Oxford Brookes International Poetry Competition 2020

The Oxford Brookes Poetry Centre is excited to launch its 2020 International Poetry Competition to celebrate the power of poetry across the world!

The competition is open to both new and established poets aged 18 and over from across the globe and has two categories:  

• Open category (open to all poets aged 18 years and over)

• English as an Additional Language (EAL) category (open to all poets aged 18 and over who write in English as an Additional Language)

The winners of each category will receive £1000 and both runners up £200.

We are delighted to say that this year's judge is the highly-acclaimed and award-winning poet Fiona Benson. 

The competition deadline is 11pm BST/10pm GMT on Monday 14 September 2020. 

It costs £5 to submit one poem or £4 per poem for more than three entries. Each poet can enter a maximum of ten poems. Please follow the instructions in the Brookes Shop. All entries must be unpublished work. Please read the full competition criteria and terms and conditions before entering.