Gibraltar Cultural Services (GCS), on behalf of the Ministry of Culture and in conjunction with The Gibraltar Chronicle, will hold a Poetry Competition as part of the 2022 Autumn Cultural Programme. 

A statement follows below:

The competition is open to Gibraltarians and residents of Gibraltar who may submit two original works. 

The overall winner will receive the Ministry of Culture prize of £1000 and a trophy. Additionally, there will be six other categories as follows: 

1. School Years 4 to 5 
2. School Years 6 to 7 
3. School Years 8 to 10  
4. School Years 11 to 13 
5. Adult Category 
6. Best Poem in the Spanish Language 

Thewinner in each school categorywill receive a voucher and a pen kindly donated by TheGibraltar Chronicle, plus a Trophy from the Ministry of Culture. The winners in the Adult category and the Spanish Language category will receive a 6 month online subscription of The Gibraltar Chronicle and a Trophy from the Ministry of Culture. All the winning entries will be printed in The Gibraltar Chronicle. 

Entry Form and Rules are available from: 

• All Schools 
• The Department of Education, 23 Queensway 
• GCS, John Mackintosh Hall, 308 Main Street 
• Events Department, City Hall

• E-mail: [email protected] 
• Online: www.cuture.gi

Entries must be submitted to GCS at the City Hall by Friday 7th October 2022.