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The Competition
This Open Poetry Competition, now in its fourth year, offers contemporary poets writing in
English the opportunity to have their work published in short pamphlet, collection and
anthology formats. Many poets published from the first three competitions have gone on to have
their work recognised in major 'book' competitions including The Forward Prize, The
Manchester Poetry Prize, the Glen Dimplex New Writers Awards and many 'single poem'
competitions including the National Poetry Prize, Academi Cardiff, The Wigtown Poetry Prize,
the Bridport Prize and The Strokestown Poetry prize The four winning pamphlets, along with a
selection of the best individual poems selected for inclusion in the competition anthology, will
be published at the 2009 Derwent Poetry Festival in Derbyshire in October 2009. The festival
offers readings to the pamphlet and anthology poets, alongside the Festival guest poets.
The poems and poetry submitted may have been published previously and may be submitted
simultaneously for consideration elsewhere, subject to the conditions detailed in the
Competition Rules and Conditions.
Four overall winners will be chosen by the Judge,Tim Liardet, and their submissions will be
published as individual perfect bound Pamphlets. The winners will also be invited to submit an
additional more extensive manuscript for later publication as a full collection. Up to forty of the
best long listed poets will be invited to have selected poems published in the competition
anthology simultaneously with the winning pamphlets.
In addition ALL writers submitting work receive a complimentary copy of the anthology (RRP £8)
in October. Pamphlet and Anthology poets, along with one guest, will enjoy
complimentary access to all Festival events. The Competition results will be posted on the
Templar Poetry website in late August along with full details of the Derwent Poetry Festival
Programme.
The Prize
- Four winners will be chosen by the Judge, Tim Liardet, and will have their pamphlet
collections published by Templar Poetry at the 2009 Derwent Poetry Festival.
- Each of the four winners will receive £500, ten complimentary copies of their pamphlet
and the option to submit a full collection for later publication.
- Up to forty poets will have their work selected for inclusion in the annual anthology. They
will also receive fifteen complimentary copies of the anthology.
- The four winning poets and all the anthology poets will be offered the opportunity to read
at events held at the Derwent Poetry Festival in October 2009.
- All poets who submit work will receive a complimentary copy of the 2009 anthology.
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The Judge
Tim Liardet
Tim Liardet was born in London, is Senior Lecturer in Creative Studies at Bath Spa University
and has produced five full collections of poetry. His third collection Competing with the Piano
Tuner was longlisted for the Whitbread Poetry Prize in 1998 and his fourth—To the God of
Rain— was a Poetry Book Society Recommendation for Spring 2003. The Blood Choir, his fifth
collection, won an Arts Council England Writer’s Award as a collection-in-progress in 2003,
was a Poetry Book Society Recommendation for Summer 2006 and shortlisted for the 2006 TS
Eliot Prize.
Tim Liardet
Tim Liardet was born in London, is Senior Lecturer in Creative Studies at Bath Spa University
and has produced five full collections of poetry. His third collection Competing with the Piano
Tuner was longlisted for the Whitbread Poetry Prize in 1998 and his fourth—To the God of
Rain— was a Poetry Book Society Recommendation for Spring 2003. The Blood Choir, his fifth
collection, won an Arts Council England Writer’s Award as a collection-in-progress in 2003,
was a Poetry Book Society Recommendation for Summer 2006 and shortlisted for the 2006 TS
Eliot Prize.
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