The Charles Causley Poetry Competition 2015
Closing Date 3rd November 2015
Entries by post. Entry fee £7 per poem. 1st Prize 2,000 plus one week’s residency at 2, Cyprus Well, Charles Causley’s house. 2nd Prize £250. 3rd Prize £100.
Now in its third year, with poets Jo Bell and Angela Readman the previous winners, there is still time to send your poem to this competition and be in with a chance of winning a substantial cash prize and (new this year) a one week’s residency at Charles Causley’s house in Launceston, Cornwall.
Rules of entry here. Download an entry form here.
More details at The Charles Causley Trust, including news of Isabel Galleymore’s appointment as Poet in Residence in 2016 and Jennifer McDerra’s appointment as Development Officer for the Trust.
All proceeds from the competition are donated to the Charles Causley’s House and Writer in Residence projects in Launceston. Jennifer McDerra has said there will be more plans to offer further residencies at 2 Cyprus Well next year so keep an eye on the website for news. Follow the Trust on Twitter @causleytrust. And send in your poems!
Josephine Corcoran 