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After the End Poetry Competition 2026
Competition opportunity. Deadline: 2026-12-01
- Type
- Award
- Organizer
- NewWriters.org.uk in partnership with the National Poetry Centre and After the End project
- Deadline
- 1 December 2026
- Where
- Online
- Compensation
- 1st Place £200; 2nd Place £100; 3rd Place £100
- Disciplines
- poetry
About this opportunity
The After the End Poetry Competition 2026 invites poets worldwide to submit original, unpublished poems inspired by themes of time, temporality, and endings from a global health research project. Open to all experience levels, entries must be no more than 40 lines and submitted by 1 December 2026. Winners receive cash prizes and will have their work featured on the project’s website and social media.
Who can apply
- Open internationally to poets of all experience levels.
- Original, previously unpublished work in English.
How to apply
The application link and the full call are available to members, together with every other open opportunity ranked around your practice.
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