Final call for entries for the John Betjeman Young People's Poetry Competition
Are you a budding Poet Laureate? Would you like to try your hand with a poem about place to The John Betjeman Young People's Poetry Competition open to children between the ages of 11 and 14? The first prize is £1,000, (£500 to the winner and £500 to the English department of their school). The first prize winner, runner-up and highly commended will also each win £50 of book tokens.
Closing date for entries is 31st July. Entry can be done instantly online: www.betjemanpoetrycompetition.com...
Alternatively, downloadable entry forms can be sent to 'The John
Betjeman Young People's Poetry Competition', c/o Justin Gowers, 72
Vicars Hill, London, SE13 7JL. The prize-winners will be announced in early September, and the category winners will be invited on the stage to read their poems at St Pancras International station on Tuesday 5th October.
