First Annual James Kirkup Memorial Poetry Competition
ENTRIES NOW CLOSED
Judges: Terry Kelly, Tom Kelly and Alistair Robinson.
1st prize: publication of pamphlet
24 other finalists will be published in a pamphlet anthology
Rules
- Entry is free.
- You may enter only once.
- You must be over 17 years of age.
- Your entry will be judged anonymously. Please DO NOT SHOW YOUR NAME on the same sheet as your entry.
Enclose a separate sheet with your name, address, telephone number, email address and the title of your poem. Please mark your envelope 'James Kirkup Poetry Competition'. - Your poem should be typed on one side of A4 paper (you may use any number of sheets).
- Poems may be in any style, of any length, on any subject.
- Your poem will not be returned to you. If you would like an acknowledgement of receipt please enclose an SAE marked 'Acknowledgement'.
- No alterations may be made to a poem once it has been submitted.
- Overseas entries are welcome.
- Poems must be in English (or English dialect).
- Poems must not have won or be under consideration in other poetry competitions.
- Poems must not be a translation of another author's work.
- Employees of Red Squirrel Press are not eligible to enter.
A celebratory event will be held at South Shields Central Library at 7.30 Friday 23rd April 2010 (on what would have been James Kirkup's 92nd birthday).
Enquiries - but no more entries at present, please - to:
James Kirkup Memorial Competition
Red Squirrel Press
PO Box 219
Morpeth
Northumberland
NE61 9AU
United Kingdom
We are unable to accept entries by e-mail.