The Christopher Salmon Poetry Competition 2024

The Christopher Salmon Foundation in partnership with Wirral Libraries and Wirral Poetry Festival will launch the poetry competition for 2024 in the Autumn of 2023..

The competition will be open to entrants who are aged under 19 years and in full time education , living or being educated in Wirral, entry will be free.

A £100 prize will be awarded to the winner of each of the following five age categories:

  • age 7 and under (KS 1)
  • age 8 to 11 (KS 2) 
  • age 11 to 13 (KS 3) 
  • age 14 to 16 (KS 4) 
  • age 16 to 19 (in full time education)

Further details will be available later in 2023. Thank you so much for your interest and for helping us to keep Christopher's memory alive.