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Short Story ’23 Update 2!

We have our winners! Apologies to all for the delay with the Story ’23 results – There was some rule-breaking that caused a backlog. But! The winners are being contacted and the Awards Evening is being scheduled in with our kind judge, John Maguire, date TBC for mid-March.
Also! Poetry ’24 with judge Judith Railton is in full swing, head over to http://www.swconline.co.uk/category/competitions/ to enter.
Make sure to read the rules 😉

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SWC Annual International Open Poetry Competition 2024

Guest Judge: Judith Railton

“I’ve written poetry since teenage years.  Inspired by people,  things, nature, places and events around me, a first line that comes to me in the night, workshops, a haiku Facebook group . My work has been published in anthologies, magazines, pamphlets and I do enjoy performing them with a real audience. As an artist I often include poetic fragments in my garment-like pieces.  

Collaborating with composer Steve Marshall has brought various music- poetry projects to life. 

During Covid lockdowns the Wirral Poetry Festival’ s Zoom workshops, Poetry Picnics  and  events supported us  in ways that saved our sanity and still  continue. Now, thankfully in person as well as online . It’s great to be part of the team. 

You can find me on Facebook and my poem-films on YouTube “

Closing Date – 30th April 2024

First Prize: £150, Second Prize: £75, Third Prize: £25

Catherine Fenerty Humour Prize: £25


RULES: Please read carefully

  • Entry fee is £3 per poem or four poems for £10 (online rate varies due to handling fees).
  • A maximum of 40 lines per poem is allowed.
  • No correspondence will be entered into regarding receipt of individual entries or payments.
  • Poem submissions should bear no identification of the poet – Make sure details are separate.
  • For postal entries, Cheques/Postal orders should be in sterling and payable to: SOUTHPORT WRITERS’ CIRCLE.
  • Humour entries should be marked with an ‘H’ in the top left of the page. Humour entrants are not disqualified from also winning main prizes.
  • Please enclose a separate sheet with your full contact details (address, email, phone number) and list of titles submitted. For online entries, this contact information should be put in the body of the email.
  • All entries must be typed (on A4 paper for postal entries) in English (dialects allowable), and must be the original, unpublished work of the entrant (previous publication includes via internet or independent press).
  • If your work is published in any form after entry, please let us know. In some cases this may disqualify your entry and entitle you to a refund of your entry fee.
  • For online entries, please include PayPal ref. number in body of email OR put the poem(s) names in the comments (information) box when paying.
  • Please use basic formatting in any of .doc, .docx, rich text (.rtf) or .odf file types when attaching your file to the email. Any .pdfs, .pages, sidebars, headers, footers or unusual layouts may result in your electronic entry being rejected without notice.
  • Do not paste your entries in the body of an email.
  • The closing date for entries will be at midnight on the 30th April 2024. Winners will be informed approx. June, general availability of results thereafter. There may be a delay publishing results and/or winning poems depending on circumstances and permissions.
  • Any correspondence deemed to be an attempt to circumvent the judging process may cause your entry to be withdrawn. Any excessive representations may cause disqualification.
  • Please keep a copy of your poem(s) as manuscripts will not be returned.
  • Please do not contact us regarding bounced payments unless you are certain Paypal is not functional.
  • The organiser’s/adjudicator’s decisions are final.
  • Results will be available on this website following the Awards Evening.
  • No application form is required.

Postal entry envelopes should be sent to:-

SWC Poetry Competition

5 Carrwood Park

Southport,

Merseyside,

PR8 5FA

  • Please DO NOT send entries by signed-for delivery or send any other material such as return/receipt postcards as these will be disregarded/destroyed.

Online entries CLICK HERE


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