Welsh Poetry Competition

Permanently Closed: This project is permanently closed to submissions (June 2026). We provide the following information as an archive.

About

The first Welsh Poetry Competition was set up by poet & writer Dave Lewis in 2007. Officially launched on St David’s Day @ Clwb-Y-Bont, Pontypridd, 2007, the aim was to encourage and foster the wealth of creative writing talent that we know exists in Wales but currently languishes in the doldrums. The aim was to inspire people to capture life in the present day and to give a voice to a new generation of poets and writers. We are not interested in purely academic types of literature but would much rather see pure raw passion burst onto the creative writing scene in Wales.
It was obvious, after our first few years, that our competition was here to stay, and with entries from as far afield as Abu Dhabi, Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Belgium, Canada, China, Columbia, Corfu, Denmark, England, Finland, France, India, Ireland, Italy, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Israel, Japan, Kenya, Kuwait, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania, Scotland, Singapore, Slovakia, South Korea, Spain, Swaziland, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad & Tobago, USA and Vietnam as well as Wales of course, the Welsh Poetry Competition is a truly international competition, accessible to all (through the English language).

Fees Notice: This project charges fees (or requires purchases) for all submissions.
The fee is GBP £6 (below average for contests).

Country of Publication & Year Established

United Kingdom

Established in 2007

Publication Medium & Contest Frequency

Print Publication Print Publication: Unknown contest frequency

AI Policy

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Poetry Closed

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poem: Up to 50 lines.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Winner's Prize:

Professional payment (US$50 or more per poem) Professional payment. Details: GBP £500 for first prize.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Multiple entries: Multiple entries are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Welsh Poetry Competition Submission Statistics

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Accuracy

We have received 3 reports from 3 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

48 min | 58.7 mean avg | 59.0 median | 69 max days (10.5 std dev)

Pending

1 response is pending (88 days waiting).

Other Information

The most common submission fee paid: GBP £6.00.
Most recent response reported was received on 14 Aug 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 26 Jun 2026.
Date compiled: 17 Sep 2026 23:37 UTC (less than a minute ago).

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Dates

Last Updated: 28 Jun 2026