Arvon International Poetry Competition
| Focus: | English |
| Opportunity Type: | Competition |
| Location: | Around the world |
| Student Grade: | 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
| Available to students from: | All Provinces/Territories |
| Time of year: | Summer |
| Prerequisites: | N/A |
| Cost: | £6 per poem |
| Website: | http://www.arvonfoundation.org/p88.html |
| Contact: | london@arvonfoundation.org |
| Application Deadline: | N/A |
Poems are submitted anonymously. There will be a first prize of £5,000, a second prize of £2,500, a third prize of £1,000 and three prizes of £500 each. A Ted Hughes Environmental Poetry Prize of £1000 and Ted Hughes publications is also being offered. All the winning poems and any poems the judges may wish to select for special commendation will be published in a Competition Anthology, which will be available to purchase from 15th October 2008.
Contact Us
For any inquiries, please feel free to contact Alex Shipillo at ashipillo@gmail.com. Most emails will be answered within 24 hours.
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