The PBS & Mslexia Women's Poetry and Pamphlet Competitions 2019
WOMEN'S POETRY COMPETITION | JUDGE MALIKA BOOKER
1st PRIZE: £2000 (plus optional mentorship and writing retreat) | 2nd: £400 | 3rd: £250 | 17 FINALISTS: £25 | UNPUBLISHED POET: £250
All women poets are invited to submit poems to our exciting competition, the winner of which will receive £2,000, an optional writing retreat with PBS Selector Sandeep Parmar and a residency kindly provided by Cove Park. For the entree fee of £10 you can submit up to 3 poems, or more across multiple submissions! Winning poets will also be featured in the MslexiaStylish and lively site for quarterly UK literary magazine read by 12,000 'committed' women writers. Good range of quality writing, information and advice with news, reviews, competitions and interviews, all presented in a friendly fashion. Praised by Helen Dunmore as 'astute, invigorating and above all an excellent read.' www.mslexia.co.uk magazine, and a selection in the PBS Bulletin. Click here to submit online (you will need to make a Submittable account).
WOMEN'S PAMPHLET COMPETITION | JUDGE AMY WACK
Winning Prize: Pamhlet publication by Seren BooksClick for Seren Books Publishers References listing and £250.
Women poets who have not previously had a full collection published are invited to submit a new poetry pamphlet for an entrance fee of £20 (or multiple pamphlets across multiple submissions). The winning pamphlet will be selected for publication by Seren Books, and the poet will win £250!
