Organization · South Africa

AVBOB Poetry Project

An annual poetry competition open to South African citizens in any of the 11 official written languages, with an online AVBOB Poetry Library.

Open to poets

AVBOB Poetry Competition. 1 Aug–30 Nov 2026 (open now); annual. Pays: R10 000 cash for the best poem in each of the 11 language categories (grand prize of R12 500 including a R2 500 book voucher and trophy); poems published in the online AVBOB Poetry Library earn a R300 usage fee.. Simultaneous submissions: poems must be unpublished and not under offer for publication until adjudication is finalised and winners announced; the same poem may not be translated and entered in more than one language category.. Up to 10 poems.
JdL Award for Poetry

Official site: avbobpoetry.co.za. Please confirm the details there before you submit.