Magma Poetry Prize 2014
Two prizes in one for poems of different length.
Poems of 11 to 50 lines will be judged by Jo Shapcott for the Judge's Prize. Poems of up to 10 lines will be entered for the Editors' Prize
Magma's Poetry Competition has two contests, one for short poems of up to 10 lines, and one for poems of 11 to 50 lines. Poems of 11 to 50 lines will be judged by Jo Shapcott for the Judge's Prize. Poems of up to 10 lines will be entered for the Editors' Prize and, reflecting Magma's unique rotating editorship, will be judged by a panel of Magma editors.
Magma Judge's Prize
Jo Shapcott was awarded the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry in 2011. She has a string of prizes to her name, including the Costa Prize for her latest collection, Of Mutability (Faber 2010). Jo teaches creative writing at Royal Holloway and also for the Faber Academy.
First Prize £1,000
Second Prize £300
Third Prize £150
Magma Editors' Prize
This celebrates the short poem and is open to poems of up to 10 lines. The Magma Editors' Prize reflects the magazine's unique rotating editorship and poems of up to 10 lines will be judged by a panel of Magma Editors who will select a range of poems for ‘special mentions' as well as choosing first and second prize winners.
First prize £1,000
Second Prize £300
Plus 10 Special Mentions £15 each
In addition to receiving attractive cash prizes, winners will be invited to read at Magma's prize-giving event in Spring 2015. All winning entries will be published in the magazine.
