Kent and Sussex Poetry Society Open Poetry Competition 2025

Kent and Sussex Poetry Society Open Poetry Competition 2025 is now open for entries!

Kent and Sussex Poetry Society Open Poetry Competition 2025 : Kent and Sussex Poetry Society Open Poetry Competition 2025, organized by the Kent & Sussex Poetry Society based in Tunbridge Wells, England has been recently opened for entries inviting anyone aged 16 and over, from anywhere in the world to participate.

➜ Short description

Kent and Sussex Poetry Society Open Poetry Competition 2025, organized by the Kent & Sussex Poetry Society based in Tunbridge Wells, England has been recently opened for entries inviting anyone aged 16 and over, from anywhere in the world to participate.

Poems may be on any subject.

This year's Judge is Kit Fan.

Prize winners only will be contacted with news of the judge’s decision, by mid-April. The results will be announced on the official website on April 16th, 2025.

Prize winners will also be invited to read their poems at the monthly meeting in Tunbridge Wells on April 15th 2025, where Kit will also read from his own work.

➜ Submission requirements:

➜ Please send your poems by email to kentandsussexpoetry@gmail.com in a single Word or pdf attachment, formatted A4, and with each poem starting on a new page. Please do not sent multiple files, or files in other formats than Word or pdf.

➜ Please ensure the poem is formatted as you wish it to be read. If the form is complex, it is advisable to use a pdf format.

➜ Poems must be in English, your original work, on any subject, in any style, no longer than 40 lines.

➜ Poems should have not been published elsewhere (including self-published) by 16th April 2025. Nor should they be entered into any other competition for which the results will be announced before 16th April 2025.

➜ Who may enter?

The competition is open to anyone aged 16 and over, from anywhere in the world.

➜ Prize:

➜ 1st prize: £1,000
➜ 2nd prize: £300
➜ 3rd prize: £100
➜ 4th prize: 4 x £50

Prize-winning poems will be posted on the official website, and also included in the annual Folio publication. Prize winners will also be invited to read their poems at the monthly meeting in Tunbridge Wells on April 15th 2025, where Kit will also read from his own work.

➜ Entry fees:

Any number of poems can be submitted, on payment of £5 per poem, or £4 each for three poems or more.