We welcome poems of any length, on all subjects - as long as theyre written by women. 1st prize: £2,000 (plus two optional extras*: a weeks writing retreat at Cove Park and a mentoring session with the Editor of premier magazine Poetry Review. 2nd prize: £400 3rd prize £200 17 other finalists will each win £25 SPECIAL NEW PRIZE: £1,000 for the best poem by a previously unpublished woman poet. All winning poems will be published in Mslexia. Judge: Wendy Cope Award-winning poet Wendy Cope, OBE is a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. She has four collections of poetry published, including 2011s Family Values. She judged the Man Booker Prize in 2007, and has kindly agreed to return to us to judge our 2014 competition. Closing date: 16 June 2014 Please read the competition rules before entering. If youre happy with everything enter the competition. If youve written a collection of poems, why not enter them in our pamphlet competition? Find out more Struggling for inspiration? We have 30 poetry writing exercises available, to get your creative juices flowing. Find them all herehttps://mslexia.co.uk/whatson/msbusiness/pcomp_active.php
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