This prize is open to anyone over the age of 18 as long as the poem is the original work of the author submitting it. Entries must not have been previously published in any media, self-published, broadcast, and/or won any competition.
The maximum number of poems per entrant is 3.
Send your poem(s) along with a cover letter with name, address, and phone number and/or email address, and title(s) of each poem submitted. Please do not put your name or personal contact details on the same page as the poem(s).
Postal entries to North West Words Poetry Prize 2016, Upper Corkey, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal. Online entries should be attached in one document and copied into the body of the email and sent to editornww@yahoo.com
Deadline: Saturday, 31st December 2016.
North West Words is a non-profit organisation run on voluntary effort.
The competition fee of €5 per entry (up to three poems) goes towards the administrative costs of the competition. Payment may be made by Cheque, Postal Order, Money Order or via Paypal on our website http://northwestwords.com/north-west-words-launch-two-poetry-competitions-in-association-with-donegal-creameries-and-ealain-na-gaeltachta-teo/.
The 2016 English Poetry competition will be judged by Kate Newman from Summer Palace Press.
A shortlist will be published on North West Words’ Facebook page and at North West Words’ January event in Florence Food Company. The winner will be announced and the prize awarded at North West Words Event in Florence Food Company, Letterkenny, on Thursday, 23rd February 2017. (The winning poet will be notified on Thursday, 16th February 2017) The author will be invited to read their winning poem at this North West Words event.
Copyright remains with the poet, but North West Words reserves the right to first publication or broadcast of the winning poem.
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