We can’t find a better competitions listing than that provided by The Poetry Kit. It covers short story and other creative writing competitions as well as poetry, so we suggest you bookmark it and visit frequently or – better still -sign up for their competitions newsletter (emailed on the first of every month).

There’s also the Kudos magazine and website …

A new poetry competition, launched to celebrate the life and work of the late Glasgow artist Hannah Frank, is now open for entries. Entrants, who will be divided into five categories depending on age, must write a poem of not more than 40 lines taking their inspiration from any one of Hannah’s distinctive, other-worldly black [...]

COMPETITION THEME: “The bliss of solitude” (Wordsworth) To be interpreted freely. JUDGE: John Burnside John Burnside has written nine collections ofoetry and five works of fiction. In 2000 he won the Whitbread Poetry Award. PRIZES Ist Prize £350. In addition, the prize-winning poem and eight highly commended poems will be displayed on the Mirehouse Poetry [...]

The best young crime writers in Cumbria are being sought out in a national competition launched by the Crime Writers’ Association (CWA). Organised by the CWA, which represents the interests of published crime writers, and library authorities nationwide the competition will appeal to writers aged up to 18 (born on or after September 1, 1991). [...]