Who may enter
The competition is open to anyone.
Short description
The competition is organized by the Magma Poetry magazine based in the UK.
There are two contests, one for short poems of up to 10 lines, and one for poems of 11 to 50 lines.
All poems must be previously unpublished.
Entry fees
The entry fees are £5 for the first poem, £4 for the second and £3.50 for the third and each subsequent poem.
Prizes
• Editors’ Prize for a poem of up to 10 lines
1st prize: £1,000
2nd prize: £300
3rd prize: £150
The Editors’ Prize is judged by a panel of Magma Editors.
• Judge’s Prize for a poem of 11 to 50 lines
1st prize: £1,000
2nd prize: £300
3rd prize:£150
The judge is Amy Acre.
