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Magma Poetry is a poetry magazine that runs an annual poetry competition with separate Judge’s and Editors’ Prize categories.

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poetryLiteraryEligibility requirementsCloses Jan 31, 2027Fee: £8 for the first poem and £6 for the second and each subsequent poem; Magma subscribers pay £4 for the first poem and £3 for the second and each subsequent poem.Pays: First prize £1000, second prize £500, and third prize £250 in each category.

Open to: Poems must not have been previously published, self-published, accepted for publication, broadcast, or won or placed in another competition.

The Judge’s Prize accepts poems of 11 to 50 lines; the Editors’ Prize accepts poems of up to 10 lines. Entries must be unpublished and submitted anonymously. The deadline is 11:59 pm GMT on 31 January 2027; prizewinners will be notified individually in April 2027. Prizes are £1000, £500, and £250.

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