Sponsored by Cegin Productions
Judged by Jean Sprackland & John McAuliffe with both judges reading all poems
Prizes: 1st £5,000, 2nd £1,000, 3rd £500
plus 20 prizes of £25 each
plus a spring 2016 coffee-house-poetry season-ticket
plus a prize-winners' coffee-house poetry reading
with Jean Sprackland & John McAuliffe on Mon 30th Nov 2015 for all prize-winning poets
submissions, via e-mail or post, by mon 19th oct 2015
Judges
John McAuliffe (b. Listowel, Co. Kerry, 1973) has published four books with The Gallery Press: A Better Life (2002), Next Door (2007),
Of All Places (PBS Recommendation, 2011) and The Way In (2015). He lives in Manchester where he teaches at the University of
Manchester's Centre for New Writing and writes a monthly poetry column for the Irish Times.
Jean Sprackland (b. 1962) is author of four collections of poetry, Tattoos for Mothers Day (Spike, 1997), Hard Water (Cape, 2003),
Tilt (Cape, 2007) & Sleeping Keys (Random House, 2013), & Strands: A Year of Discoveries on the Beach (Cape, 2012), a book of essays
about landscape and nature. Originally from Burton upon Trent, she studied English & Philosophy at the University of Kent & is a Trustee
of the Poetry Archive.
Both judges will read all poems submitted
Rules
General: Entry implies acceptance of all rules; failure to comply with all rules results in disqualification; submissions accepted from
individuals of any nationality, from any country, aged over 18 years; no poet may win more than one prize; judges' decision is final;
no correspondence will be entered into.
Poems: Poems must be in English, must each be no longer than 45 lines, must fit on one side of one A4 or US-Letter-size page,
must show title & poem only, must not show poetâ€'s name or any other identifying marks on submitted poems (whether submitted
by post or as e-mail attachment), must be the original work of the entrant (no translations) & must not have been previously broadcast
or published (in print or online); prize-winning poems may be published (in print or online) by Troubadour International Poetry Prize, &
may not be published elsewhere for one year after Monday 19th Oct 2015 without permission; no limit on number of poems submitted;
no limit on number of separate submissions any individual may make; poems may be submitted by post or e-mail (see submission details
below) but poems already submitted by e-mail should not then also be submitted by post; no text alterations accepted after submission.
Fees:
All entries must be accompanied by submission fees of £5/6€/$8 per poem (Sterling/Euro/US-Dollars only);
entries only included when payment received via EITHER
PayPal: see PayPal (see 'prizes' page on www.coffeehousepoetry.org, PayPal account not required, no additional details required,
please note your PayPal Receipt No.) OR
Cheque/Money-Order: payable to Coffee-House Poetry
NB: include PayPal name or cheque signatory name in e-mail or postal submission details, only if different from Poet's Name.
By Post:
No entry form required; two copies required of each poem submitted; please include the following details on a separate page - Poet's Name
& Address, Phone No, E-Mail Address (if available), List of Titles, No. of Poems, Total Fees, & EITHER PayPal Receipt No. OR cheque/money-order
/postal-payment enclosed; no paper-clips or staples, no Special Delivery, Recorded Delivery or Registered Post; entries are not returned.
By E-mail:
No entry form required; poems must be e-mailed to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. as attachments (.doc, .docx, .pdf, .rtf only);
please include the following details in your e-mail message - Poet's Name & Address, Phone No, List of Titles, No. of Poems, Total Fees,
& EITHER PayPal Receipt No. OR send cheque/money-order/postal-payment by post, no paper-clips or staples, no Special Delivery, Recorded
Delivery or Registered Post. (Do not submit via website contact page; do not submit by e-mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; submit by e-mai
l to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ONLY.)
Deadline:
All postal entries, and any cheque/money-order/postal-payments for e-mail entries, to arrive at Troubadour International Poetry Prize,
Coffee-House Poetry, PO Box 16210, LONDON W4 1ZP postmarked on or before Mon 19th Oct 2015. Prize-winners only will be contacted
individually by Mon 23rd Nov 2015. Prize-giving will take place on Mon 30th Nov 2015 at Coffee-House Poetry at the Troubadour in Earls
Court, London.
Acknowledgement/Results:
E-mail entries acknowledged within 14 days of receipt of both entry & payment; postal entrants may include stamped, addressed postcard or envelope
marked Acknowledgement &/or stamped, addressed envelope marked Results; results will be posted on website (& mailed to all postal entrants who
included a Results envelope) after announcement on Mon 30th Nov 2015; no correspondence will be entered into.