10 October 2025
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Win publication in The Poetry Business's prestigious annual collection competition
Now in its 40th year, The Poetry Business's International Book and Pamphlet Competition is inviting submissions.
Two winning collections will be developed and published by The Poetry Business's imprint, SmithlDoorstop Books, as a 28-page pamphlet. Winners will also be offered the oportunity to submit a full-length manuscript. Each winner will also receive £500, publication in The North magazine and a reading at the Wordsworth Trust and online.Two runners up will each be published in The North and receive £100. This year's judge is Kim Moore.
To enter, send 20 pages of poetry.
The full-price entry fee is £29.
The closing date is 2 November.
For full details see the website.
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