Saturday, January 10, 2026

Writing Competition on the Theme of "Joy": The Alpine Fellowship Poetry Prize 2026

The Alpine Fellowship Poetry Prize 2026 

Awarded for the best poetic response on the theme of JOY.

The winner and runners-up will receive financial support in the following amounts:

Prizes

First place: £3,000

Second place: £1,000

Third place: £1,000

Rules

There is a fee of £10 per entry.

Deadline: May 1, 2026 

You may submit only ONE poem per entry. If you wish to submit more than one poem, then you should complete multiple entries. Any entry with more than one poem attached will risk disqualification.

Open to all nationalities. 

Applicants must be aged 18 or above at the time of entry.

All entries must be written in English.

You can enter multiple prizes.

There is a maximum of 500 words per entry.

There is no minimum required word count.

The use of generative writing programmes or artificial intelligence (for example, ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude) is strictly prohibited.

Please note: we reserve the right to change any aspect of our prizes at any point during the submission or judging process, or to not award a prize if we wish.

Submit your entry here.

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