An open competition for poems of any length on any subject.

 

1st Prize: £600 plus an invitation to read at Bristol Spring Poetry Festival 2016

2nd Prize: £300 

3rd Prize: £100

 

Judge: W N Herbert (All poems will be seen by W N Herbert)

 

Entry fee: £6.00 per poem (Members of Poetry Can may submit second and third poems free)

 

Deadline: Fri 8th January 2016 (postal entries must be postmarked no later than 7th Jan)

 

To enter the competition

 

You can either enter the Bristol Poetry Prize by post or online.

Download the rules and an entry form or enter online from the Poetry Can website:

 www.poetrycan.co.uk/Bristol-Poetry-Prize-2015

 

Overseas (non-UK entries) can be made via the online form ONLY.

 

All profits generated by the Bristol Poetry Prize will directly fund Bristol Poetry Festivals 2016.

To find out about and become a Poetry Can Member visit the Poetry Can Membership page:

www.poetrycan.co.uk/membership

The Bristol Poetry Prize 2015 is organised by Poetry Can. Founded in Bristol in 1995, Poetry Can is the poetry development agency for the South West and one of the key poetry organisations in the U.K. The Bristol Poetry Festival and Bristol Spring Poetry Festival support the work of local, national and international poets and performers as well as providing a showcase for poetry/education projects developed by poets working with groups in the community. By entering the Bristol Poetry Prize you will be directly supporting Bristol Poetry Festivals.