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National Poetry Day

Win a copy of Yuck and Yum!

Win a copy of Yuck and Yum!

 

We’re giving away a deliciously funny book by Joshua Seigal and Neal Zetter

Joshua and Neal are two of our favourite poets – their poetry is guaranteed to make you laugh!

They’ve written a brilliant book together called Yuck and Yum

Check out this month’s Poetry Reading Club to read Joshua’s poem O, Cauliflower!

Thanks to publisher Troika Books we have three copies of Yuck and Yum to give away.

To be in with a chance of winning, simply write some lines of poetry about your favourite food

Send your poems to [email protected] by Monday 25th June. We’ll let the winners know by 2nd July.

Good luck and happy poetry writing!

Terms and conditions

1. The Promoter is National Poetry Day, which has its registered office at Forward Arts Foundation, Somerset House, Strand, London WC2R 1LA
2. The competition period will start at 9am on Monday 4th June 2018 and end at midnight on 25th June 2018. After this date no further entries to the competition will be permitted.
3. To enter, entrants should email their lines of poetry with their name, address and age to [email protected] with the subject line ‘Summer Reading Challenge June Poetry Club Competition’
4. The Competition is open to children aged 11 and under on 4th June 2018.
5. The Competition is only open to entrants in the UK.
6. By entering the Competition, you accept these terms and conditions.
7. Each qualifying entry will be judged by staff of the Forward Arts Foundation.
8. There will be three winners in all.
9. No responsibility can be accepted for entries not received for whatever reason.
10. The Winners will be notified via email no later than 2nd July 2018. If the winner cannot be contacted or does not claim the prize within 7 days of notification, the Organiser reserves the right to withdraw the prize from the winner and pick a replacement winner.
12. National Poetry Day shall not be responsible for any inaccurate contact details provided by Qualifying Entrants/Winners in accordance with paragraph 10 above, which results in the Prize not being delivered.
13. The Prize is non-transferable and non-negotiable. No cash alternative will be offered.
14. National Poetry Day’s decision will be final and binding. No correspondence will be entered into.
15. These terms and conditions are governed by the laws of England.

Information for adults

Schools

Visit our School Zone to access free resources and Challenge ideas for your class.

Families

Visit our Home Zone, full of useful Challenge information for parents, grandparents and carers. For information about supporting reading in the early years visit our Pre-School Zone.

Libraries

Visit our Library Zone to find libraries near you running the challenge, and how to take part.