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The Munster Literature Centre holds an annual competition for an international poetry prize for a single poem, named in honour of a lat...

Competition deadline: 30th November 2017 Holland Park Press invite you to write a poem about migration. We’re inviting you to send u...

Trophy and Cash Prizes 1st Prize is the Ledwidge plaque (a keepsake) inscribed with the winner’s name & cash prize. Cash prize...

Call for Submissions: Issue 3.2 – Egg The online mag, The Pickled Body is looking for poetry submissions. Call for Submissions – Issu...

The rather brilliant UK poetry magazine Rialto has a new poetry pamphlet competition. 1st prize: publication of the winning pamphlet +...

Prize of £300 plus publishing contract . Up to 25 runners up published in a poetry anthology. Open to those who have  not had a full c...

Deadline: 30th November 2016 PRIZES 1ST  £1000        2nd £300 3rd £200   Six Commended Prizes of £50 Funniest Poem not winning a...

I have a couple of reservations about this competition so buyer beware. Why must the entrant be unagented? Does Cornerstones agency then ...

Deadline: November 30, 2016 The Gregory O’Donoghue Prize is an award for a single poem, with a first prize of €1,000 ($1,120/£860), a w...

The Francis Ledwidge poetry competition is open for entries. 1st Prize is the Ledwidge plaque (a keepsake) inscribed with the winner’s ...

Trophy and Cash Prizes 1 st Prize is the Ledwidge plaque (a keepsake) inscribed with the winner’s name & cash prize. Cash p...

Deadline very close for this poetry competition Deadline 30th Nov 2015 PRIZES 1 ST    £1000         2 nd  £300 3 rd  £200   ...

Get your submissions in for Crannog magazine from Galway. Submissions for Crannóg February 2015 issue are accepted all through Novembe...

The Donegal Creameries North West Words Poetry Prize is in its fourth year. Judge : Kate Newmann of Summer Palace Press  Deadline:  ...

dlr Arts Office invites applications for a storyteller in residence for December 2015 to November 2016. It is a part-time residency w...

Deadline: 30th November 1st Prize €1000, a week's residency at the  Tyrone Guthrie Centre , publication in  Southword and a trip...

Do yourself a favour and read some of the poems by Francis Ledwidge. Here's the annual poetry competition in his honour. Deadline:...

Fancy getting published in the US? This themed poetry competition may ring your bell, toot your horn or ......(insert another musical pun...

Judge  Carol Ann Duffy, the Poet Laureate.  However, I think the Plough pre-selects a shortlist for her which you may not like. Entry...

The Book Show, RTÉ Radio has launched a very short fiction/flash competition.  Prizes: 100 books,  publication in a book of the ...