The Brian Dempsey Memorial Prize competition is an annual spring competition open to everyone (rather than a local Surrey contest). It's named after a much-missed brother of Dónall Dempsey to commemorate Brian's untimely death in March 2015. As Dempsey & Windle we publish an anthology in July each year, based on the entries to the competition . All contributors receive a free copy of the book.
The 2019 competition is now closed. The names of the top three contenders for the poetry pamphlet publication prize and the long-list of the individual poems which will be published in our anthology will be posted here by May 15th. The winners in both categories will be announced by May 30th.
PRIZES 2019:
Pamphlet Prize (Submissions of 10 poems): £100 + a pamphlet of the winner's poems (up to 36 pages) published by Dempsey & Windle and 10 free copies of it.
Individual Poem Prizes (for submissions of less than 10 poems)
1st Prize: £75
2nd Prize: £50
3rd Prize: £25
Pamphlet Prize (Submissions of 10 poems): £100 + a pamphlet of the winner's poems (up to 36 pages) published by Dempsey & Windle and 10 free copies of it.
Individual Poem Prizes (for submissions of less than 10 poems)
1st Prize: £75
2nd Prize: £50
3rd Prize: £25
HOW TO ENTER:
There is no theme: poems can be on any topic, in any genre, but should not be longer than 40 lines including stanza breaks. (Short poems are as likely to succeed as long poems). The poems you enter should not have been published before in a print book, but poems that have been self-published online are accepted. You confirm by entering them that the poems are your own original work and that you hold the copyright on them. No simultaneous submissions, please.
Please send your poem(s) in separate Word file attachments (.doc or .docx) in an email headed with the transaction number of your Paypal payment or the number of your cheque. In your email, please give your real name (even if you write under a different one), your postal address, your phone number, and the titles of the poems you are submitting. Your contact details will be kept private and will not be used for any other purpose than communicating with you about the competition.
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Please include the transaction number or reference number of your payment as a heading above the title of each poem but don't include your name on the individual poems, because they will be printed off and judged anonymously by Janice and Dónall Dempsey.
Please don't send poems by post: email submissions only please.
When we receive your poems, we will reply with an acknowledgement of them.
Address for submissions: janice@dempseyandwindle.co.uk
Entry costs: (links enabling payment for entries to the 2019 competition will be set up in February 2019):
1 poem: £4.00
3 poems: £7.00
5 poems: £10.00
Over 5 poems: £2.00 for each poem (£12 for 6 poems, £14 for 7 poems, and so on, up to a limit of £20.00 for 10 poems.)
There is no theme: poems can be on any topic, in any genre, but should not be longer than 40 lines including stanza breaks. (Short poems are as likely to succeed as long poems). The poems you enter should not have been published before in a print book, but poems that have been self-published online are accepted. You confirm by entering them that the poems are your own original work and that you hold the copyright on them. No simultaneous submissions, please.
Please send your poem(s) in separate Word file attachments (.doc or .docx) in an email headed with the transaction number of your Paypal payment or the number of your cheque. In your email, please give your real name (even if you write under a different one), your postal address, your phone number, and the titles of the poems you are submitting. Your contact details will be kept private and will not be used for any other purpose than communicating with you about the competition.
.
Please include the transaction number or reference number of your payment as a heading above the title of each poem but don't include your name on the individual poems, because they will be printed off and judged anonymously by Janice and Dónall Dempsey.
Please don't send poems by post: email submissions only please.
When we receive your poems, we will reply with an acknowledgement of them.
Address for submissions: janice@dempseyandwindle.co.uk
Entry costs: (links enabling payment for entries to the 2019 competition will be set up in February 2019):
1 poem: £4.00
3 poems: £7.00
5 poems: £10.00
Over 5 poems: £2.00 for each poem (£12 for 6 poems, £14 for 7 poems, and so on, up to a limit of £20.00 for 10 poems.)
If you prefer to pay by cheque (from a UK bank), please make your cheque payable to Janice Dempsey and send it with a covering letter giving your name, phone number and titles of your submitted poems, to:
Janice Dempsey, 15 Rosetrees, Guildford, Surrey, GU 2HS.
Use the serial number of the cheque as the heading of your poem files and submission email.
Janice Dempsey, 15 Rosetrees, Guildford, Surrey, GU 2HS.
Use the serial number of the cheque as the heading of your poem files and submission email.
