Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Trócaire/Poetry Ireland Poetry Competition 2015!

Trócaire/Poetry Ireland Poetry Competition 2015!

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Poetry Ireland and Trócaire are inviting entries for their fourth All-Ireland Poetry Competition. The theme for this year's competition being "Feeling the Heat". The closing date for the competition is Friday the 13th of March and further info and details can be had at link: www.poetryireland.ie and also at: www.trocaire.org


You can download an entry form from the above sites and the competition is free to enter. The competition invites poets of all ages, from primary school through to adult, published and unpublished. Entries will be judged by Mary Shine Thompson, former dean of St Patrick's College Drumcondra. (Dublin City University), by poet Theo Dorgan, and by Trócaire's Trish Groves. The categories are for Adult (published and unpublished) Post-Primary Schools (junior and senior) and Primary (junior and senior). Winners will be notified no later than Friday the 8th of May.and there will be an awards ceremony on Wednesday the 27th of May in the National Library of Ireland, Kildare Street, Dublin 2. Interesting prizes for winners and runners-up and highly commended in all categories but check out the links for rules and conditions of entry and entry forms and good luck! Minimum of three entries per person!

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