@beaconsfieldhighschool
12 January 2026
Message from Mrs Seal, our Librarian:
Enter the @towerpoetry Competition, the UK's most valuable prize for young poets. The competition is free to enter and it is open to students between 16 and 18 years of age who are educated in the UK. The competition is judged by two guest judges and the Christopher Tower Student, Dr Anna Nickerson. Each year the theme is chosen with the intention of giving entrants free rein to interpret it as widely as they like.
The poet who writes the single best poem on the theme receives £5,000. There will be a second prize of £3,000, and a third prize of £1,500. Along with these, there will be ten runners up, who will each receive £500. The top three winners will also be offered a place on the Tower Poetry Summer School. For more info speak to Mrs Seal or go to their website! DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES: Noon on Feb 19th.