The Keats Shelley Memorial Association invites applications for the Keats-Shelley Prize 2007.

KEATS-SHELLEY PRIZE 2007

Sponsored by Barclays Bank PLC, The School of English, University of St Andrew's and The Cowley Foundation.

NOW CELEBRATING ITS TENTH YEAR

£3,000 IN PRIZES

This year's Prize Chairman is the distinguished writer and critic A. N. Wilson, who will judge the short-listed entries and present the prizes at the Annual Awards Ceremony in London in October.

There are two competitions, open to all: for an essay and a poem.

The essay can be on any aspect of the life or work of John Keats, P B Shelley, Mary Shelley or Lord Byron, and should be of 2,000 - 3,000 words, including quotations. Preference will be given to entries showing originality of thought and written in a clear and accessible style. All sources must be acknowledged.

The poem should be on the Romantic theme of `Slavery', marking the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade. It may be of any length up to 50 lines.

A leaflet on other conditions of entry will be available from mid February. Please send a SAE to Sandra McDevitt, KSMA Competition Secretary, School of English, University of St Andrews, Scotland KY16 9AL.

The closing date for entries is 30th June 2007.

For further information, please download this PDF file.