Winchester Poetry
@WinPoetryFest
We are a hub for poetry locally, nationally and internationally - from Winchester to the world.
Winchester Poetry Day takes place Sat 5th Oct 2024
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Dr Kim Moore
She/Her 'All the Men I Never Married', 'The Art of Falling' (SerenBooks)'What The Trumpet Taught Me' (@poetrybusiness) agent: @chriswellbelove
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The best new poetry published in the UK & Ireland
Andrew McMillan
Pity @canongatebooks /physical,playtime,pandemonium (@jonathancape) / π―Queer Poems (@vintagebooks) / prof / agent: @chriswellbelove / photo Neil Bedford
Anna Saunders
Founder/CEO @Cheltpoetfest Poet - author of Communion, Kissing the She Bear, Struck, Burne Jones &theFox, Ghosting for Beginners, Feverfew (@IndigoDreamsPub)
Pascale Petit FRSLπ π΄ππ³π¦
'Tiger Girl' shortlist Forward Prize, βMama Amazonica' won Laurel & Ondaatje prizes @BloodaxeBooks | debut novel @saltpublishing 2024 | rep @JonCurzon
Grateful to Hampshire Chronicle as always for their support, especially in helping spread the word about how the Kathryn Bevis Prize will support one brilliant local poet in their poetic journey β¨
Good luck to all who enter!
We run a Pay It Forward scheme for Winchester Poetry Prize where poets on low incomes can enter
a poem for free.
πThe pot for this is currently empty.
If you would like to help a fellow poet enter the comp, you can donate Β£6 at the bottom of this page: winchesterpoetryfestival.org/prize
Still time to register for this - the online launch for Kathryn Bevis's collection The Butterfly House is *tomorrow*
Winchester Poetry Prize 2024 is open - please send us your best unpublished work to be judged by Clare Shaw π
Read the rules, how to submit your poem, and how to contribute to our Pay It Forward scheme here: winchesterpoetryfestival.org/prize
It's only 3 weeks until we're at Bournemouth Writing Festival!
Who's ready to dip their toe into the magical world of poetry? ππΎββοΈπββοΈππΎββοΈ
Come and say hi! winchesterpoetryfestival.org/what-s-on
So pleased about the new Kathryn Bevis prize, she is a total poetry legend π¦ not to mention bloody Clare Shaw is judging! come on guys, enter, weβre open!
Over 150 calls for submissions of #poetry #fiction #flash #nonfiction #art #photography & more - competitions, literary journals, residencies, bursaries etc - open or with deadlines in April 2024. Best of luck & pls share! #amwriting #callsforsubmissions thisiswordbox.com/wordbox-blog/wβ¦
6 weeks today we are at The Arc, Winchester with Write Beyond Borders for this beautiful poetry sharing session celebrating languages spoken in our area.
Could you contribute your languages to a collaborative multicultural poem?
winchesterpoetryfestival.org/what-s-on
Supported by Winchester City Council
