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Ironbridge Festival Poetry Competition

Closing date: Mon 26 May 2025

The Ironbridge Festival of the Imagination is now open for submissions for its next poetry competition.

Entrants are welcome to submit poems on any subject. Poems must be in English, and no more than 35 lines long.

There are cash prizes of £300 (1st), £125 (2nd), and three third prizes of £25 each. Poems sent by people living in a TF postcode will also be eligible for a local prize of £50.

Judge: Liz Lefroy

Find out more about Ironbridge Festival Poetry Competition
Entry fee: £4 per entry | £10 for three poems in a single submission
Adults