In advance of the Wolverhampton Literature Festival 2025 to be held in venues across the city early next year, the festival poetry competition is once again open for entries.
As always, the competition has a 1st-place prize of £400, a 2nd-place prize of £150, and three 3rd-place prizes of £25, and there is an additional prize of £50 for the best poem by someone living in a WV postcode.
Applicants can send poems, on any subject, up until midnight on December 31, 2024. Poet Holly Magill will judge the main competition, while the WV postcode prize will be chosen by Dave Pitt, Associate Artist at Wolverhampton’s Arena Theatre.
City of Wolverhampton Council Cabinet Member for City Development, Jobs and Skills, Councillor Chris Burden, said: “The festival has been a huge success over the years, and it is growing more and more.
“Poetry speaks volumes, and we look forward to welcoming all entries into the competition - I wish everyone the best of luck.”
The fee for entering a poem to the competition is just £4, or you can send in three poems for £10. For more information, visit www.wolvesliteraturefestival.co.uk/competition.html
The 2025 Literature Festival will take place over the weekend of January 31 to February 2. Full details of the events will soon be available on the festival website. If you would like to subscribe to the festival newsletter and stay updated on all events, please register here.
