The Poetry Society is once again on the search for the top 100 poets aged 11-17 in the UK. The Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award is considered the most prestigious and largest prize for poetry in the UK. A staggering 7,478 young poets submitted their poems in 2013.
If you are interested in submitting a poem please discuss it with your English teacher or Mrs Duck and, meanwhile, you can find more details about the award on www.foyleyoungpoets.org. The closing date for entries is the 31st July.
The 15 top winners will have their poems published in an anthology and will be invited to spend a week working on their poetry at a residential course at one of the Arvon writing centres with this year's judges - Grace Nichols and Simon Barraclough. Alternatively, Chailey School could receive a poet residency followed by one to one mentoring with the winning student. All 100 winners will receive a year's free Youth Membership to the Poetry Society and a fantastic selection of poetry books, and will be invited to a glamorous prize giving ceremony on National Poetry Day in London (2nd October 2014).
So, all you budding poets out there - get writing!
