries must be accompanied by an appropriate entry fee: £3 for first entry, £2 for each poem subsequently entered.
         Cheques (sterling only) must be made payable to Currock Press. It is also possible to pay via PayPal.
         (Small surcharge. Sorry.)
·        ​We cannot accept poems via email except in the case of entries from overseas. Such entries should be sent to:
          john.i.clarke@btinternet.com
·        Entries eligible for the Wakefield postcode prize should be marked with a W in the top right-hand corner.
·        We regret that we are unable to return poems or enter into any correspondence with entrants.
·        ​The adjudicator’s decision is final.
·        The closing date is Saturday 30th March, 2019.
·        An awards event will be held at Mocca Moocho Café, Cross Square, Wakefield on Sunday 26th May, 2019 at 2.00pm.
·        Copyright remains with the authors but Red Shed Readings reserves the right to print winning and highly commended poems.
 Entries should be sent to:
 The Competition Organiser,
 The Red Shed Open Poetry Competition,
 3 Sandal Cliff,
 Sandal,
 Wakefield.
​ WF2 6AU

 

Tom Weir, 2019 Competition Adjudicator, "What Am I Looking For?"

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I’m looking for poems that exist in their own right, poems that own the space they occupy and know what they’re doing there — even if the poet doesn’t! I’m looking for poems that catch me off-guard, poems urgent enough to take off in stormy weather but controlled enough to land safely at the end of their flight. I’m looking for poems with something at stake, poems not just written for writing’s sake.

You can enter via this link :-

https://www.currockpress.com/what-am-i-looking-for.html

Have a go !!!!