The Patrick Kavanagh Poetry Award 2015.

Do you have a batch of poems? The Patrick Kavanagh Poetry Award for a first unpublished collection of poems in English is open to poets, born in the island of Ireland, or of Irish nationality, or long term resident in Ireland. The award is now in its 45th year. Previous winners include Eileán Ni Chuilleanáin, Paul Durcan, Thomas McCarthy, Peter Sirr, Sinead Morrissey, Conor O’Callaghan, Celia de Freine and Joseph Woods. Deadline Friday 24th July 2015. The winner of this year’s award will receive €1,000.

Rules and entry form from the Patrick Kavanagh Centre, Inniskeen
Tel. 00353(0)429378560, Fax 00353(0)429378855
E-mail: infoatpkc@eircom.net www.patrickkavanaghcountry.com

Literary Competitions

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For Short Stories -

The Sean O Faolain Prize is open for submission till the 31st July. The judge is Joyce Russell.You can find out more here - The Sean O Faolain Prize

For Poems -

The Patrick Kavanagh Poetry Award for a first unpublished collection is open till the 26th July. You can send 20 poems (but they have to be less than 40 lines each) ... the judge is Brian Lynch and you can find out more Here.