Newcastle has kick-started a new opportunity for writers this year: it’s a poetry contest to be written in English for everyone aged 18 and over.
Grand Prize: £1,000.
* A week residency in the Contemporary Poetry Archives at Newcastle University.
2nd Prize: £500.
3rd Prize: £250.
Five presentable winners will also be selected for prizes of £25.
Entry Fee: £6 to submit first poem, £4 for extra.
Winners to be announced at Newcastle Poetry Festival 2020, May 13 – 16.
Judge: Colette Bryce.
For more information about this opportunity for writers, visit their website.