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P=Poetry, N=Nonfiction, F=Fiction
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P – Coverstory Books 2024 Poetry Competition
Entry fee: £5 per poem
Guidelines and rules
- Poems must be written in English, can be on any subject, and must be the original work of the submitter. No Artificial Intelligence work please!
- The author must be at least 16 years old.
- Entries may be from any country.
- Each poem must be submitted in a separate file with the appropriate fee for each poem.
- The title of the poem should be used as the filename.
- Submission of more than one poem in a single file – i.e. multiple poems accompanied by only one entry fee – will disqualify all poems and the entry fee will be lost.
- Acceptable file formats: .doc, .docx, .rtf, .pdf
- There must be no means of identifying the author of the poems within the files submitted i.e. in the filename or the body of the text.
- Poems must not have been published in print or online, nor have previously won a prize. If a poem is published or wins a prize elsewhere prior to the 19th May 2024, it must be withdrawn from this competition.
- Once submitted, a poem cannot be amended.
- Copyright remains with the author, although entry grants Coverstory books permission to publish the winning poems.
- Poems must not exceed 60 lines (excluding title) and be typed in a standard font e.g. Times New Roman, Ariel, Helvetica etc.
- The judge will read all entries and his decision is final.
How to Enter
Entry is via Submittable. For any submission issues, please email coverstorybooks@icloud.com.
Prizes
1st Prize: £200 (minimum*)
plus – publication in a future edition of the New Contexts anthology &
invitation to read the winning poem at a future Contextual virtual poetry reading event
2nd Prize: £80 (minimum*)
plus – publication in a future edition of the New Contexts anthology &
invitation to read the winning poem at a future Contextual virtual poetry reading event
3rd Prize: £40 (minimum*)
plus – publication in a future edition of the New Contexts anthology &
invitation to read the winning poem at a future Contextual virtual poetry reading event
*Cash prizes may be enhanced depending on the number of entries received.
For details on previous editions of New Contexts and the Contextual readings, please visit www.coverstorybooks.com.