Who may enter
The competition is open to anyone.
Short description
The McLellan Poetry Prize is awarded by the Arran Theatre and Arts Trust in Scotland.
You may enter any number of poems and on any subject.
Poems should be of no more than 90 lines (excluding title), in English and your own original work (no translations).
Poems must not have won a prize in any other competition or have been published, self-published or accepted for publication in print or online at the time of the closing date.
Entry fees
The entry fee is £7 for the first poem and £5 for each subsequent poem submitted on the same form
Prizes
• 1st prize: £1,000
• 2nd prize: £250
