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Final call for entries for the John Betjeman Young People's Poetry Competition:
Are you a budding Poet Laureate? Would you like to try your hand with an entry to The John Betjeman Poetry Competition (www.betjemanpoetrycompetition.com) open to 11-14 year olds? The first prize is £1,000, (£500 to the winner and £500 to the English department of your school). The first prize winner, runner-up and highly commended will also each win £50 of book tokens. The teacher or literacy co-ordinator who inspires the most entries will receive £50 of book tokens. Winners will be notified by September. Please send ONE POEM with a title, about any aspect of your local surroundings. Closing date for entries is 31st July.
Full details of - and an entry form for - the competition can be found online at : http://www.betjemanpoetrycompetition.com/pages/2010-competition/submit-entry.asp
Alternatively, downloadable entry forms can be sent to 'The John Betjeman Young People's Poetry Competition', c/o Justin Gowers, 72 Vicars Hill, London, SE13 7JL.
The prize-winners will be announced in early September, and the prize-giving will be held at St Pancras International station on Tuesday 5th October.
For further information on the poetry competition, please contact the prize administrator Justin Gowers at info@betjemanpoetrycompetition.com.
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