Women's Poetry Competition 2024

Your Poems

This competition is open to unpublished poems of any length, on any subject. Your £10 entry fee allows you to submit up to three poems.

Prizes

1st: £2,000; 2nd: £500; 3rd: £250

Unpublished Poet Prize* is an additional award for the best unpublished poem by an unpublished poet: £250.

The four winners, plus sixteen additional finalists will have their poems published in the March 2025 issue of Mslexia.

Deadline

The deadline for all entries is 23.59GMT, 9 December 2024.

Results

Entrants will be notified of the outcome of their entry in February 2025.

The winner and finalists will be announced on 1 March 2025. 

How to Enter

Add the entry fee to your basket and proceed through the checkout (you will be asked to set up, or sign in to you Mslexia account during the process). Once the order is completed you'll be taken to a 'Submit' page where the entry form is located. You can submit at a later date by logging into your Mslexia online account and going to the 'competitions' tab.

*If you are an Unpublished Poet (i.e. you've never had a poem selected for publication, in print or online, by an editorial selection process) then you can enter our Unpublished Poet Prize. This is an additional prize awarded to poets who have yet to have their work published. Simply tick the box on the entry form when uploading your poems or, if submitting by post, mark your entry with a U, and your work will be entered into the award.

Unsure of what we mean by Unpublished? Want more information on formatting and how to submit? Visit our Entry Instructions for a comprehensive guide. And be sure to read our Rules before submitting.

Have a question about formatting, eligibility, or anything else?

Please see our Entry Instructions. Be sure to read the rules before entering. For any further information, call us on 0191 204 8860 or email competitions@mslexia.co.uk