Please feel free to circulate this information to anyone who you think might be interested in this competition, or indeed to any organisations you know of you would be happy to pass it on to their members.
The Department of English and Drama at Loughborough University has set up the Overton Poetry Prize in memory of our Professor Bill Overton who passed away in 2012. The prize is for a sequence of poems on any subject up to 300 lines.
First prize is the publication of the sequence in chapbook form, with two runners-up prizes of £50 each.
Amongst the judges is Sarah Jackson, who won the Seamus Heaney Prize in 2013.
The entry fee is £10 per submission and the competition closes on 31st March.
Much of Bill’s teaching and writing was on poetry, and the proceeds from this competition will fund an early-career poet in residence here at the University.
For all of the additional information on this exciting prize, just go to: http://www.lboro.ac.uk/
I'm sure you will all agree that this is a fantastic opportunity for any budding writer, and I and the rest of Loughborough's English and Drama Department would be immensely grateful if you could help spread the word!
Thank you!
Jenna
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