Leicester Women’s Poetry Competition in celebration of the poetic voice of Black women.
You’re invited to take part in the annual Leicester Women’s Poetry competition in celebration of the poetic voice of Black Women. This year is ‘Reclaiming the Black Female Narrative’.
Submissions are invited for the competition. Here are the conditions.
Poem should be:
- Focused on the theme – ‘Reclaiming the Black Female Narrative’.
- 30 lines or less.
- Include the title, the Author’s name, and contact details at the end.
- Submissions must be in English. In the case of translated work, it is the translator’s responsibility to obtain permission from the copyright holder of the original work.
- If submitting a poem or short fiction that has been previously published, please give details of where it has appeared and confirm that you are the copyright holder.
- Each author may submit only one poem.
- The closing date for submission is Saturday 5th October 2025 at midnight. No submissions will be accepted for this competition after this date and time.
- Shortlisted Authors will be invited to join and read their poems on Saturday 26th October 2024 at the event.
- Attendance and reading of your poem are part of the competition.
- Time: 1pm – 3pm.
- Venue for reading and celebration: Highfields Library, 98 Melbourne Rd, Leicester LE2 0DS
- Submissions must submitted by email to editor.sanroopublishing@gmail.com
- Submission must be typed and submitted as a Word document. Submission in pdf or written in the email will not be accepted.
- We welcome submissions from writers of all ages, based anywhere in the world, however, it should be noted that attendance at the event and the reading of the poem by the author is the second part of the competition.
At this event, we hear readings of shortlisted submissions to the completion by the authors and celebrate the voices of black female poets. The Judges will announce the Winner, present the winner’s trophy, and other prizes shared. There will be an opportunity for discussion and Q&A.
This event is open to the public, so bring your family.
Who is your favourite Black Female Poet?
She could be a local, national, or internationally known poet.
Come along and tell us about her. Share her name and work with us.
