My writer friend John Irving Clarke has passed on the details of this poetry competition:
https://www.currockpress.com/theredshedpoetrycompetition2022
Red Shed Poetry Competition 2022
Generously sponsored by Mocca Moocho café, Cross Square, Wakefield
Sole adjudicator: Gaia Holmes
Closing date: Thursday 31st March, 2022
Prizes: 1st— £100 2nd—£50
Short listed poems - £10
Wakefield Postcode prize—£25
Entry fee: £3 for the first poem, £2 for subsequent poems.
Generously sponsored by Mocca Moocho café, Cross Square, Wakefield
Sole adjudicator: Gaia Holmes
Closing date: Thursday 31st March, 2022
Prizes: 1st— £100 2nd—£50
Short listed poems - £10
Wakefield Postcode prize—£25
Entry fee: £3 for the first poem, £2 for subsequent poems.
The Red Shed Poetry Competition 2022
RULES FOR ENTRY:
· The competition is open to anyone aged 16 or over.
· Poems should be in English, they must not have been previously published, nor be currently submitted for publication elsewhere. Please do not submit poems with which the adjudicator may be familiar following readings or workshops.
· Poems must be the original work of the entrant, they must be typed on A4 paper and be no longer than 50 lines. Each poem must be on a separate sheet of paper which must not bear names or any other form of identification.
· Postal entries may be accompanied by a stamped addressed envelope which will be used for priority notification of results and judge's comments.
Entries by post
· Entries must be accompanied by an appropriate entry fee: £3 for first entry, £2 for each poem subsequently entered.
Cheques (sterling only) must be made payable to Currock Press.
Postal entries should be sent to:
The Competition Organiser,
The Red Shed Open Poetry Competition,
3 Sandal Cliff,
Sandal,
Wakefield.
WF2 6AU
Online entries
· We also accept poems via email. (Small surcharge. Sorry.) Such entries should have their PayPal payment number marked
clearly on a cover sheet attachment which also includes the poet's contact details and a list of titles of the entered poems.
The poems themselves should be on separate pages in the attachment. No identifying details on the poems
please.
Email entries to:
redshedpoetrycomp@btinternet.com
PayPal button available at the bottom of this page. Please choose the appropriate option from the drop down menu.
· Entries eligible for the Wakefield postcode prize should be marked with a W in the top right-hand corner.
· We regret that we are unable to return poems or enter into any correspondence with entrants.
· The adjudicator’s decision is final.
· The closing date is Thursday 31st March, 2022.
· Depending on the national health situation, an awards event will be held at Mocca Moocho Café, Cross Square, Wakefield on
a date towards the end of May, 2022. tbc.
· Copyright remains with the authors but Red Shed Readings reserves the right to print winning and highly commended poems.
Find out what Gaia Holmes is looking for here.
· The competition is open to anyone aged 16 or over.
· Poems should be in English, they must not have been previously published, nor be currently submitted for publication elsewhere. Please do not submit poems with which the adjudicator may be familiar following readings or workshops.
· Poems must be the original work of the entrant, they must be typed on A4 paper and be no longer than 50 lines. Each poem must be on a separate sheet of paper which must not bear names or any other form of identification.
· Postal entries may be accompanied by a stamped addressed envelope which will be used for priority notification of results and judge's comments.
Entries by post
· Entries must be accompanied by an appropriate entry fee: £3 for first entry, £2 for each poem subsequently entered.
Cheques (sterling only) must be made payable to Currock Press.
Postal entries should be sent to:
The Competition Organiser,
The Red Shed Open Poetry Competition,
3 Sandal Cliff,
Sandal,
Wakefield.
WF2 6AU
Online entries
· We also accept poems via email. (Small surcharge. Sorry.) Such entries should have their PayPal payment number marked
clearly on a cover sheet attachment which also includes the poet's contact details and a list of titles of the entered poems.
The poems themselves should be on separate pages in the attachment. No identifying details on the poems
please.
Email entries to:
redshedpoetrycomp@btinternet.com
PayPal button available at the bottom of this page. Please choose the appropriate option from the drop down menu.
· Entries eligible for the Wakefield postcode prize should be marked with a W in the top right-hand corner.
· We regret that we are unable to return poems or enter into any correspondence with entrants.
· The adjudicator’s decision is final.
· The closing date is Thursday 31st March, 2022.
· Depending on the national health situation, an awards event will be held at Mocca Moocho Café, Cross Square, Wakefield on
a date towards the end of May, 2022. tbc.
· Copyright remains with the authors but Red Shed Readings reserves the right to print winning and highly commended poems.
Find out what Gaia Holmes is looking for here.
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