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Results for the 2023 competions are in!
| 1st Prize | Dream of the Hexagonal House by Laura Jenner | Prize £300 | Read Judges Report |
| 2nd Prize | Fox by Paul McDonald | Prize £150 | Read Judges Report |
| 3rd Prize | Grinding the Lens by Pauline May | Prize £75 | Read Judges Report |
See the full results and report on the 2024 results page!
We are pleased to announce the launch of our 2023 poetry competition
As well as entering online you can also pay by card online this year. Don’t worry, you can still Download the 2023 Competition entry form to submit your entries by post if you prefer.
Entries close 15th March 2023!
Please see our competition page for full details.
We are pleased to announce the launch of our 2022 poetry competition
As well as entering online you can also pay by card online this year. Don’t worry, you can still Download the 2022 Competition entry form to submit your entries by post if you prefer.
Entries close 28th February 2022!
Please see our competition page for full details.
We are pleased to announce the launch of our 2021 poetry competition
New for this year, we are accepting online entries! Don’t worry, you can still Download the 2021 Competition entry form to submit your entries by post if you prefer.
Entries close 28th February 2021
Please see our competition page for full details.
Slipstream Poets invite entries to their Open Poetry Competition 2020
Download the 2020 Competition entry form to submit your entries.
Entries close 29th February 2020
Please complete the PDF, print it and send it to us with you poems and cheque for entry costs.
Please see our competition page for full details.
Slipstream Poets invite entries to their Open Poetry Competition 2019
Download the 2019 Competition entry form to submit your entries.
Entries close 28th February 2019
Please complete the PDF, print it and send it to us with you poems and cheque for entry costs.
Please see our competition page for full details.
The Results of this years competition have been announced.
Congratulations to the winners and a big thank you to att those that took part.
View the wining poems on the Results Page