The 27th Christopher Tower Poetry Competition, the UK’s most valuable prize for young poets, is now open. This year, UK-based students age 16-18 are challenged to write a poem on the theme of 'The Deep'.

 The closing date for entries is 12 noon (GMT) on 18 February 2027.

 Winners will be notified by the end of March 2027.

 Enter through this form, using your email address to create a Submittable account. The form will take approximately 5 minutes to complete and asks for:

• Your name, date of birth, and email address;
• The address of your school/college;
• Contact details for your teacher; and
• Your poem - upload one PDF, DOC, or DOCX file.

Read the terms and conditions carefully before submitting your entry: www.chch.ox.ac.uk/towerpoetry-enter. You may save and return to this form at any time before 12 noon (GMT) on 18 February 2027.

Please note that no late entries are accepted, and you are responsible for ensuring your submission is received before the deadline. Only your first entry will be admitted to the competition.  

The information you submit through this form will be processed in line with GDPR, and will be used exclusively for the purposes of administering the competition and keeping anonymised statistics on the schools and areas the competition reaches. If an entry raises a safeguarding concern, we may need to use or share relevant information to help keep a child or young person safe. We will delete your entry after 1 year. You can read Christ Church College's Privacy Notice here.