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Hampshire Young Poets is an annual competition run by partners the Winchester Poetry Festival (WPF) and Hampshire Cultural Trust (HCT). Its aim is to inspire creativity and encourage a love of poetry, writing and words in young people across Hampshire.
Open to young people across Hampshire in three age categories:
4 to 7 years | 8 to 11 years | 12 to 16 years
In this year’s Hampshire Young Poets competition, you are invited to explore the theme of ‘Our world, our planet.’ Whether it’s your favourite place in the world to be or your thoughts on climate change, we want to read about what the words mean to you. Write a poem of no more than 14 lines on this theme and send it to us for a chance to be one of the winning poets announced at the awards ceremony on Saturday 5 October 2024 at Winchester Poetry Day 2024 to be held at The Arc, Winchester.
Competition closing date: Wednesday 31 July 2024.
Prizes
Our prizes for this year’s competition are sponsored by Paris Smith and P&G Wells.
First prize in each category:
£50 National Book Token plus £50 for your school to spend on poetry books.
Second prize in each category:
£25 National Book Token plus £25 for your school to spend on poetry books.
Third prize in each category:
£10 National Book Token plus £10 for your school to spend on poetry books.
How to enter: this competition has now closed
Please make sure that your entry contains the following information:
Your name, address, age at time of submitting entry plus a contact phone number and email address. Please also tell us where you heard about the competition.
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On a separate piece of paper, please provide:
Your name, address, age at time of submitting entry, a contact telephone number and email address as well as a contact name and email address for your school. Please also tell us where you heard about the competition.
Please send this entry sheet securely attached to your poem to:
Hampshire Young Poets Competition
Hampshire Cultural Trust Chilcomb House, Chilcomb Lane Winchester, Hampshire SO23 8RB