The closing date for receipt of entries is 4pm on Friday 10th of August 2018.
The Arts Office, Waterford City & County Council is pleased to announce details of the Waterford Poetry Prize 2018. The Waterford Poetry Prize is open to all writers currently living on the island of Ireland.
The prize will be presented at the Waterford Writers Weekend, 26th to 28th October 2018 during the Imagine Arts Festival in Waterford city.
There is no age limit and no entry fee for the Waterford Poetry Prize 2018.
The first prize is €400 plus attendance at a designated writing course at the Molly Keane Writers Retreat, Ardmore in 2019. 2nd prize €300. 3rd prize €200.
The closing date for receipt of entries is 4pm on Friday 10th August 2018.
The entry form and guidelines can be downloaded here Waterford Poetry Prize Entry Form 2018 (3)
Arts Office: 058/41416.
Hi, just wondering where I can get a list of the winners of this competition? Thank you, Caroline
Hi Caroline.
Please click here https://waterfordarts.com/2018/11/12/winners-of-the-waterford-poetry-prize-2018/ or go to waterfordarts.com homepage and click on Waterford Poetry Prize Winners 2018. I’ve just posted the information you asked for.
All the best,
Sandra O’Dwyer.
Arts Assistant,
Waterford Arts Office
I would like to know if i can send my poem by post ?
Yes please post your poem with the entry form to:
Waterford Poetry Prize 2018
The Arts Office, Waterford City & County Council,
Civic Offices, Davitt’s Quay, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford.
Hello! I’m posting an entry from the North. Just for fear there’ll be some awkwardness with posting, if I date-mark my envelope will that be alright or will it need to be with you by the exact deadline?
Thanks!
Please post by the exact deadline. For confirmation please call Arts Officer Margaret Organ: 058/41416