Manchester Poetry Prize: £10,000*
For: a portfolio of 3 to 5 poems with a combined maximum length of 120 lines
Entry fee: £18 (reduced price entry available)
Deadline for Entries: 5pm (UK time) on 1st September 2023
Chair of Judges: Malika Booker
*Terms and Conditions apply
The Manchester Poetry Prize asks for a portfolio of three to five poems with an overall combined length of up to 120 lines. Titles, blank lines and page numbers are not included in the line count. Quotations, dedications and epigraphs should be included. Poems submitted should be new work, not previously published elsewhere. The Prize is open internationally to those aged 16 or over.
Reduced Price Entry
100 reduced price (£10) entries are available to entrants who might not otherwise be able to take part in the Competition. If you would like to apply for one of these, please contact the Manchester Writing School on writingschool@mmu.ac.uk by 30th June 2023 to register your interest. Please see the terms and conditions of entry for further details/eligibility criteria.