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Manchester Poetry Prize 2012

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Closing date: 
31 August 2012
Entry: 
open internationally to all writers aged 16 and over
Prize: 
£10,000

Under the direction of the UK Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy, the Manchester Writing School at MMU is launching the third Manchester Poetry Prize – a major international literary competition celebrating excellence in creative writing. The Manchester Poetry Prize will award a cash prize of £10,000 to the winner of the best poems submitted. The competition is open internationally to both new and established writers aged 16 and over; there is no upper age limit.

Entry fee £17

The judges will be Ian Duhig, Frances Leviston and Adam O'Riordan 

All entrants are asked to submit a portfolio of three to five poems, which can be on any subject, and written in any style, but must be new work, not previously published or submitted for consideration elsewhere during the  competition. The prize will be awarded at a gala ceremony hosted as part of the 2012 Manchester Literature festival. 

For further details, to enter online, or to download a printable entry form  for postal submission, go to: www.manchesterwritingcompetition.co.uk.

or contact James Draper to order a printed entry pack:

0161 247 1787; j.draper@mmu.ac.uk 

Closing date: 
31 August 2012
Entry: 
open internationally to all writers aged 16 and over
Prize: 
£10,000