Poetic Republic Poetry Prize
The Poetic Republic Poetry Prize [1] is an open online poetry competition that is judged by the community of entrants.
The competition is annual and closes on 30 April. The judging takes place in May and June. Entrants judge small groups of 12 poems. All judging is anonymous. It is a knockout system in three rounds. In the final round only the 12 shortlisted poems remain.
The Poetic Republic Poetry Prize employs a form of anonymous peer review. Anonymous peer review is typically found in a scholarly or professional context where the number of reviewers is small and the reviewers are acknowledged experts. By contrast, the Poetic Republic process engages a much larger number of peers although the expertise of these peers is unknown.
There is a Single Poem Prize of £2,000 and a Portfolio Prize of £1,000.
The name of the Poetry Prize was changed from MAG Poetry Prize to Poetic Republic Poetry Prize for the 2012 event.
The 2012 competition attracted 1,404 entries from 50 countries (2011 competition – 1,015 entries from 36 countries).
The Poetry Prize 2012 and the Poetry Prize 2011 were supported by Arts Council England.
The Poetry Prize 2009 launched with no fixed prize fund. The prize fund accumulated in proportion to the number of entries. In 2011 this system was replaced by a guaranteed prize fund. The first three years of the Poetry Prize supported Mines Advisory Group with a donation of £1 per entry.
Notable prize winners include Clare Foges.[2]
| Year | Single Poem Prize Winner | Poem | Portfolio Prize Winner | Poems |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | John Keenan | "The Garden of Eternal Spring" | Natalie Sorrell Charlesworth | "Nervosa" and "Caulking" |
| 2013 | Bernie Brooks | "Dementia" | Shelley Nutting | "Drawer Life" and "Work in Progress" |
| 2012 | Shona Albouy | "Spider" | Sharon Black | "Water into Wine" and "Babel" |
| Year | Winner | Poem | 2nd Prize | Poem | 3rd Prize | Poem | 4th Prize | Poem |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Francesca McMahon | "Ruby and Me at Baby Clinic" | Clare Foges | "Bank Holiday" | Suzanne Schenk | "The Hook" | Robert Wetton | "One Last Request" |
| 2010 | Francesca McMahon | "Honey Traps" | Anthony Stevens | "Bus Stop" | Joanna Humm | "Sea Story" | Emma Stapleton | "Life goes on" |
| 2009 | Francesca McMahon | "Thirteenth Birthday" | Michele Baker | "Miss Robertson" | Sharon Black | "Sea Glass" | Tatum Dunn | "Just like that" |
References
- ↑ Poetic Republic Poetry Prize - poetry competition website
- ↑ Article – Daily Mail
External links
- Site of the Week, Manchester Evening News December 2008
- Local Novelist Wins Poetry Competition, Harlow Herald August 2009
- Write Out Loud August 2009
- Join the people's panel, Writing Magazine September 2009 Feature describing the judging process from the point of view of an entrant. Available only in printed magazine.