2014 Peace Poetry Competition
The 11th Leeds Peace Poetry Competition
THIS YEAR’S THEME:
Peace not War: Keeping Hope Alive 1914-18
HOW TO ENTER
Poems should be submitted as follows:
Email to: poetry @t4p.org.uk
Online to: www.t4p.org.uk
Post to: Leeds Peace Poetry, Together for Peace, PO Box 803, Leeds, LS1 9NG
COMPETITION DETAILS
Entries should be no longer than 24 lines, be previously unpublished, and are limited to a maximum of two per person. Each entry must include the writer’s name and contact details. There are three categories: primary school; secondary school; and adult. In each category, collective as well as individual entries are welcomed. Manuscripts and typescripts will not be returned and the judges’ decisions are final.
For more info about Leeds Peace Poetry, please contact Guy Wilson:
01347 868126 / guy@wilson4004.freeserve.co.uk
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: 20th March 2015
The competition is open to everyone. All shortlisted entrants will be invited to an awards evening at The Great Hall, University of Leeds, later in April 2015, at which prizes will be awarded to the winners by this year’s Chief Judge. The winning poems will also be published in The Yorkshire Evening Post.
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