The competition is organized by Café Writers, a literary organization based in Norwich, England. You may submit poems of up to 40 lines. Entries must be your own original work and in English. Entries must never have been published, self-published, published on any website or broadcast.
- Closing date for receipt of entries: 14th November 2022
- The maximum length for each poem is 40 lines excluding the title. Breaks between stanzas do not count towards the total of 40 lines
- The Prize is open to anyone other than Café Writers committee members.
- Entries must be entirely the work of the entrant and must never have been published, self-published, published on any website or broadcast.
- We regret that entries cannot be returned.
- Entries must be in English.
- Each poem should be sent as a separate document [if entering by email] or start on a separate page [if entering by post] and have no identifying marks other than the title.
- No corrections can be made after receipt, nor fees refunded.
- Worldwide copyright of each entry remains with the author, but Café Writers will have the unrestricted right to publish the winning poems on its website and in competition publicity.
- The Norfolk Prize is awarded to a permanent Norfolk resident, for a poem not winning another prize.
- The judge’s decision is final and no individual correspondence can be entered into.
Entry implies acceptance of all the rules. Failure to comply with the entry requirements will result in disqualification.
Receipt: Cafe Writers attempts to acknowledge all email entries, although these can get caught in your spam filter – adding our email address to your contacts should prevent this. Postal entries can enclose a stamped addressed postcard marked ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
TO ENTER BY POST:
You can download and print off an entry form WITH POSTAL ADDRESS here as a PDF.
TO ENTER ONLINE:
Make your Poem Document[s]
Save each poem as a separate Word document or PDF. We would like the font to be 12 point Times New Roman, single spaced in black. Pages should not be numbered, there should be no colour, pictures or borders used.
Please label the document with the title of your poem only [eg. poem_title.doc]. DO NOT include your name, address, or other identifying marks on the document – this information goes in your covering email.
To claim your Free Entry
for poets on a low household income please send this as a separate entry on a separate email, to any other entries you might send. Attach the document of this poem to an email marked with your name and ‘Concession’ in the subject box.
Pay Online using Paypal:
Attach the Document[s] to an email. As the subject heading to your email, please write your name and your Paypal Transaction Number eg John Keats 7PO79029E497164P. In the body of the email include your name, address, email address and titles of your poem/s.
Please pay for your entry using the drop-down box below. If you are able to pay for an extra poem to help fund a concessionary entry please choose the appropriate option in the drop down box.
1 poem £4.00 GBP
2 poems £8.00 GBP
3 poems £10.00 GBP
4 poems £12.00 GBP
5 poems £14.00 GBP
6 poems £16.00 GBP
You can add a donation at the checkout to if you would like to support Café Writers.
SEND EMAILS TO:
[email protected] (please cut and paste this address to limit the amount of SPAM we receive). You will be sent a receipt of your entry via email, although sometimes these can get caught by your spam filter – please make sure to add our email address to your contacts.
Awards:-
• 1st Prize: £1,000
• 2nd Prize: £300
• 3rd Prize: £200
• Five Commended Prizes of £50
Deadline:- 14-11-2022
Entry Fees:- £4 per poem; or £10 for 3 poems & £2 per poem thereafter. We are offering the concession of a free entry of one poem to any UK resident with a household income of less than £16,000 for whom the cost of entering would be prohibitive. Your status to claim this will be taken on trust. See below for more details.
