Awarded for the best poetic response on the theme of Fear.

 

Key dates:

Applications open: 1st February 2025
Applications close: 1st April 2025 at 23:59 (UK time)

 

Prizes:

The winner and runners-up will receive cash prizes and will be invited to attend our annual symposium.

First place: £3,000

Second place: £1,000

Third place: £1,000

 

Rules:

  • Open to all nationalities.

  • Applicants must be aged 18 or above at the time of entry.

  • All entries must be written in English.

  • You can enter multiple prizes.

 

  • You may submit one poem or a collection of poems as long as all the poems in the collection speak to the theme.

  • There is a maximum of 500 words per entry.

  • There is no minimum required word count.

 

  • Submissions will be judged anonymously, so please ensure that your name does not appear anywhere on your work.

  • Due to the volume of applications, the judge’s decisions are final and no correspondence will be entered into following the results.

 

Website link:

https://alpinefellowship.com/poetry-prize