The Christopher Salmon Poetry Competition 2025

The theme for this year’s competition is Hope. The competition is open to entrants under 19 years of age, being educated in Wirral. Entry is 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 8-11 (KS 2), Age 11-13 (KS 3), Age 14-16 (KS 4) and Age 16-19 (in full time education).

Entries must be submitted using the official entry form, which are obtainable either from the website Christopher Salmon Poetry Competition 2025 - Wirral Poetry Festival or in hard copy from any Wirral Library. Entries can either be submitted by email to chrissalmonpoetry@wirral.gov.uk or hard copy entries submitted by post or by hand delivery: FAO Diane Mitchell at Birkenhead Central Library, Borough Road, Birkenhead. CH41 2XB.The closing date for the receipt of poetry competition entries is noon on Friday 7th March 2025.

 For further details and for the full terms and conditions please visit any of the following websites :-www.wirral.gov.uk/libraries or Christopher Salmon Poetry Competition 2025 - Wirral Poetry Festival

We look forward to receiving your entries and thank you so much for your support over the last 15 years, as it has meant a great deal to us to continue to keep Chris’s memory alive.