About this Event
Mind Over Matter Arts CIC is proud to present the return of Mind Over Slammer, a national spoken word initiative combining free, high-quality creative workshops with regional poetry slams, culminating in a Grand Finale in the heart of London.
Headliner:
The winner and first runner up of each heat will go through to the National Grand Finale in London on Wednesday 2nd June 2027 where they will all compete for a share of £3,000 in prize money. Travel and accommodation is covered.
Grand Finale Prizes:
1st Place: £1500
2nd Place: £1000
3rd Place £500
The winner of the National Grand Finale will earn a place in the 2028 UK & England Slam! Championships, run by Farrago Poetry, since 1994.
The UK & England Slam! Championships provide a route to the European Poetry Slam Championships.
Win at Farrago → European Championships → finish in the European Top 10 → World Poetry Slam Championships.
Applications to perform in the BRISTOL HEAT are open now! Apply .
Applications close Wednesday 30th December 2026 at 11pm
Names will be drawn at random and successful applicants will be contacted via email.
We appreciate that competition of any kind, or the discussion of potentially sensitive topics at events, may trigger anxiety or other pre-existing mental health concerns. As a result of this, following each slam, we are offering participants an optional, free 45 minute online aftercare session with our resident BACP-accredited psychotherapist Anna Sinski. Anna will also be available at each slam should participants require any care.
Read our full mission statement .
Please see our for more information about how the slams work.
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Doors open: 6pm
Show: 7pm-10pm
DJ: 10pm-11pm
Supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England
***Prize money funded privately***
Agenda
🕑: 06:00 PM
Doors Open
🕑: 07:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Show
🕑: 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM
DJ & Networking
Event venue & nearby stays
Zed Alley, Host Street, Bristol, United Kingdom
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