he National Poetry Competition

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National Poetry Competition 2026

Judges: Niall Campbell, Malika Booker, Luke Kennard

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by The Poetry Society since 1978, The National Poetry Competition is one of the world’s most prestigious prizes for an unpublished poem of up to 40 lines, open to all poets worldwide aged 18 or over

Entry: £9 first poem, £6 subsequent poems in each submission. Poetry Society members get a free second poem in their first submission

 

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