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Morecambe Poetry Festival Poetry Competition 2025

Closing date: Mon 28 Jul 2025

The Morecambe Poetry Festival Poetry Competition is now open to poets from across the globe, and welcomes poems on any and every subject.

Poems must be in English, previously unpublished, and no more than 50 lines long.

There are cash prizes of £300 (1st), £125 (2nd), and £25 (3rd) for three entrants. Poems sent by entrants from a LA3 or LA4 postcode will also be eligible for a local cash prize of £50.

Judge: John Hegley, with Rachel Pantechnicon and Francesca Beard

Find out more about Morecambe Poetry Festival Poetry Competition 2025
Entry fee: £4 per poem | £10 for three poems in a single submission
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