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Competitions, Prizes and Calls


Here you will find opportunities based in the UK & Ireland listed by their month of deadline. If you have a listing for the page, please drop an email to poetsdirectory@gmail.com


I also recommend checking out 'a dreaming skin' curated by Angela T Carr as it has a host of submission opportunites each month from UK, Ireland and around the world.

a dreaming skin

a dreaming skin

Rolling Submission

Rolling Submission

Magazines that have a rolling submission process.

Crank Mag - April 1st

Crank Mag - April 1st

Ambit magazine - April 1st

Ambit magazine - April 1st

Blithe Spirit - April 1st

Blithe Spirit - April 1st

Only accepts submissions from BHS members

Anthropocene - April 1st

Anthropocene - April 1st

Snakeskin - April 5th

Snakeskin - April 5th

Steel Jackdaw - April 5th

Steel Jackdaw - April 5th

Arachne Press Anthology Submissions -April 6th

Arachne Press Anthology Submissions -April 6th

Poetry for Good Competition - April 9th

Poetry for Good Competition - April 9th

Acid Bath - The Worst Best Years Anthology - April 15th

Acid Bath - The Worst Best Years Anthology - April 15th

Burnt Breakfast - April 19th

Burnt Breakfast - April 19th

Poetry Wales Pamphlet Competition -April 29th

Poetry Wales Pamphlet Competition -April 29th

Ware Poets Open Competition - April 30th

Ware Poets Open Competition - April 30th

Ver Poets - April 30th

Ver Poets - April 30th

Drawn to the Light - April 30th

Drawn to the Light - April 30th

The Book of Bad Betties - April 30th

The Book of Bad Betties - April 30th

Teen Poetry Contest - April 30th

Teen Poetry Contest - April 30th

Spam Zine Pamphlets - April 30th

Spam Zine Pamphlets - April 30th

Tether's End May 1st

Tether's End May 1st

C*nsorship Magazine - May 1st

C*nsorship Magazine - May 1st

Harper-Wood Creative Writing & Travel Award for English Poetry & Liter

Harper-Wood Creative Writing & Travel Award for English Poetry & Liter

Nine Pens Hair Raising Anthology -May 15th

Nine Pens Hair Raising Anthology -May 15th

Theme - Hair

New Beginnings Poetry Competition - May 21st

New Beginnings Poetry Competition - May 21st

Red Line Book Festival - MAY 28TH

Red Line Book Festival - MAY 28TH

Bridport Prize - May 31st

Bridport Prize - May 31st

Liminal Review - May 31st

Liminal Review - May 31st

Outspoken Press Pamphlets - May 31st

Outspoken Press Pamphlets - May 31st

Fragmented Voices - May 31st

Fragmented Voices - May 31st

Wasafiri New Writing Prize - May 31st

Wasafiri New Writing Prize - May 31st

Permeable Barrier - June 27th

Permeable Barrier - June 27th

Toothgrinder Press - June 13th

Toothgrinder Press - June 13th

AUB Poetry Prize - July 2nd

AUB Poetry Prize - July 2nd

The Haibun Journal - July 31st

The Haibun Journal - July 31st

Bad Lilies - July 31st

Bad Lilies - July 31st

Crow of Minerva - August 31st

Crow of Minerva - August 31st

Submissions open August 1st

Rialto Poetry Competition - nature and place - March 1st

Rialto Poetry Competition - nature and place - March 1st

Poets and Players - March 1st

Poets and Players - March 1st

Bangor Poetry Literary Jouranal - March 1st

Bangor Poetry Literary Jouranal - March 1st

Black Flowers - March 1st

Black Flowers - March 1st

ANMLY - March 1st

ANMLY - March 1st

Irish Writers Bursary Fund - March 10th

Irish Writers Bursary Fund - March 10th

Brian Dempsey Memorial Prize - March 15th

Brian Dempsey Memorial Prize - March 15th

Gutter - March 15th

Gutter - March 15th

Wildfire Words Competition - March 15th

Wildfire Words Competition - March 15th

New Voices Frosted Fire Pamphlet Competition - March 15th

New Voices Frosted Fire Pamphlet Competition - March 15th

Volume - March 15th

Volume - March 15th

Ledbury Poetry Critics - March 15th

Ledbury Poetry Critics - March 15th

Poetry Day Ireland - March 15th

Poetry Day Ireland - March 15th

Same Page Anthology - March 17th

Same Page Anthology - March 17th

iOTA Shot Pamphlet Award 2021 - March 22nd

iOTA Shot Pamphlet Award 2021 - March 22nd

The Desmond O’Grady International Poetry Competition 2021 - March 24th

The Desmond O’Grady International Poetry Competition 2021 - March 24th

York Literary Review - March 26th

York Literary Review - March 26th

Shearsman Books - March 31st

Shearsman Books - March 31st

Verve - Poetry Collections March 31st

Verve - Poetry Collections March 31st

Green Ink Poetry - March 31st

Green Ink Poetry - March 31st

Themes: Storm Chasers/ Discovery

Epoch Press - 31st March

Epoch Press - 31st March

Theme - Roots

ASP Literary Journal - March 31st

ASP Literary Journal - March 31st

192 - March 31st

192 - March 31st

Banshee Literary Journal - March 31st

Banshee Literary Journal - March 31st

Cinnamon Press - MARCH 31ST

Cinnamon Press - MARCH 31ST

A Slim Volume of One's Own Deux -Pamphlet Comp- Hedgehog Press

A Slim Volume of One's Own Deux -Pamphlet Comp- Hedgehog Press

Magma - March 31st Anthropocene

Magma - March 31st Anthropocene

the caterpillar poetry prize - March 31st

the caterpillar poetry prize - March 31st

The Gutter and Edwin Morgan Trust Poetry Comp - March 31st

The Gutter and Edwin Morgan Trust Poetry Comp - March 31st

Plough Poetry Prize - March 31st

Plough Poetry Prize - March 31st

Red Shed Poetry Competition - March 31st

Red Shed Poetry Competition - March 31st

Poetry Business - March 31st

Poetry Business - March 31st

La Piccioletta Barca - February 1st

La Piccioletta Barca - February 1st

Black Flowers - February 1st

Black Flowers - February 1st

Poetry Collection

Dialect Mentoring Opportunity - February 7th

Dialect Mentoring Opportunity - February 7th

Moonflake Press - February 10th

Moonflake Press - February 10th

Theme - The Affair

butchers dog - February 14th

butchers dog - February 14th

Hippocrates Poetry Competition - February 14th

Hippocrates Poetry Competition - February 14th

Litmus  February 21st

Litmus February 21st

Fourteen Poems - February 22nd

Fourteen Poems - February 22nd

Lucent Dreaming - February 26th

Lucent Dreaming - February 26th

Southword - February 28th

Southword - February 28th

Bath Magg - February 28th

Bath Magg - February 28th

Broken sleep - February 28th

Broken sleep - February 28th

Poetry Collections

Fruit - February 28th

Fruit - February 28th

Anamot Press - February 28th

Anamot Press - February 28th

Hencroft Hub - February 28th

Hencroft Hub - February 28th

Theme: Fungus

The Lonely Crowd - February 28th

The Lonely Crowd - February 28th

Agenda - February 28th

Agenda - February 28th

Artemis - Feb 28th

Artemis - Feb 28th

Submissions from women only

Abridged - February 28th

Abridged - February 28th

The Alchemy Spoon - February 28th

The Alchemy Spoon - February 28th

Theme - Spell

Crank Mag - January 1st

Crank Mag - January 1st

North Magazine - JANUARY 1ST

North Magazine - JANUARY 1ST

Harana Poetry - January 10th

Harana Poetry - January 10th

THE WHITE REVIEW POET’S PRIZE 2020  - January 10th

THE WHITE REVIEW POET’S PRIZE 2020 - January 10th

Ogma - January 10th

Ogma - January 10th

Mslexia - January 11th

Mslexia - January 11th

CCI Artist in Residence - January 12th

CCI Artist in Residence - January 12th

Magma Poetry Competition - January 15th

Magma Poetry Competition - January 15th

Channel - January 15th

Channel - January 15th

Guernsey International Poetry Competition - January 15th

Guernsey International Poetry Competition - January 15th

ANMLY - January 15th

ANMLY - January 15th

Ink Sweat and Tears - January 15th

Ink Sweat and Tears - January 15th

Beir Bua - January 15th

Beir Bua - January 15th

Queerlings - January 24th

Queerlings - January 24th

Allegro - January 31st

Allegro - January 31st

Kent and Sussex Poetry Society Open Competition - January 31st

Kent and Sussex Poetry Society Open Competition - January 31st

Sentinel Literary Quarterly Comp - January 31st

Sentinel Literary Quarterly Comp - January 31st

Granta - January 31st

Granta - January 31st

Anamot Press - Queer Experiences Across Borders - January 31ST

Anamot Press - Queer Experiences Across Borders - January 31ST

Ink Sweat and Tears - (Helen Ivory - Opens 16th - 31st Jan)

Ink Sweat and Tears - (Helen Ivory - Opens 16th - 31st Jan)

London Grip - JANUARY 31ST

London Grip - JANUARY 31ST

Galway Review - January 31st

Galway Review - January 31st

Consilience - Currently Open

Consilience - Currently Open

The Journal - Currently Open

The Journal - Currently Open

Anamot Press - Queer Experience Anthology - January 31st

Anamot Press - Queer Experience Anthology - January 31st

Nine Pens Pamphlet Submissions - December 1st

Nine Pens Pamphlet Submissions - December 1st

Oxford Poetry - December 1st

Oxford Poetry - December 1st

Under the Radar - December 7th

Under the Radar - December 7th

Theme 'Elements'

Lucent Dreaming Pamphlet Competition - December 4th

Lucent Dreaming Pamphlet Competition - December 4th

Cove Park Literary Residency

Cove Park Literary Residency

Mslexia Women's Pamphlet Competition - December 7th

Mslexia Women's Pamphlet Competition - December 7th

Rising Stars Wales Awards - 8th December

Rising Stars Wales Awards - 8th December

Poetry Ambassadors - December 11th

Poetry Ambassadors - December 11th

Folklore Prize - December 15th

Folklore Prize - December 15th

Wild Words Competition - Monday 21st December

Wild Words Competition - Monday 21st December

Sampad - My City, My Home - December 21st

Sampad - My City, My Home - December 21st

Alba - December 31st

Alba - December 31st

Harana Poetry - December 31st

Harana Poetry - December 31st

Wolverhampton Lit Fest Competition - December 31st

Wolverhampton Lit Fest Competition - December 31st

ASP Literary Journal - December 31st

ASP Literary Journal - December 31st

Pre-Raphaelite Society Poetry/Essay Competition - December 31st

Pre-Raphaelite Society Poetry/Essay Competition - December 31st

Matchgirls Memorial Competition -December 31st

Matchgirls Memorial Competition -December 31st

Moth Poetry Prize

Moth Poetry Prize

Story Town - December 31st

Story Town - December 31st

Arc Collections Submission - December 31st

Arc Collections Submission - December 31st

Modern Poetry in Translation - January 31st

Modern Poetry in Translation - January 31st

Ropes - December 31st

Ropes - December 31st

November

November

Blue Nib - November 1st

Blue Nib - November 1st

Bangor Poetry Competition - November 1st

Bangor Poetry Competition - November 1st

Nine Arches Press - November 7th

Nine Arches Press - November 7th

Abridged - November 8th

Abridged - November 8th

Granta - November 11th

Granta - November 11th

English Heritage - Untold Stories 13th November

English Heritage - Untold Stories 13th November

Poetry Wales - November 12th

Poetry Wales - November 12th

Poets and Players Prize Reemergence - November 16th

Poets and Players Prize Reemergence - November 16th

Reimagined Scottish Folklore - November 22nd

Reimagined Scottish Folklore - November 22nd

Poetry Wales Award - 27th November

Poetry Wales Award - 27th November

Crannog - November 30th

Crannog - November 30th

Flipped Eye Pamphlets - November 30th

Flipped Eye Pamphlets - November 30th

Magma - November 30th

Magma - November 30th

Stinging Fly - November 30th

Stinging Fly - November 30th

Long Poem - November 30th

Long Poem - November 30th

South Poetry - November 30th

South Poetry - November 30th

Cafewriters Competition - November 30th

Cafewriters Competition - November 30th

Opia - November 30th

Opia - November 30th

Theme: Nostalgia

Re-side - November 30th

Re-side - November 30th

Theme 'Gothic'

Bath Magg OPENS October 1st

Bath Magg OPENS October 1st

The Honest Ulsterman - October 2nd

The Honest Ulsterman - October 2nd

Mslexia - October 5th

Mslexia - October 5th

Wasafiri - October 5th

Wasafiri - October 5th

Places of Poetry - October 11th

Places of Poetry - October 11th

London Magazine Poetry Prize - October 12th

London Magazine Poetry Prize - October 12th

Product - October 16th

Product - October 16th

Shooter - October 18th

Shooter - October 18th

Fly on the wall - Octber 23rd

Fly on the wall - Octber 23rd

Roundhouse Poetry Slam - October 26th

Roundhouse Poetry Slam - October 26th

Eye Flash - October 27th

Eye Flash - October 27th

Steel Incisors Visual Poetry Anthology - October 31st

Steel Incisors Visual Poetry Anthology - October 31st

The Book of Kells Poetry Competition - October 30th

The Book of Kells Poetry Competition - October 30th

Broken sleep - October 31st

Broken sleep - October 31st

 Frogmore - October 31st

Frogmore - October 31st

Hotel - October 31st

Hotel - October 31st

192 - October 31st

192 - October 31st

Broken Spine - October 31st

Broken Spine - October 31st

Ambit magazine - October 31st

Ambit magazine - October 31st

Confluence -October 31st

Confluence -October 31st

London Grip - October 31st

London Grip - October 31st

Fruit - October 31st

Fruit - October 31st

National Poetry Competition

National Poetry Competition

Bedford Competition - October 31st

Bedford Competition - October 31st

Gingko Poetry Prize - October 31st

Gingko Poetry Prize - October 31st

Banshee Literary Journal - October 31st

Banshee Literary Journal - October 31st

Cannon Poets Sonnet or Not - October 31st

Cannon Poets Sonnet or Not - October 31st

Sentinel Literary Quarterly Competition

Sentinel Literary Quarterly Competition

Edinburgh Literary Salon - September 1st

Edinburgh Literary Salon - September 1st

Theme: Renaissance

-algia - September 1st

-algia - September 1st

Submit poetry and hybrid pieces before 1st September 2020

La Piccioletta Barca - September 1st

La Piccioletta Barca - September 1st

Carlisle Poetry and Photography Competition - September 6th

Carlisle Poetry and Photography Competition - September 6th

Literature Project Award - September 7th

Literature Project Award - September 7th

Paper Lanterns - September 13th

Paper Lanterns - September 13th

Oxford Brookes Poetry Competition - September 14th

Oxford Brookes Poetry Competition - September 14th

The Utopia Project - September 15th

The Utopia Project - September 15th

Moth Nature Writing - September 15th

Moth Nature Writing - September 15th

Gutter Magazine - 18th September

Gutter Magazine - 18th September

2020 Manchester Writing Prize - September 18th

2020 Manchester Writing Prize - September 18th

Anthropocene - September 30th

Anthropocene - September 30th

Drawn to the Light - September 30th

Drawn to the Light - September 30th

Loss Lit - September 30th

Loss Lit - September 30th

Neon - September 30th

Neon - September 30th

New Writing Scotland - September 30th

New Writing Scotland - September 30th

A3 Press - September 30th

A3 Press - September 30th

Wildness Magazine

Wildness Magazine

Platypus Press

Platypus Press

Currently accepting poetry submissions

Anthology - Septemer 30th/November 30th

Anthology - Septemer 30th/November 30th

Shoreham Wordfest Competition - August 1st

Shoreham Wordfest Competition - August 1st

SaveAsWriters Poetry Competition - August 6th

SaveAsWriters Poetry Competition - August 6th

Second Light Live Poetry Competition - August 6th

Second Light Live Poetry Competition - August 6th

Magma Open Poetry Pamphlet August 10th

Magma Open Poetry Pamphlet August 10th

RSF Women Poets Prize August 14th

RSF Women Poets Prize August 14th

Lucent Dreaming - August 15th

Lucent Dreaming - August 15th

Lust and Erotica Anthology Arab  - August 15th

Lust and Erotica Anthology Arab - August 15th

Buzzwords Poetry Competition - August 22nd

Buzzwords Poetry Competition - August 22nd

Gutter Voices - August 25th

Gutter Voices - August 25th

Fool for Poetry International Chapbook Competition - August 31st

Fool for Poetry International Chapbook Competition - August 31st

Dust - August 28th

Dust - August 28th

Theme: Portrait

Quince Magazine - August 31st

Quince Magazine - August 31st

Poetry submissions on the theme of 'Street Life'

Pallina Press - August 31st

Pallina Press - August 31st

Pamphlet submissions open until August 31st

Dog House Press - August 31st

Dog House Press - August 31st

Dreamcatcher - August 31st

Dreamcatcher - August 31st

Writer's Cafe 'Secret' Submissions - June 7th

Writer's Cafe 'Secret' Submissions - June 7th

Aurora Prize - June 8th

Aurora Prize - June 8th

Canterbury Festival Poet of the Year - June 15th

Canterbury Festival Poet of the Year - June 15th

Crabbe Poetry Prize - June 15th

Crabbe Poetry Prize - June 15th

Queen Wasafiri Writing Competition - June 15th

Queen Wasafiri Writing Competition - June 15th

Segora Poetry Competition - June 15th

Segora Poetry Competition - June 15th

Lockdown Prize - June 15th

Lockdown Prize - June 15th

Mancunian Ways Anthology - June 16th

Mancunian Ways Anthology - June 16th

Poetry Kit - June 17th

Poetry Kit - June 17th

Write Out Loud Beyond the Storm - June 19th

Write Out Loud Beyond the Storm - June 19th

King Lear Poetry Competition - June 19th

King Lear Poetry Competition - June 19th

Words for the Wild - June 20th

Words for the Wild - June 20th

verve poetry manuscripts - June 20th

verve poetry manuscripts - June 20th

Hive Young Writer's Competition - June 23rd

Hive Young Writer's Competition - June 23rd

Cerasus 2020 Poetry Olympics - June 30th

Cerasus 2020 Poetry Olympics - June 30th

Wells Festival Competition - June 30th

Wells Festival Competition - June 30th

Manchester Cathedral Poetry Competition - June 30th

Manchester Cathedral Poetry Competition - June 30th

 Broken Sleep Collection Submissions - June 30th

Broken Sleep Collection Submissions - June 30th

Poetry Birmingham Submissions - June 30th

Poetry Birmingham Submissions - June 30th

Interpreter's House - June 30th

Interpreter's House - June 30th

Bath Magg - June 30th

Bath Magg - June 30th

Penfro Poetry Competition - July 1st

Penfro Poetry Competition - July 1st

Street Cake Experimental Writing Competition - July 1st

Street Cake Experimental Writing Competition - July 1st

Write by the Sea - July 10th

Write by the Sea - July 10th

Ledbury Poetry Competition - July 16th

Ledbury Poetry Competition - July 16th

Michael Mullan Cancer Fund Competition - July 16th

Michael Mullan Cancer Fund Competition - July 16th

Robert Graves Poetry Prize - July 17th

Robert Graves Poetry Prize - July 17th

Stephen Spender Prize - July 17th

Stephen Spender Prize - July 17th

Poets Meets Politics - July 28th

Poets Meets Politics - July 28th

Foyle Young Poets - July 31st

Foyle Young Poets - July 31st

Winchester Poetry Prize - July 31st

Winchester Poetry Prize - July 31st

Writer's Bureau Poetry Competition - July 31st

Writer's Bureau Poetry Competition - July 31st

Walter Swan Poetry Prize 2020 - July 31st

Walter Swan Poetry Prize 2020 - July 31st

Dreich Chapbook Competition - July 31st

Dreich Chapbook Competition - July 31st

Poetry London Mentoring Scheme - July 31st

Poetry London Mentoring Scheme - July 31st

Poetry Wales - July 31st

Poetry Wales - July 31st

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