The East Riding Festival of Words Poetry Competition is open for entries from both adults and children, until November 27th 2021.
This year’s theme is “My reason to be cheerful” – because we all need something to be cheerful about at the moment!
Entry fee: Children – free
Adults – £4
There are 13 cash prizes available:
Adult
Collection HQ prize: £500
East Riding Gold prize: £200
East Riding Silver prize: £150
2x Highly Commended: £25 each
Young poets
East Riding Secondary 1st prize: £75
East Riding Secondary 2nd prize: £50
2x Highly Commended: £25 each
East Riding Primary 1st prize: £75
East Riding Secondary 2nd prize: £50
2x Highly Commended: £25 each
There is also a £100 voucher prize for prison inmates.
Full details here.