WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY POETRY COMPETITION 2025
Theme: “The Mind Unmasked”
Poem Stellium invites poets from around the world to submit original poetry for our 2025 World Mental Health Day collection.
Mental health is layered — complex, messy, invisible, loud, silent, and deeply human. Whether you’re writing from lived experience or holding space for others, we want to hear your voice.
This competition is about truth — not performance. There’s no need to wrap your feelings in a perfect metaphor. Say what needs to be said.
Who Can Enter?
- Open to everyone aged 16+, worldwide
- Poems must be in English
- Free to enter
- One poem per person
Key Dates
- Submissions open: Wednesday, 1 October 2025
- Submissions close: Sunday, 12 October 2025
- Selected poems published: By end of October 2025
What You’ll Receive
- Three selected poems will be published on the Poem Stellium website
- Poems may be featured at mental health-related events, community spaces, or future zine collections
- If you’re based in London, UK, you may be invited to perform your poem (only if you feel comfortable doing so)
How to Submit
Submissions will be accepted via an online form or by email. You can either:
- Write your poem directly in the email or form, or
- Attach your poem as a Word document (.doc or .docx)
Please do not send PDFs.