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
