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Have you experienced or observed racism, unconscious bias or microaggressions as a child or as a working adult? Write a poem about it and enter this year’s Poetry Competition. Your poem could help bring insight and illumination to the race-related issues that many people of colour experience to build understanding and drive change. This year’s…

Black in White Poetry Competition 2025

black in white poetry competition 2025

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Have you experienced or observed racism, unconscious bias or microaggressions as a child or as a working adult?

Write a poem about it and enter this year’s Poetry Competition. Your poem could help bring insight and illumination to the race-related issues that many people of colour experience to build understanding and drive change.

This year’s categories:

  1. Workplace racism
  2. Childhood racism

You could win one of our top cash prizes per category:

1st prize – £250

2nd prize – £125

3rd prize – £75

The winning poems and around 25 highly commended entries will be published in a new Black in White book to be launched in October during Black History Month. The contributors will receive a complimentary copy.

To enter:

Log on to the Entry Form, pay £1.50 per poem, and obtain a payment reference. (Under 18s enter free – please state your age.)

Please email your entry as a Word attachment to competition@ttwf.org.uk, quoting your payment reference and other required details* in the email, not in the attachment.

Don’t delay. Get writing today!