The Poetry Competition is now closed

Open from 1st January 2025 – closed on Saturday 5th April at 12 midnight central European Time

We are delighted to announce that Jo Bell will judge the Artemesia Arts Poetry Competition 2025. Jo will read every entry to the competition. She will draw up the shortlist, pick the highly commended poems, two runners up and, of course, the overall winner.

Jo Bell is one of the UK’s best-loved poets and mentors, best-selling co-author of How To Be a Poet and leader of online community The Poetic Licence which helps hundreds of poets to develop their practice. Winner of the Charles Causley Prize, the Manchester Poetry Prize and widely published, she was formerly director of National Poetry Day. Her latest collection is Kith, published by Nine Arches Press

The headlines

• The competition closes on Saturday 5^thApril 2025 at midnight CET (Central European Time); any entry arriving after this date and time will not be eligible for consideration
• The shortlisted poets will be informed ahead of any published results
• The winner and runners-up will be advised ahead of any published results
• By entering the competition, you are agreeing to your work being published in the Artemesia Arts 2025 anthology, should it be selected for publication
• Results will be published in late June on the Artemesia Arts Website artemesia-arts.com and circulated to relevant press and media

Jo Bell our 2025 Poetry Competition Judge

• Entries will be read and judged anonymously so do not include or show your name or any other contact details on the page or pages attached with your poem(s)
• The Judge’s decision to award a prize is final, no discussion of results will ensue
• Artemesia Arts decision to publish is at its own discretion