Submissions are open until 23:59 31st January 2025 (GMT)
1st prize £400
2nd prize £75
3rd prize £25
About the theme:
For this poetry contest, we are calling for poems that engage with experiences of love and loss.
Love and loss go hand in hand: nothing lasts forever, and to love anything – or anyone – is to know that love will be lost one day. Countless poets have grappled with these themes throughout history. We want your take on poems that deal with love or loss (or both).
As always, we are open to broad interpretations of the theme: feel free to surprise us and to stretch our imagination!
A note from the judge:
‘We are eager to see your poetry inspired by one of the most profound of human experiences. We await with gratitude what you share with us.’
Submission Guidelines
- The entry fee is £3 per poem, or £5 for 3. If the fee prevents you from entering the contest, get in touch with us at editor@passionfruitreview.com
- Submissions are open to all poets writing in English.
- Poems must be previously unpublished.
- Strong language is fine – abusive or discriminatory language is not.
- Simultaneous submissions are welcome – just let us know promptly through the submissions manager if you need to withdraw any of your poems.
- Poems up to 40 lines will be considered (we consider longer poems as general submissions!)
- Poets whose work is known by or recognisable to the judge will be disqualified.