WETHERBY FESTIVAL COMEDY POEM COMPETITION
The Wetherby Festival Comedy Poem Competition is back for its third edition. Welcome to the only funny poem competition in the UK (we reckon)!
Have you got a poem that'll tickle our sides?
If you have, you can win a prize!
We will award prizes for:
Funniest Poem in the World
Funniest Poem - ages 12-16
Funniest Poem - ages 11 and under
Funniest Poem Performance.
The winner of each of the above will receive £25 in book tokens.
A Bead of Sweat on my Dentist’s Nose by Nick Edwards (one of our judges)
The dull bit
Please email your poem to festivalpoetry@wetherbyfestival.co.uk by 11:59pm (BST) on Sunday 13th September 2026.
The poem must be in English. We accept entries from any location.
You can either submit a video (email attachment or a link, e.g. to a Google Drive) or text of the poem.
Winners will be notified in October 2026.
The poem must be written by the entrant. Use of AI - really? Give over.
The poem cannot have been previously published anywhere other than the entrant’s social media. Poets retain all rights to their work, but must allow Wetherby Festival to publish them on the Festival’s website and social media.
We are happy to accept submissions from teachers or parents/guardians on behalf of under 18’s - please make this clear in the email.
Ages for the category prizes will be taken as of 13th September 2026.
When emailing the poem, please include the following info in your email (any missing info may result in your entry being withdrawn). A suggested layout is attached to download.:
Full name
Poet/stage name (optional)
Country of residence
Home/school postcode
Date of birth
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