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O'Donoghue International Poetry Competition

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The deadline passed on 30 November 2025. The details below are kept for reference.

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Applicant criteria

  • NationalityNo specific nationality required
  • AgeNo specific age required
  • GenderBoth

Opportunity criteria

  • Opportunity FieldForeign Languages and Literature
  • LocationRemotely
  • Deadline2025-11-30

Opportunity description

The O'Donoghue International Poetry Competition is open for entries. Submissions must be original, unpublished poems in English, under 40 lines. Entries are welcome from all over the world.

Judge: Mary O’Malley.

Prizes:

1st Prize:

  • €2,000
  • Featured reading at the Cork International Poetry Festival (with four-night hotel stay and full board).
  • Featured on the Southword Poetry Podcast and publication in Southword.

2nd Prize:

  • €500 and publication in Southword.

3rd prize:

  • €250 and publication in Southword.

Entry Fee: €7 per poem or €30 for a batch of five.

Deadline: 30th November 2024.

Benefits

  • Cash prize
  • Featured reading at festival
  • Podcast appearance
  • Publication in magazine

Eligibility criteria

Poems must be original, unpublished, in English, and under 40 lines.

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