TEIGNMOUTH POETRY FESTIVAL
 POETRY COMPETITION 2021 


Competition entry is now closed.

​RULES
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• Poems may be on any subject, must be the original work of the entrant, unpublished and not accepted for publication in any medium. They must not have been awarded a prize in any other competition.
• Poems should be in English and not exceed 36 lines of text, no minimum.  Titles, epigraphs, dedications and blank lines are not included in the line count.
• Poems must be typed on a single side of A4, and must have a title
• Each poem must be on a separate page, which must not bear the author’s name or any other mark by which the author could be identified.
• Postal Entries - Two copies of each poem are required, accompanied by a completed entry form. One entry form may cover multiple poems.
• Online entries – please submit Word document or pdf via the online entry form.
• There is no restriction on the number of poems that may be submitted, provided the appropriate entry fee is included.
• Poems entered will not be returned – keep a copy for yourself.
• Each poet can only win one prize.
• Copyright will remain with the author, but the organisers reserve the right to publish any of the prizewinning poems as they deem appropriate.
• Once entered, poems may not be amended. 
• The results of the competitions and prize winning poems will be published on  www.poetryteignmouth.com
• The Open Competition judge will read ALL the entries.  The Local competition judge will read all eligible entries.
• Judges’ decisions are final and no correspondence will be entered into.
• The Festival reserves the right to change the judge/s if the need arises.
• In exceptional circumstances the organisers reserve the right to return poems and entry fees.
• The judges and Festival organisers are not eligible to enter the competitions.
• POEMS MUST BE RECEIVED BY MIDNIGHT 31st JANUARY 2021.