A €250 prize and trophy are up for grabs for talented local poets who take part in the Donegal Creameries / Aurivo & North West Words Poetry Competition.
This competition is now in its seventh year and is open to original and previously unpublished poems in English.
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.
Cost of entry is €5 for one poem or €10 for 3 poems. 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 Donegal Creameries / N W W Poetry Prize 2018, 54 Thornberry, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal.Ireland, F92 Y 76W.
Online entries should be copied into the body of the email and sent to northwestwords@outlook.comDeadline: 5:00pm Friday 30th November 2018.
Breid Lindsay from Donegal Creameries delivering the Perpetual Cup for the 7th Annual Poetry Competition to North West Words Committee members Maria Whelan Nick Griffiths Rita Harmon and Deirdre Hines
North West Words is a non-profit organisation run on voluntary effort.
The competition fees go towards the administrative costs of the competition. Payment may be made by Cheque, Postal Order, Money Order or via Paypal on the website www.northwestwords.com.
The 2018 English Poetry competition will be judged by Kate Newman from Summer Palace Press.
A shortlist will be published on North West Words’ Facebook page in December. The winner will be announced and the prize awarded at North West Words Event in Cafe Davitt High Road, Letterkenny, on Thursday 31st January 2019. (The winning poet will be notified in advance of the 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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