Poetry Rivals poetry competition offers some great prizes for the winners. Below you can see the previous winners. Prizes for previous years have been a publishing contract for the over 18s and a laptop for the under 18s. This year, the prizes for the best poetry are bigger and better!
Over 18s Poetry Prizes
1st Prize - A publishing contract or £1,000
2nd Prize - £100
3rd Prize - £50
Under 18s Poetry Prizes
The under 18s will be split into two categories, each winner will receive a laptop computer as a prize.
Enter Poetry Rivals 2011 to be in with a chance of winning these great poetry prizes.
2009 Winners
Over 18s
Andrew Barber, wins a publishing contract with his poem
'The Money God'.
Under 18s Winner
Cleo Henry (14),wins a laptop with her poem
'Child Snatcher'.
Under 18s Runners-Up
Rachel Gaffney &
Beth Cortese both win their very own copy of ‘I Eat Squirrels – Poetry For Kids’ by A F Harrold.
2011 Slam Final! 10/02/2012
All 100 finalists should have now received their letters of congratulations and an invitation to the slam final, however please check out our top 50 under 18s and top 50 over 18s just in case your letter has been delayed! This year’s slam final will take place on Saturday 21st April 2012, at The Burghley Club, Peterborough, PE1 2QA. The event will kick off with the under 18s slam starting at 3pm until 6pm, two champions will be crowned and awarded with the top prizes, laptops! The over 18s slam will start at 6:30pm until 9:30pm, with the three runners-up receiving cash prizes and the champion having the choice of a publishing contract with Bonacia Ltd or £1000! Finalists are welcome to invite friends and family to the event but tickets must be purchased before the event because of capacity limits within the venue. Contact our customer services team on 01733 890099 or email info@poetryrivals.com to order tickets (£5 cost).
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