

About the CompetitionPoetry Rivals is a national poetry competition for poets of all ages. We are inviting you to submit your poem to us for the chance to win some great prizes. Your poem can be on any theme you wish, whether it be light hearted and humorous or a more serious poem, it will be suitable for this poetry competition, feel free to look at the previous winners pages. If you are a teacher and you would like your whole class to enter we have created some poetry lesson plans for you. The top 100 poets (50 under 18s and 50 Over 18s) will be invited to our Poetry Slam, the poems will be performed in front of professional poets and the winners of the competition will be decided. Poetry Rivals Prizes Under 18s - There will be two laptops up for grabs for the winners of the competition. The Under 18s will be split into two age groups, the winning poets will each win a laptop. Over 18's - The top prize will be either a publishing contract or £1,000, there will be 2nd and 3rd place cash prizes. ![]()
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