The Papers School Inaugural Poetry Chapbook Competition
Closing date: Fri 20 Feb 2026
The Papers School Inaugural Poetry Chapbook Competition is now open for manuscript submissions.
Manuscripts should be submitted as a single word document. Up to 40 pages. Submissions must be the poet’s own original work. Individual poems may have been published previously but the body of work must not have been previously published as a complete collection.
The winning chapbook will be published online as a collection and featured in the next issue of The Vanity Papers Oxford Literary Review. The winning poet will receive a cash prize of £100.
Judge: Jenny Lewis
