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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by The Poetry Society since 1978, The National Poetry Competition is one of the world’s most prestigious prizes for an unpublished poem of up to 40 lines, open to …

£8

The Malahat Review’s Open Season Awards 2025

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Our annual Open Season Awards accepts entries in poetry, short fiction, and creative nonfiction. The contest is open to Canadian and international writers anywhere in the world. Deadline: 11:59pm (PST) on November 1, 2025 The winner in each genre will receive a prize of CAD$2,000 and be published in the magazine's spring 2026 …

$35 – $45

The Fiddlehead’s 2025 Ralph Gustafson Prize for Best Poem

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Good luck to all entrants. This year's contest deadline is December 1, 2025 (postmarked for mailed entries and 11:59 pm Pacific Time for Submittable entries). Douglas Walbourne-Gough Douglas Walbourne-Gough is a poet and mixed/adopted status member of the Qalipu Mi’kmaq First Nation from Elmastukwek (the Bay of Islands), Ktaqmkuk (Newfoundland). His …

$35 – $50

The 2025 Love & Eros Prize — Palette Poetry

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This contest is open from October 6, 2025 – December 7, 2025. Palette Poetry’s Love & Eros Prize is returning for its fourth run this fall! From October 6 to December 7, we welcome you to share your love poems that explore the many and varied iterations of love. From …

$20

Mslexia’s Women’s Poetry Competition

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Your Poems This competition is open to unpublished poems of any length, on any subject. Your £10 entry fee allows you to submit up to three poems. Prizes 1st: £2,000; 2nd: £500; 3rd: £250 Unpublished Poet Prize* is an additional award for the best unpublished poem by an unpublished poet: £250. …

£10