It’s already been three weeks since the competition closed, and there’s just one week until the winners are announced. Check back next Friday for further announcements on the winning six… read more →

This year’s Tower Poetry competition has now closed. Good luck to everyone who entered – judges Angela, Peter, and Vidyan are very excited to read all of your poems. Make… read more →

Don’t forget that the deadline for competition entries is midnight tonight! All entries submitted via the website are time stamped, and only those entered at or before 23:59 will be… read more →

There are just 3 days left until this year’s competition closes for submissions! The UK’s most generous competition for young British poets offers the opportunity to win £3000 and meet… read more →

  The festive season is upon us and what better time to write poetry. In just a couple of months the Tower Poetry Competition 2019 will close for entries so… read more →

  Need inspiration for your poetry writing? On the Tower Poetry YouTube page we have filmed interviews of previous competition winners, all the way back to 2013. They talk about the… read more →

  The Tower Poetry competition is one of the most lucrative poetry competitions for its age group, 16-18, with £5000 in prize money – and no entry fee! The requirements are… read more →

  Tate Standage, first prize winner of the Tower Poetry Competition 2017 with the poem ‘rosetta’ and Tower Poetry Summer School student 2018 review a new translation of The Odyssey by Emily Wilson on… read more →

  The last prizewinner video is of Taraneh Peryie, first prize winner in the 2018 competition with her excellent poem ‘Richard’. ‘Richard’ is built on a myth that King Richard… read more →

  This week’s video is of Lucy Thynne who won the second prize in the 2018 competition for her poem ‘untold secret to my mother’. In this video she talks… read more →