The theme is The Natural World.

You might like to describe a landscape, an event in nature, or perhaps an animal. You could write about something huge or you

could focus on something tiny. You could tell them how you engage with nature, or how the natural world affects you, or you could

take them on a journey through the natural world. Or if you have a different take on the theme.

Categories

Open Poetry — ages 18 and over*

Young People’s Poetry — aged between 12 and 17*

Children’s Poetry — aged up to 11 years old*

* age as of 1st April 2014

Prizes

• Five finalists from each category will be selected by a panel of judges

• 1st, 2nd and 3rd place poets from the Open Category win cash prizes of £300, £200, £100

• 1st, 2nd and 3rd place poets in the Young People’s and Children’s categories win book tokens

• The three first-place poems will be published in the 2014 Buxton Festival programme.

Judges

Open category: Helen Mort

Young people and children's competition: Maria Carnegie

For full details and an entry pack click here: Buxton Poetry Competition