Children's Poetry Competition
Theme: Senses of Spring
Details
Age range for entries: 7-11 years
Length: up to 40 lines
Results to be announced and prizes of book vouchers to be awarded in the last week of June 2025.
1st prize £25, 2nd prize £15, 3rd prize £10
The winning and commended stories and selected illustrations will be displayed on our website and Facebook page.
Rules
(a) Each applicant to declare age;
(b) school or other organisation (in Glossopdale area) to be identified;;
(c) each entry to be signed by responsible adult certifying that the work is the child’s own Submission:
If possible, please submit via the BookFest website using the form below. Alternatively, handwritten or typed entries can also be accepted. Please hand these in to Glossop Library; the Glossop BookFest team will collect them.
SUBMISSION DEADLINE JUNE 6th
Judges: Members of the Glossop BookFest team
How to Submit your entry
Using the form below
You can send the story and any illustrations as an attachment (JPG, PDF, docx or .Zip file formats are preferred) or alternatively you can paste the story text directly into the form.
Via email
Send your entries to hello@glossopbookfest.co.uk
By Hand
Hand your entries in to Glossop Library; the Glossop BookFest team will collect them.