The Poetry Business Pamphlet Competition
The Poetry Business · terms quoted from the contest's own page
Deadline, in the contest's own words
The deadline for entries is midnight on Tuesday 17 November 2026.
Entries can be submitted online up to 11:59pm on 17/11/2026 .
The deadline quote prints a time but no time zone, so none is shown. Our check read the page on October 31, 2026; confirm on the contest's page before entering.
Our guidance written by Tale of the Muse
Entrants send 20 pages of poetry by midnight on Tuesday 17 November 2026; the online form takes entries until 11:59pm that day. The full fee is £25, or £22 for the subscribers and members the page names, and the page sets 14 October 2026 as the last day for fee-waiver applications. Authors keep copyright, but the publisher reserves first UK publication of the collection for 12 months, and entries may also go to other competitions at the same time.
Our explanation of what the quoted terms mean for an entrant. It adds no facts of its own and is not advice about whether to enter.
The terms, quoted
| Deadline and submission period, as printed | The deadline for entries is midnight on Tuesday 17 November 2026. Entries can be submitted online up to 11:59pm on 17/11/2026 . |
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| Entry fee | Full-price entry is £25. Subscribers to The North , Friends of the Poetry Business, and members of the Poetry Society are eligible for the discounted fee of £22. |
| Fee waivers | Apply for the entry fee waiver here . (Applications for the fee waiver must be received by 14 October 2026.) |
| Prize | The two winners will also receive £500 each, publication in The North magazine, and readings at The Wordsworth Trust and online. |
| Judge | this year’s pamphlet competition will be judged by Andrew McMillan . |
| Eligibility and limits | The competition is open to anyone aged 18 and over at the time of entering. International entries are welcome. |
| Submission requirements | Entrants are invited to submit a collection of 20 pages of poetry . We accept simultaneous competition submissions, including to our own Collection Competition. |
| Rights terms (copyright, first publication, reproduction) | Copyright remains with the authors, but The Poetry Business reserves the right to first UK publication of the collection for 12 months from publication. |
| How results are announced | Not stated on the pages we quote |
Sources
- The Poetry Business Pamphlet Competition (The Poetry Business). Our check: October 31, 2026.
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