The Plough Prize 2018

Published by sanja

Deadline: 31 October 2018
Open to: anyone interested in poem writting
Award: 1st prize GBP 1000 in each category; 2nd prize GBP 500 in each category; 3rd prize GBP 250 in each category

Description

The competition is organized by the Plough Arts Centre.

The Plough Arts Centre provides exciting opportunities for all people to experience a wide and vibrant range of high-quality arts events both as audience and participants. Through creative partnerships, the Plough Arts Centre is a welcoming and dynamic venue for artistic expression and education, responsive to the needs of the local community and a beacon for the arts across North Devon – visible and valued throughout the South West.

There are two categories:

• Open Poetry Competition;
• The Ronald Duncan Short Poem Competition.

Eligibility

  • The contest is open to anyone;
  • Maximum length, excluding title and any blank lines: Short Poem – 10 lines, Open Poem – 40 lines;
  • Poems must be the original work of the entrant, unpublished, and must not have won a prize in any other competition.

Award

  • 1st prize GBP 1000 in each category;
  • 2nd prize GBP 500 in each category;
  • 3rd prize GBP 250 in each category.

How to apply?

Entry fee for both categories GBP 5 per poem.

Read the conditions of entry on the following link.

In order to apply, please enter the competition here.

For more information, please visit the official web page.