Children's Writing
Competitions
Children's writing competitions,
including poetry, tend to come in below the radar, so
to speak, but WritersReign will endeavour to post them as and
when we find them.
Mere Literary Festival 2009 Open Poetry
Competition
Closing date: 7th July 2009
Prizes: Cash Awards plus the Grace Wines Memorial Prize. Entry
Fees: £1.00 per poem, 25% discount on school entries of 10 or
more poems where, if preferred, one entry form, together with a
list giving details of entrant’s name/age/title of entry, may
be sent. Write a poem on any topic of no more than 40 lines.
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The Plough Prize Poetry
Competition Closing date: November 30th 2009
Prizes: 1st £500, 2nd £200, 3rd £100 in Short and Open
categories; £100 1st prize Childrens' Poem category. Entry fee:
£4.00 per poem, four poems £14, thereafter £3.50.
Categories: Short poem (up to 10 lines), Open (up to 40 lines),
Poem for Children (suitable for 5-11yrs approx., any length).
Free check-box critique on request for every entry
posted/emailed before November 1st. Full long and short lists
published. International entries welcomed. Online entry and
previous winners at: theploughprize.co.uk

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