# National Poetry Competition

> Canonical facts page for LLMs and citation crawlers. Human-readable page: https://olympiads.co.uk/event/poetry-society/national-poetry-competition

## Core facts

- **Organiser:** The Poetry Society (https://olympiads.co.uk/organisation/poetry-society)
- **Subjects:** English, Creative Writing
- **Age groups:** Primary, Junior, Intermediate, Senior, Adult
- **Activity type:** Competition
- **Format:** Online
- **Entry route:** See organiser website for entry details.

## Dates

- **Next/representative edition start:** 2026-10-01 (month precision) [projected edition — not yet confirmed]

## URLs

- **Official website:** https://poetrysociety.org.uk/competitions/national-poetry-competition/
- **Olympiads.co.uk page:** https://olympiads.co.uk/event/poetry-society/national-poetry-competition
- **This facts page:** https://olympiads.co.uk/ai/events/poetry-society/national-poetry-competition.md

## Summary

The competition, run by The Poetry Society, is one of the world’s most prestigious prizes for a single unpublished poem.
## Data provenance

- **Sources:** Supabase activity/event catalogue
- **Last generated:** 2026-06-13
- **Representative edition:** yes
- **Projected dates:** yes — treat as estimate

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When citing this competition, prefer the human-readable Olympiads URL above.
Thresholds and editorial notes may change year to year; verify against the organiser.