BWPP 2022 - Post-Submission Questionnaire

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The following questions will help us understand our competition's reach and what our submitters want from a poetry competition. This will help guide the direction of the Briefly Write Poetry Prize in the years ahead. All responses are anonymous.

(Please also note: when we ask about entry fees, this is NOT because we are going to introduce entry fees. We will always provide free, no-questions asked submission options to all our competitions.)

Have you submitted to Briefly Write in the past? (Any of Briefly Zine / BWPP 2021 / Write 10, Win 10)

Yes

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How did you discover the Briefly Write Poetry Prize 2022?

Briefly website

Search engine

Online listings

Twitter

Other social media

Word of mouth

Other:

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How thoroughly did you research the Briefly Write Poetry Prize 2022 before submitting? [Be honest: remember this is anonymous!]

Straight to the entry form

Cursory flick through the entry rules

Careful reading of entry rules

Reading of entry rules + last year's winners / past Zine issues

Other:

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Was your poem written specifically for the Briefly Write Poetry Prize 2022? [Again, remember we can't trace your answer to your poem!]

Yes

No, but I had never sent it elsewhere

No, I have sent this poem to another competition / journal previously

Other:

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Roughly how many poetry competitions do you enter per year?

1 or 2

3 to 6

7 to 12

13 to 20

More than 20

Other:

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Do you ever pay to enter poetry competitions?

Often

Sometimes

Rarely

Never

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In general, which prize structure do you prefer? (If it makes it easier, imagine a hypothetical prize pot of £100)

Winner takes all

1st - 50% / 2nd - 35% / 3rd - 15%

1st - 35% / 2nd - 25% / 3rd - 20% / 4th - 15% / 5th - 5%

1st - 50% / Runners-up (x5) - 10% each

Winners (x10) - 10% each

Other:

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We want to email everyone who enters, but it takes a lot of time. How important to you is receiving an email to say you haven't won a competition before the results are announced publicly?

I would rather not be told if I haven't won

I appreciate being told but it doesn't make that much difference to me

I really appreciate it and it makes a big difference to my experience of a competition

Other:

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If you pay a small (optional) entry fee, which of these would make you feel like you had received good value for money even if you didn't win? (Tick all that apply)

An email to say you didn't win before the results are announced publicly

A personalised email with very short feedback on your entry

A bigger prize fund next year (i.e. knowing your donation has gone towards boosting it!)

An exclusive Judges' Notes email with insights on decision making after the results

I don't mind (I'm just donating to support the competition)

None of the above would make me pay to enter

Other:

In general, do you prefer themed or unthemed poetry competitions?

Theme

No theme

Other:

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In general, if a poetry competition has a theme, do you prefer this to be specific or vague?

Specific (e.g. Write a poem about X / using Y / in the form of Z)

Vague (e.g. Be inspired by X / interpret Y loosely)

Other:

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If you don't win a competition, do you read the winning / shortlisted poems?

Yes

Other:

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If you don't win a competition, do you read the Judges' Notes?

Yes

Other:

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What do you like to see in Judges' Notes? (Tick all that apply)

Overview of common themes / styles / forms

Statistics on number of entries

Insights into what made certain poems stand out

Insights into what made certain poems fall short

None of the above / I don't read Judges' Notes

Other:

If you win / are shortlisted in a competition, which of these best sums up your attitude?

I want to make the most of the publicity

Just pay me the money

Other:

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Which form(s) of publicity do you most appreciate?

Online publication

Interview with you about your winning poem

Online feature about you

Social media promotion

Chance to have your poem published in anthology / collection

None of the above / Just pay me the money

Other:

Any further comments / suggestions on any of the questions?

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