Briefly Write Poetry Prize

The Briefly Write Poetry Prize celebrates and rewards bold, succinct writing.

We want well-crafted poems up to 10 lines. We want innovative language, strong imagery and a subtle, focused composition. Send us your best brief writing.

This year, there is a prize fund of £70. We are committed to accessibility and, as such, entry is free. We would greatly appreciate any support towards the costs of running this competition.

See the full competition guidelines below.

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Briefly Write Poetry Prize 2023 – Results

After many re-reads and painful decisions, we’re excited to share our winning, shortlisted and longlisted poets. Each of these explored, crafted and created new worlds, moments and memories. We hope you enjoy discovering these poems as much as we did.

You can read them here – Briefly Write Poetry Prize 2023

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GUIDELINES

**PLEASE READ ALL THE GUIDELINES. YOUR ENTRY MIGHT BE DISQUALIFIED IF YOU DO NOT FOLLOW THESE (SIMPLE) STEPS**

1. Free to enter.
2. One entry per person.
3. Everyone is welcome to enter, whoever you are and wherever you are in the world.
4. Poems must be original and never previously published (including self-published) online or in print.
5. Please do not submit work that is under consideration elsewhere. Once submitted, your entry cannot be withdrawn.
6. Your poem must be 10 lines or fewer. Your title is not included in this line limit.
7. Only entries made via the online form (link below) will be considered.
8. Entries open 14 May 2023. The closing date is 30 June 2023 @ 23:59 BST. If in doubt about time zones, don’t leave it until the last day!
9. Entries will be judged anonymously. Judges’ decision is final.
10. There is a prize fund of £70, which will be split as follows: 1st – £40 / 2nd – £20 / 3rd – £10.
11. Prize and commended poems will be published online. Each winning author will have the chance to be featured on the website.
12. Results will be published online by the end of September. If, for any reason, this needs to be changed, we will provide an update on this page. We will contact all entrants by email before publishing the results online.
13. By entering the Briefly Write Poetry Prize, you are granting us first electronic rights only. Copyright reverts to the author upon publication.
14. If anything isn’t clear, send any queries to contact [at] brieflywrite [dot] com. Please do not email your entry.

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In need of inspiration? You can read all 2022’s winning and commended poems here…