Derby Poetry Festival Poetry Prize 2025
Closing date: Sun 11 Jan 2026
The Derby Poetry Festival Prize 2025 is now open for submissions. The prize is open to poets and writers based in the UK.
Poems can be on any theme, must be 60 lines max, and must be written in the English language.
The winners will receive cash prizes of £500 for first place, £250 for second place and £100 for third place, as well as our East Midlands Entry, where a longlisted poet from the East Midlands will receive £150.
Judge: Jake Wild Hall
