Entry fee: £10
Deadline: June 30, 2025
About the competition
The Poetry London Prize is a major, internationally renowned award for a single outstanding poem. The contest is organized by Poetry London, a literary magazine based in London. It is open to poets anywhere in the world.
Poems must be in English. Entries must not have been previously published or self-published, in print or online, or have won a prize in another competition.
The maximum length is 80 lines.
This year’s judge is Victoria Kennefick.
Competition guideline
- The competition is open to poets anywhere in the world. Entries must be in English, your own unaided work, and not a translation of another poet. Entries must not have been previously published or self-published, in print or online, or have won a prize in another competition. The maximum length is 80 lines, not including titles or blank lines.
- Entry is via Submittable only. If you have access requirements which mean you cannot access the online form, please email the office at [email protected]. Postal entries will not be accepted unless required for personal access reasons, in agreement with Poetry London staff.
- Entrants may not be current team members or trustees of Poetry London. Contributors and former staff and trustees are eligible.
- You may enter as many poems as you wish, accompanied by the appropriate entry fee. For Poetry London subscribers the entry fee is £5 per poem; for non-subscribers it is £10. If you’re entering more than 3 poems, it works out cheaper to get a subscription and use the lower fee, so why not enter your poems and get a year of fantastic poetry delivered to your door? To get the subscriber price, you do not need to be an existing subscriber. You can subscribe using this form, select the ‘subscriber’ poem fees, and check out at the same time as you pay for your entry.
- Read the whole guideline and submit your entry here.
