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Canterbury Festival Poet of the Year Competition 2026
A competition inviting poets to submit their work for the chance to be named Canterbury Festival Poet of the Year 2026. Poems entered may be on any subject and in any poetic format but no more than 60 lines long. There is an entry fee of £5 per poem, with all funds raised helping to support the annual 2-week festival and year-round public engagement work.
Who can apply
Open to poets worldwide; no specific restrictions mentionedPerks & benefits
- Title of Canterbury Festival Poet of the Year
- Publication in annual printed anthology (longlisted poems)
- Reading at online Awards Evening
- Prize money: first place £300, second £150, third £75
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