The Magdalena Young Poets' Prize (NOW CLOSED!)

Competition for UK-based young poets aged 16-25. Cash prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd, plus our Dragonfly Prize for Potential. @OdubanjoGboyega is our 21/22 judge!

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And our judge is...drum roll please...the incredible GBOYEGA ODUBANJO (@OdubanjoGboyega)! Please check out our blog post here for more about this star of a poet - plus more about our prizes, and our planned opening date.🤩 #exciting #poetry #youngwriters https://t.co/R4HMKz96Jp

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We have a very special Christmas treat for you all. After many tricky months, we bring you this year's winning and commended poems! We feel so thrilled and honoured to be sharing them with the world. https://t.co/0kxxY4LzBd

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HUGE congratulations to our lovely 2022 second-place winner, @BethRSD. What an achievement! Can't wait for your book!

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@OdubanjoGboyega @BethRSD @imogendcooper @ilbacas

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After a bit of a wait (Olivia's fault!), the results are finally in! Please stay tuned for the date of our (free-to-attend) virtual prize ceremony, where we'll be hearing from our winners, commended poets, and our judge @OdubanjoGboyega.🤩🦋 https://t.co/rWiXJGs3lr

[Katherine Stansfield is away @K_Stansfield]

Absolute stunner of a cover. Congratulations @HodgsonWrites - can't wait to read your @SerenBooks collection!

[Radical Body @radicalbodyarts]

Hello!
We're looking to put together a list of spaces in The West Midlands (particularly Birmingham) that are interested in supporting and platforming disabled performers. It would be especially great to hear from small and grassroots venues.
Please do share and get in touch ☺️

[imogen @Poetr_imi]

I think sometimes we take for granted the support that members of the poetry community constantly provide for each other, whether that be financial, or through word of mouth, or a simple face to face compliment. The generosity seems to be boundless. I am very grateful for it.

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We could not be excited for @HodgsonWrites's first collection – we are so proud that she was our first ever winner last year. And our honourably mentioned @ellora_sutton will be reviewing it! Follow the link to pre-order the book.

[Ellora Sutton (she/her) @ellora_sutton]

Not to be missed!! I was fortunate enough to get a review copy (review forthcoming in @Mslexia) and honestly this is a world-shifting book

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UK poets aged 16–25: you have another week to send us your poems! All the details can be found here, including our rules and how to enter: https://t.co/POCB26T3YR Please RT and spread the word, everyone!🦋 #poetry #poetrytwitter #poetrycompetition #youngwriters #youngpoets

[Ellora Sutton (she/her) @ellora_sutton]

Please send me your poems!! Farnham themed - Farnham is where Peter Pan was written, it’s one of the most haunted towns in England, Charles I stayed there on his way to be executed, it has the ruins of a church and an abbey! It’s a town ripe with inspiration! 💖

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@ellora_sutton Happy birthday from us!🦋🦋🦋

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@imogendcooper How amazing that that was your first submission! We're really honoured. Thank you.

[Young Poets Network @youngpoetsnet]

We're running a ❤️love💙 poetry 💚challenge!💛 Write odes to your friends, paeans to your pets, and tell us about all the good feelings you have for those around you. If you're aged 25 or younger, enter by 7 February: https://t.co/Z3LoGf9a4q

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@OdubanjoGboyega @youngpoetsnet @thewritingsquad You helped us get some incredible entries last year and we were and are so grateful. If you could please retweet this/mention us to your young writers again, that would be amazing. Thank you.

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If you're a UK-based poet aged 16–25, we'd love it if you'd send us a poem. See the link for more info, including rules and how to enter our competition. It's free to enter, there are cash prizes on offer, and the amazing @OdubanjoGboyega is our judge. https://t.co/POCB27aFnr

[SAND Journal / Submissions open @SANDJournal]

The @MaggiePoets prize for poets aged 16-25 residing in the UK is open for entries until 1 Feb 2022. This year, SAND past contributor and @BathMagg co-editor @OdubanjoGboyega is the judge! Find out more & enter here: https://t.co/byveIH4xwl

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@SANDJournal @BathMagg @OdubanjoGboyega Thank you so much for the share!

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We could not be prouder of our 2020/2021 (first ever!) winner for everything she's achieving, on and off the page. A massive round of applause for the incredible @HodgsonWrites.👏👏👏

[Hannah Hodgson ♿️🌈 @HodgsonWrites]

Terminally Ill at 23, My Legacy

A film beautifully crafted by @DianaAward

It made my dad choke up (an unheard of phenomenon), he tried to hide it but I saw!

Have a watch for yourself:

https://t.co/o1J0orLm0P

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#Happy2022, everybody! UK-based young poets aged 16—25…you have one month to send us your poems. Check out our blog for more info, including rules and how to enter. https://t.co/POCB27aFnr
#poetry #poetrycompetition #youngwriters #youngpoets