Katrina is judging the Patricia Eschen Prize for Poetry, with a first prize of £2000. Entries are open now and close on 19 July 2024. There is no theme. You can only enter one poem. Entry is £5. Katrina will read all the poems.

Katrina says:
‘Don’t write for the judge, don’t try to sound like them or anyone else, write for yourself, write what only you can write. Be as idiosyncratic as you wish. Be specific, be you. Once you’ve written, put the poem away for a couple of weeks, longer if you can, then edit. Check every word, check every idea, check every image and sound. Check that the poem rings out in some way, that it resonates. Then send it in. And good luck.‘

There is also a Sonnet Competition, judged by Jodie Hollander, with a top prize of £1500. And a children’s competition.

All details are here.

Katrina’s forthcoming collection, Battery Rocks, will be published on 8 July 2024 (Seren). It has received an Arthur Welton Award.