Submissions to our first themed poetry competition are open until 31st January 2024
1ST PRIZE £250
2ND PRIZE £50
3RD PRIZE £25
ABOUT THE THEME:
For this poetry contest, we are calling for poetry that engages with the experience of being in bodies.
We are always embedded in our environment. We inhabit physical bodies that exist in space while we are thinking, feeling, reading, and writing.
Send us poetry that recognises that embodiment in some way: poetry about breathing and breathlessness; poetry about soft touches and the sensation of sunlight on your skin; poetry about the body’s limits, its pain, its power and its powerlessness; poetry which makes us cringe and poetry that makes our blood boil; poetry that reminds us what it is to be human, to exist in and to interact with bodies.
As always, we are open to broad interpretations of the theme – feel free to surprise us and to stretch our imagination!
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
- The entry fee (per submission of up to 3 poems) is £4. 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- Poems must be previously unpublished.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.
- Submit 1-3 poems in a single file.
- Poems up to 40 lines will be considered (we consider longer poems as general submissions!)
- Please note that the review process will be kept strictly anonymous. Do not include any identifying information in your attached documents.