The Foyle Young Poets

1. Eligibility This competition is open to students ages 11-17 on the deadline of the competition. 2. Submission Poems must be 40 lines or shorter; participants can submit as many poems as they wish, and poems can be on any theme. 3. Originality Poems must be the original work of the author and must not have been created using AI. 4. Results Contest winners will be announced in autumn 2024. All winners will be required to provide a biography, photograph, permission form, and proof of age. 5. Prizes Every year, 100 winners (85 commendations and 15 top Winners) are invited to the annual prize-giving event in October. The top 15 winners will have their poems printed in the winners’ print anthology and will be invited to join the residential writing course at Arvon Centres. All winners will also receive a year’s Youth Membership of The Poetry Society, a goody bag, and support from the Poetry Society. Resource for writers from Aralia, and from the Poetry Society