Poems must be 40 lines maximum, not including the title.<\/p>\n
Send no more than 6 poems in total.<\/p>\n
Entrants should pay for entry (either by Eventbrite, cheque or directly into our bank account), then email or post their poems.<\/p>\n
Poems should be on the theme of WEATHER (or WHETHER) \u2013 we\u2019ll leave it to you how you interpret the theme.<\/p>\n
The judge will read all poems entered into the competition. The judge\u2019s decision is final and neither the judge nor anyone associated with the running of the competition will enter into any correspondence.<\/p>\n
Poems are judged\u00a0anonymously<\/strong>, so please don\u2019t put your name or any identifying information on your poems.<\/p>\n Under no circumstances can alterations be made to poems once entered.<\/p>\n No one associated with the running of the competition is eligible to enter.<\/p>\n Poems must be typed, in English, and the original work of the entrant. Poems generated by\u00a0Artificial Intelligence (AI)<\/strong>\u00a0will not be be accepted.<\/p>\n Poems must not be previously published or self-published (including online), broadcast, accepted for publication elsewhere, or the translated work of another poet. If your poem is currently appearing on your social media pages, please delete it before submitting it to our competition.<\/p>\n Simultaneous submissions are NOT accepted.\u00a0Please don\u2019t send us your poems if you have already sent them to another competition or publication and you\u2019re waiting for the result.<\/p>\n Due to the sheer volume of entries, only successful entrants will be notified. Details of the full winners list will be announced publicly on our website after the awards ceremony in December 2025.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n If paying by cheque<\/strong>, address your envelope to Waltham Forest Poetry Competition, 82 Somers Road, London E17 6RS. Entries to the Adult competition should be accompanied by a cheque payable to \u2018Forest Poets\u2019. We can\u2019t accept debit\/credit card payment. Please enclose a stamped, self-addressed envelope if you would like confirmation that we have received your poems.\u00a0On a separate piece of paper<\/strong>\u00a0from the poem\/s, enter your name, address, daytime contact number and email (if you have one), and the poem title\/s. This will ensure that poems are judged anonymously. Please don\u2019t use staples on your manuscripts and don\u2019t put any identifying details on the poems.<\/p>\n You can also pay directly into our bank account \u2013 please use reference\u00a0WFPoetryComp<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Account Name: Forest Poets If required (e.g. for sending money from outside the UK), the IBAN and BIC\/SWIFT codes are as follows:<\/p>\n\n
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