In advance of the Wolverhampton Literature Festival, which is held in venues across the city centre early next year, the festival poetry competition is once again open for entries.

Prizes

1st Prize - £400
2nd Prize - £150
3rd Prize - Three prizes of £25
Plus £50 for the best poem sent in by someone living in a WV postcode

You can send in your poems – on any subject you choose – any time between now and midnight on December 31st, 2023. Poet Holly Magill will judge the main competition, while the WV postcode prize will be chosen by Dave Pitt, Associate Artist at Wolverhampton’s Arena Theatre.

Entry fees

The fee for entering a poem to the competition is just £4.00, or you can send in three poems for £10.00.

Closing Date: midnight on December 31st, 2024

The 2025 festival takes place over the weekend of 31st January - 2 February, and full details of what’s happening will soon be available here on the festival website.

Enter here