The John Betjeman Young People's Poetry Competition 2010

 

The John Betjeman Young People's Poetry Competition 2010 is co-sponsored by Shell International and St Pancras International station.

The competition is open to 11-14 year-olds living in the British Isles. There is a prize of £1,000 (£500 to the winner and £500 to the English department of their school).

The deadline for the competition is 31st July. Winners will be notified by September.

The prize-giving event will take place by the Betjeman statue on the upper concourse of St Pancras Station in October 2010.

You can download the entry form here

See the Competition website here

For all enquiries, please contact the prize's administrator Justin Gowers (email: justinagowers@yahoo.co.uk)

The winning entries in the 2009 competition can be read here

The winning entries in the 2007 competition can be read here