The Ginkgo Prize for Ecopoetry is a major international award for poems embracing ecological themes.
The Prize aims to highlight the role poetry can play in raising awareness, gaining insight, and provoking concern for the ecological imperatives of our time.
Competition Process
Competitors must create an original poem that they have written themselves. Poems cannot have been previously published and printed or be entered for any other prize.Judging Criteria
All entries are anonymized for judging, so please do not add your name to your poem. The online system will ensure that your name is kept secure. The judges are UK Poet Laureate, novelist and activist Simon Armitage and poet, critic and commissioning editor Jade Cuttle.Participate
Website: https://ginkgoprize.com/
Managing Organization: The National Association Areas of Oustanding Natural Beauty
Eligibility:
Applicants must be aged 18 or above. Although we’re based in the UK, the Ginkgo Prize is international – we welcome submissions from all over the world.
Applicants must be aged 18 or above. Although we’re based in the UK, the Ginkgo Prize is international – we welcome submissions from all over the world.
Registration Dates
October 30, 2020
5:01pm PDT