The promoter of this competition is The Conversation Trust (UK), a non-profit company limited by guarantee (number 08158264), with its registered office at Shropshire House (4th Floor), 11-20 Capper Street, London, WC1E 6JA. For queries about this competition, please contact climatepoetry@theconversation.com.

1.1. The competition will close on September 1 at 11.59pm BST (the “Closing Date”).

1.2. All submissions to be made via the entry form and must be received no later than the Closing Date. All competition entries received after the Closing Date are automatically disqualified. No changes can be made to poems once they have been submitted.

1.3. We will not accept (a) responsibility for competition entries that are lost, mislaid, damaged or delayed in transit, regardless of cause, including, for example, as a result of any equipment failure, technical malfunction, systems, satellite, network, server, computer hardware or software failure of any kind; or (b) proof of transmission as proof of receipt of entry to the competition; or (c) entries in any language other than English or translations (d) entries that have previously been submitted to any other competition.

1.4. Poems must be a minimum of three lines and maximum of 40 lines and can follow any form. They don’t need to address a specific theme, but should be focused on communicating climate research.

1.5 By submitting a competition entry, you are agreeing to be bound by these terms and conditions.

1.6 The competition entries will be reviewed by the judging panel who will draw up a longlist based on the best entries. Winners will be selected by Helen Mort from a shortlist drawn up by the rest of the panel. The full names and credentials of all judging panel members will be made available on request after the Closing Date. The decision of the panel of judges will be final and no correspondence will be entered into regarding judging decisions

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