Our poetry competition is now open for unpublished poems of any length, on any subject.
Our judge this year is the award-winning poet Liz Berry.
The prizes are as follows: 1st prize, £2,000; 2nd prize, £500; and 3rd prize, £250; Unpublished Poet Prize this year, with the winner receiving £250. 16 additional finalists will be awarded £25 each. All winners and finalists will be published in Mslexia.
Want to read our previous winners? Check out 'Thinking in Spanish', by Lisa Fudio, which won in 2024.
Each entry fee allows you to submit up to three poems, and the closing date is 8 December.
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