The Caterpillar Poetry Prize 2025

Deadline: March 31, 2025

Who may enter
The competition is open to anyone over the age of 16.

Details
The contest is organized by The Caterpillar, a print magazine for children featuring poetry, short stories and art.

The prize is for unpublished poems written by an adult for children aged 7–11.

The poems can be on any subject. There is no line limit.

Entries must be in English.

Entry fee
The entry fee is €15 per poem.

Prizes
• 1st prize: €1,000  plus a week at Circle of Misse
• 2nd prize: €500 
• 3rd prize: €250 

 

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