It’s the time of year for ghouls, goblins, ghosts
All of the creatures that you fear the most
To inspire you to make eery rhymes
About this most spooky and fun of times!
Paper Lanterns are delighted to announce our Halloween Poetry Competition! We want to read your poetry inspired by the most atmospheric time of year. The competition is open for teens (13-18 years) and adults (19+ years) and there will be a winner in each category!
Be in with a chance to win this spooktastic prize:
• The winning poems will be published on the Paper Lanterns website
• A book voucher
• A Halloween goody-bag
The rules are simple:
• Poems must be no longer than 40 lines
• Writing must be appropriate for a teenage audience
• The theme is Halloween – interpret that anyway you like!
How to submit:
• Pay a submission fee of €3.00 through our PayPal account at this link – paypal.me/PaperLanternsJournal
• Keep a note of your PayPal receipt number
• Submit through the form below
o Your poem must be saved as a word doc
o Do not have your name written on the word doc
o You will need to write your PayPal receipt number in this form as proof of your submission fee
You can submit as many times as you like, but you will need to pay the submission fee for each poem.
Deadline is October 25th – winners will be announced on Halloween!
Sponsored Submissions
If you are unable to afford the submission fee, please contact us about arranging a sponsored submission.
If you are interested in donating to the competition to sponsor the submission of a writer, please do get in touch (we will be forever grateful). Email: paperlanternsjournal@gmail.com (please don’t send your submission to us over email – fill in the form!)
That’s it! Time to get writing. We can’t wait to read your booooo-tiful poems!
