Poetry London Prize 2025
- May 2
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Cost: Paid (No Financial Aid Available) – £10 per poem; £5 for Poetry London subscribers
Description: The Poetry London Prize is an international competition recognizing a single outstanding unpublished poem. Open to poets worldwide, entries must be in English and not exceed 80 lines. Cash prizes are awarded to the top three entries and winning poems will be published in the Autumn issue of Poetry London and featured at the magazine’s launch event.
Dates:
Submissions open: March 15, 2025
Submission deadline: June 30, 2025, at 23:59 BST
Winners notified by: End of September 2025
Grade Levels: 9–12
Skill Level: Intermediate
Location Requirements: None
Additional Info: First prize is £5,000; second prize is £2,000; third prize is £1,000. Poems must be original, unpublished, and submitted via the online portal.
