The Shepton Mallet Snowdrop Festival Poetry Competition 2025

Deadline: 6 Jan 2025

The competition celebrates the theme of ‘Treasures of Nature’ and is looking for poems of 30 lines or under that capture the spirit of the theme best.  There are three age groups: 18 & Over, 12 to 17 and 11 & Under

THE JUDGE
Multi-award-winning poet, author of ‘The Ghost Lake’ and editor of ‘Spelt’ magazine, Wendy Pratt.

HOW TO ENTER
The competition is open to anyone as long as the submissions are original and previously unpublished. The entry fee for over 18s is £4 per poem.  Entry for under 18s is free but limited to 1 poem. Entries are open online.

CLOSING DATE 06 JANUARY 2025
The shortlist will be announced in February 2025 and all shortlisted poets will be invited to read at a special prize-giving event on Saturday 22nd February in the festival weekend.  They will also be included in a specially printed anthology pamphlet. 

More Info: https://www.sheptonsnowdrops.org.uk/competitions/2025-poetry-competition/