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LISTOWEL WRITERS WEEK
- The Kerry Ingredients Book of the Year Award
£5000 for a work of fiction by an Irish author. Adjudicators are Bruce Arnold and Ita Daly.
The Brian MacMahon Short Story Award £1500 for the winning story (not more than 3000 words). Entry fee is £5 for each entry. Adjudicator is David Marcus.
Dhuais Bhord na Gaeilge: An Foras Teanga Duais £500 é seo ar chnuasach beag filíochta nó gearrscéalta (nár foilsíodh mar chnusach go dtí seo) nó ursceál nó saothar drámaíochta neamhfhoilsithe. Moltóir Nuala Ni Dhomhnaill, taille £5 ar gach iontráil.
Eamon Keane Full Length Play Adjudicator Michael Twomey. One act plays are not eligible, plays submitted should be suitable for stage presentation. Entry fee is £10 with every entry submitted. (Plays returned only if submitted with SAE.)
Poetry Competition Adjudicated by Thomas McCarthy. £500 for the best single poem, and £500 for the best small collection (6 - 12 poems) plus printing and publication of a slim volume to be launched at next year's festival. (The latter section of the competition is open only to those who have not yet published a first collection.) Entry fees are £5 for a single poem and £10 for a short collection.
Writers' Week Originals Competition Adjudicated by the Writers' Week Editorial Board, the categories for this competition are: Short Story (max. 1500 words), Humorous Essay (750 words approx), and Short Poems. The prize fund is £500, entry fee is £5 with each entry submitted.
Writing in Prisons in Ireland Prize fund £450.
Irish Post/Irish Ferries New Writing Competition Confined to those living outside Ireland; details advertised in 'The Irish Post' in the UK.
Kerry County Council Creative Writing Competitions for Youth Categories: 9 years and under, max 300 words. 12 years and under, max 300 words. 14 years and under, max 300 words. 16 years and under, max 300 words, 18 years and under, max 1000 words. Prize fund of £1000, entry fee £1 per entry.
The closing date for all submissions is March 1st, 2000. For rules of entry and information on workshops, contact: The Administrator, Writers' Week, P.O. Box 147, Listowel, Co. Kerry
Strokestown Poetry Competition 2000 Categories: 1. A poem in English of not more than 70 lines. Prizes: £3000, £1000, £500. Judges: Kevin Barry, Mary O'Malley, Robert McCrum. 2. A poem in Irish of not more than 50 lines. Prize:£500. Judge: Gréagóir Ó Dúill. 3. A political satire in verse, English or Irish. Prizes: Backhanders of £300, £150 and £100 in brown paper bags. Judge: Pat Rabbitte. Closing Date: 1st April 2000. Application forms from: Strokestown Community Development Association, Bawn St., Strokestown, Co. Roscommon.
Workplace Anecdotes sought by a publishing team who are compiling a collection of "funny, ridiculous, embarassing and simply unbelievable stories" to do with work and the workplace. £50 for each story accepted. Submissions to 'It Could Only Happen To...' PO Box 7237, Dublin 1.
The Cathal Buí Summer School Writing Competitions Prizes for poetry and prose, £100 each category and publication, runners up £50. Judges Noel Monaghan and Carlo Gebler. Max length: poems 40 lines, short stories 2000 words. Closing date 17th March 2000. Contact Jim Nolan, Cornagee, Blacklion, Co. Cavan.
The Salmon Poetry Publication Award has extended its deadline to the end of July 2000. For details contact Salmon Publishing Ltd, Cliffs of Moher, Co. Clare. Tel: (065) 81941, email: salpub@iol.ie
Peterloo Poets Open Competition First prize £2000, 2nd prize £1000. Judges Clare Brown, Peter Porter, Stephen Stuart-Smith and Harry Chambers. Entry fee stg£5 per poem, closing date 1st March 2000. Contact: The Administrator, Peterloo Poetry Competition, The Old Chapel, Sand Lane, Calstock, Cornwall PL18 90X UK.
The King of Laois March Competition Nóirín Ní Riain, Artist in Residence with Laois Co. Council, would like to hear from anyone interested in writing verses to accompany the tune Máirseáil Rí Laoise/ The King of Laois's March. The fee to the successful applicant is £500: entry forms, more details and a copy of the tune on tape from: Muireann Ní Chonaill, Arts Officer, Laois Co. Council, Tel (0502) 22044.
Poetry London Competition Prizes £1000, £500, £200. Max length 80 lines, fee £3.50 per poem. Closing date 14th February 2000. Judge Matthew Sweeney. For information and entry forms contact: Poetry London, PO Box 30104, London E17 4XR, England.
Marches Literary Prize Short Story (max 2000 words), Poetry (max 50 lines). Entry fee £3. Prizes £200, £100, £50. Contact: The Competition Secretary, 48 Erw Wen, Welshpool, Powys SY21 7HL. Closing date 31st MArch 2000.
The Market Square Short Story Max word length 3000. 1st Prize £500. Entry fee £5stg for 1-2 stories, £12 for 3. No entry form required. Send to: Armagh Writers Group, c/o Patricia McAllister, 11 Killuney Crest, Armagh BT 61 9EY.
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