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You can attend this event in person or online. It is BSL interpreted. If you would like to attend online, the instructions to do this will be sent to you 2 days prior to the event commencing.

Sunday, 12 October

Winchester Poetry Prize Ceremony 2025

By Winchester Poetry Festival

Join competition judge Fiona Benson as we announce the winners and launch the 2025 anthology. As part of Winchester Poetry Festival 2025.

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The Arc Winchester

Jewry Street Winchester SO23 8SB United Kingdom

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1 hour, 30 minutes
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Arts • Literary Arts

Winchester Poetry Festival 2025

Winchester Poetry Prize Ceremony 2025

Hosted by acclaimed poet and competition judge Fiona Benson, this exciting live event is an opportunity to hear us count down through the Commended poems to the winners.

Hear the poems being read live by the poets themselves in this special prizegiving ceremony, as we celebrate the winners and launch the 2025 anthology.

First Prize: £1000 | Second Prize: £500 | Third Prize: £250

Includes the Kathryn Bevis Prize for the strongest poem written by a Hampshire-based poet.

Competition remains open until 31 July. Details can be found at www.winchesterpoetryfestival.org/prize

Winchester Poetry Prize is sponsored by Paris Smith.

The Kathryn Bevis Prize is sponsored by The Writing School Online and supported by Oliver Golding.

Suitable for: all

Duration: 1.5 hours

Format: in person and online

Access: BSL interpreted

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Winchester Poetry Festival

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