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Frontier Poetry’s Myths & Fables Prize Deadline

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In our continued celebration of imagination, storytelling, and the power of archetype, Frontier Poetry is thrilled to announce the Myths & Fables Prize. In her poem “Circe’s Power,” Louise Glück invokes the voice of the sorceress: “I never turned anyone into a pig. / Some people are pigs; I make them / …

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The Moth Poetry Prize 2025 – Judged by Ishion Hutchinson

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The Moth Poetry Prize is one of the biggest prizes in the world for individual unpublished poems. The prize is open to anyone over 16, and each year attracts thousands of entries from new and established poets from over 50 countries worldwide. 1st PRIZE €6,000 3 RUNNER-UP PRIZES OF €1,000 8 …

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The Moth Nature Writing Prize 2025

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The Moth Nature Writing Prize aims to encourage and celebrate the art of nature writing. It is awarded annually to unpublished pieces of prose or poetry which best combine exceptional literary merit with an exploration of the writers’ relationship with the natural world. An entry consists of a single poem of any …

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The X. J. Kennedy Poetry Prize 2025 Deadline

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Prize: $10,000 + Residency Fellowship at Vermont Studio Center 2025 Judge: Shane McCrae General Guidelines – Submissions are open July 1 – September 30. – A fee of $28 must be paid at the time of submission. – Open to any poet writing in English. Translations are not eligible. – The …

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The Poetry Society 2025 National Poetry Competition

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Judges: Denise Saul, Ian Duhig, Susannah Dickey Prizes: First prize £5,000, second prize £3,000, third prize £2,000, commended prizes £500 Run by The Poetry Society since 1978, The National Poetry Competition is one of the world’s most prestigious prizes for an unpublished poem of up to 40 lines, open to …

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