The prize for first place is £500 (over $750) plus a WhiteSmoke software free download, with $150 for the best runner-up from the United States and £100 for the best runner-up from the United Kingdom. Ten special commendations will also be awarded and all the winners will be published in firstwriter.magazine and receive a subscription voucher worth $30 / £20 / €30!
The contest is open to poems of any style and on any subject, but they must not be longer than 30 lines. There is a reading fee of $4.50 / £3.00 per poem. Alternatively you can enter three poems for just $3.75 / £2.50 each, five poems for only $3.00 / £2.00 each, or ten poems for only $2.25 / £1.50 per poem.
Winners will be announced on firstwriter.com's page of previous winners, which includes the details and winning entries from all our previous competitions.
The closing date for submissions is October 1, 2013.
You can submit your entry quickly and easily online at http://www.firstwriter.com/competitions/poetry_competition.shtml
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