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This year's judge |
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UK Poet Laureate Andrew Motion |
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Andrew Motion was born in 1952. He read English at University College, Oxford and subsequently spent two years writing about the poetry of Edward Thomas for an M. Litt.
From 1976 to 1980 he taught English at the University of Hull; from 1980 to 1982 he edited the Poetry Review and from 1982 to 1989 he was Editorial Director and Poetry Editor at Chatto & Windus. He has recently been appointed Professor of Creative Writing at Royal Holloway, University of London. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and lives in London.
Andrew Motion was appointed as Poet Laureate in May 1999 |
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The Plough Arts Centre
9-11 Fore Street
Great Torrington
Devon
EX38 8HQ
Box Office and Enquiries:
Tel. 01805 624624
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Categories for 2007
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Open
Poem
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| Length: |
up to
40 lines |
| Style: |
Unrestricted |
| Theme: |
None |
| Prizes: |
1st
£500, 2nd £200, 3rd £100 |
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Short
Poem
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| Length: |
up to
10 lines |
| Style: |
Unrestricted |
| Theme: |
None |
| Prizes: |
1st
£500, 2nd £200, 3rd £100 |
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| Entry: |
£4, four poems £14, £3.50 thereafter |
| Entries close November 30th 2007 |
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All entrants who provide a stamped, self-addressed envelope for the purpose will receive a free check-box critique of their poem/s (not available via email).
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Longer critiques available by post or email at an extra charge of £10.00 per poem. Details here.
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Every entrant who provides either a separate SAE or an email address will receive a breakdown of the results, including full long and short listings.
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Winning poems will be published on this website, along with the judge's comments.
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Postal and online entry available.
Before entering, please make sure that you have read all the rules carefully. Entries that break them will be disqualified, and the entry fee will not be returned. Please make sure that your entry is accompanied by an entry form (download one here).
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