The Manchester Poetry Prize
2012
First prize: £10,000
Deadline for entries:
31st August 2012
Judges: Ian Duhig, Francis
Leviston, Adam O’Riordan
Under the direction of UK Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy, The
Manchester Writing School at Manchester Metropolitan University has launched the
third Manchester Poetry Prize – a major literary competition celebrating
excellence in creative writing.
The Manchester Poetry Prize is open internationally and will
award £10,000 to the writer of the best portfolio of three-to-five poems new
submitted. The competition is open to both new and established writers aged 16
or over; there is no upper age limit. Work can be in any style, and on any
subject, but must be new writing, not previously published elsewhere.
You can find full terms and conditions of entry on the
Competition website, where you can also enter online, or download a printable
entry pack for postal submission:
http://www.manchesterwritingcompetition.co.uk/poetry/index.php
If you would like to be send a printed entry pack, please email your full name
and address to eve.lucas@stu.mmu.ac.uk and we’ll send one out to you.
The prize will be awarded at a gala ceremony held as part of
the 2012 Manchester Literature Festival.
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