Slamovision is spoken word’s answer to Eurovision – a Global Poetry Slam between spoken word artists from UNESCO Cities of Literature.

It’s a very exciting year to represent Manchester at Slamovision as we battle to retain our crown from winning last year with Esther Koch’s poem ‘Taurean at the Nightclub’ and the Grand Final event will be held right here in Manchester.

Manchester UNESCO City of Literature is offering a prize of £250 to the poet who represents our city at Slamovision 2024. The selected poet will represent Manchester in person at a live event held at the Manchester Poetry Library on Thursday 12th December 2024. If you live, work or study in Manchester and are over 18 you are eligible to apply.

Entries must be received by Midnight, Sunday 8th September 2024.

Entry Requirements:

• Your poem can be on any topic or theme
• Your poem can be in any language
• Your poem must be a maximum of 3 minutes in length
• Your poem can be a pre-existing video but please ensure there is no accompaniment and the sound is clear
• You must not use any props or costumes
• If you are chosen to be our representative, we will ask you to re-record your poem for scoring purposes with the following instructions (landscape / 1080p Resolution, a 16:9 aspect ratio / Format either .mp4 or .mov ( h.264 / h.265 or apple pro res) / Bit Rate of at least 6Mbps if possible). If you would like to get ahead and follow these guidelines for your initial entry, please do!
• You must submit a written transcript in English alongside your video entry.

Please submit a link to your 3 minute video and a short biography to us via this google form.

Please note that if your poem wins, it will appear on the Slamovision website and you must be available to attend the Grand Final of the competition in Manchester on 12th December 2024.

We can’t wait to hear your poems!