Against the Grain single poem competition – open

Prizes – First prize – £100, Second prize – £50, Third prize – £25

We are looking for a competition winner‘s poem we like enough to submit to the Forward Prize for Best Single Poem. First, second and third prize winners will be invited to read at an ATG event. Winning poems will be published on our website.

Closing date – 30th November 2018

Cost – submit up to two poems for £5 or up to five poems for £10

Judges – Abegail Morley, Jessica Mookherjee and Karen Dennison (ATG editors).

Abegail is author of four poetry collections and two pamphlets. Her debut collection was shortlisted for the Forward Prize for Best First Collection. She has judged a number of poetry competitions including the Frogmore Prize, Sentinel Quarterly, Canterbury Poet of the Year, Roundel and Paper Swans pamphlet competition.

Jessica is author of two pamphlets, including Joy Ride by Black Light Engine Room. Her first full collection, Flood, is published by Cultured Llama this year and her second will be published in 2019. She was highly commended in the Forward Prize for Best Single Poem.

Karen’s first collection, Counting Rain, was published by Indigo Dreams in 2012 and her second is forthcoming in 2019. She is designer, editor and publisher of Book of Sand, Blueshift and Free-fall, a series of ekphrastic pamphlets featuring poets and artists.

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