Theatre in Wales

2007 Academi Cardiff International Poetry Competition
date added:20 June 2006

The 2007 Academi Cardiff International Poetry Competition is now open.

This is your chance to scoop £5000 for just one poem. Further prizes available are £500 for 2nd place £250 for 3rd and five runners up will receive £50 each.

This truly international competition is accessible to all; it doesn’t matter if you are an established poet or just dabble with a verse now and then. Whether you’re from Merthyr or Malawi, Pwllheli or Portugal, we want your poems.

Just make sure your poem is no longer than 50 lines, unpublished, is in English and not a translation of another authors work and send it, along with your entry form and payment, to Academi. The poems will be judged anonymously to ensure a fair competition and unbiased result.

Entries cost £5 per poem

The 2007 Academi Cardiff International Poetry Competition is being judged by 2005 Wales Book of the Year Winner Owen Sheers and award winning poet Kathleen Jamie. Writer, Tiffany Atkinson from Aberystwyth will be continuing in her role as filter judge.

To receive your entry form send a Stamped Self Addressed Envelope to: Academi, 2007 CIPC Entry Form, 3rd Floor, Mount Stuart House, Mount Stuart Square, Cardiff, CF10 5FQ.

The competition is administered by Academi with the financial assistance of Cardiff Council.

Closing date for entries 26 January 2007

company:Academi
contact : Hollie Aldridge
email:
web: www.academi.org

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