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**Bowmore_Assassin** · 30-05-2012, 02:10

All links to poetry competitions in this sticky please.

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**Bowmore_Assassin** · 30-05-2012, 02:15

Bridport Poetry/Short Story/Flash Story Competition 2012.

For all writers and poets the Bridport Competition deadline is 31st may 2012.

Details of the competition are here:

http://www.bridportprize.org.uk/index.htm

**Bowmore_Assassin** · 30-05-2012, 02:19

The Poetry Society (UK) Competitions Page

Details of a number of competitions can be seen here:

The Poetry Society (Competitions)

**Bowmore_Assassin** · 30-05-2012, 02:24

National Poetry Competition 2012

The UK National Competition is taking entries. See details here:

The Poetry Society (National Poetry Competition)

The deadline for entries is 31 Oct 2012 so you have plenty of time to write your epic.

From The Poetry Society Website:

"Established in 1978, the Poetry Society’s National Poetry Competition is one of the world’s biggest and most prestigious poetry contests. Winners include both established and emerging poets, and for many the prize has proved an important career milestone. Win, and add your name to a roll-call that includes the current UK Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy, Tony Harrison, Ruth Padel, Philip Gross and Jo Shapcott. Read poems by previous winners of the National Poetry Competition.

The National Poetry Competition is organised by the Poetry Society...representing poetry both nationally and internationally... "

You can see previous winning poems here:

The Poetry Society (History)