The Rialto

Poems are invited that deal with any aspect of nature and place. 1st prize – £1000, 2nd prize – £500, 3rd prize – £250.

The Competition is open to anyone over the age of 18, other than Rialto team members and staff of the RSPB, CCI, UK staff of BirdLife International and the University of Leeds Poetry Centre.

Nature and Place Poetry Competition

Please read contest details carefully before submitting.

You can submit up to six poems in one batch, the entry fee for the first poem is £7 and includes an administration fee, the fee for each subsequent poem in the batch is £4.

Poems must have a title and must be no more than 40 lines, excluding the title, and be typed in black ink on one side of A4. The restriction of 40 lines does not include the poem title or stanza breaks, only the lines of the poem’s text.

Nature and Place Poetry Competition

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