Kat Wheeler
@kathrynwheeler.bsky.social
Award-winning journalist. Bylines | Guardian, The i paper, Mslexia, Metro, more. Features Editor, Happiful magazine. Also writing fiction & poetry.
3. The margins for judgement are tiny
What makes someone say 'yes' or 'no' to a poem is often based on a gut reaction that could go either way depending on the person, their mood, what else they've read that day, or their personal connection. All that's to say, you can't take it personally.
What makes someone say 'yes' or 'no' to a poem is often based on a gut reaction that could go either way depending on the person, their mood, what else they've read that day, or their personal connection. All that's to say, you can't take it personally.
December 11, 2024 at 1:22 PM
3. The margins for judgement are tiny
What makes someone say 'yes' or 'no' to a poem is often based on a gut reaction that could go either way depending on the person, their mood, what else they've read that day, or their personal connection. All that's to say, you can't take it personally.
What makes someone say 'yes' or 'no' to a poem is often based on a gut reaction that could go either way depending on the person, their mood, what else they've read that day, or their personal connection. All that's to say, you can't take it personally.
2. Judging doesn't always start after the deadline
So if you have a poem ready to submit, get it in. Sometimes judges will start processing entries as and when they are submitted, so it's worth making a good impression before the inevitable deadline rush.
So if you have a poem ready to submit, get it in. Sometimes judges will start processing entries as and when they are submitted, so it's worth making a good impression before the inevitable deadline rush.
December 11, 2024 at 1:22 PM
2. Judging doesn't always start after the deadline
So if you have a poem ready to submit, get it in. Sometimes judges will start processing entries as and when they are submitted, so it's worth making a good impression before the inevitable deadline rush.
So if you have a poem ready to submit, get it in. Sometimes judges will start processing entries as and when they are submitted, so it's worth making a good impression before the inevitable deadline rush.
1. If you follow the entry rules, you're already ahead
So many poems are immediately out for not following rules. Really simple things like going over the line count, not providing a title, or missing required details like an address. Get it right & you're ahead of literally hundreds of others.
So many poems are immediately out for not following rules. Really simple things like going over the line count, not providing a title, or missing required details like an address. Get it right & you're ahead of literally hundreds of others.
December 11, 2024 at 1:22 PM
1. If you follow the entry rules, you're already ahead
So many poems are immediately out for not following rules. Really simple things like going over the line count, not providing a title, or missing required details like an address. Get it right & you're ahead of literally hundreds of others.
So many poems are immediately out for not following rules. Really simple things like going over the line count, not providing a title, or missing required details like an address. Get it right & you're ahead of literally hundreds of others.