Goldsmith Poetry Competition 2015!

Goldsmith Poetry Competition 2015!

Peter Fallon

Made it down to Pallas again this year for the Goldsmith Poetry Competition where Peter Fallon was the judge and guest reader on the day. The winner of the competition was Sighle Meehan with Mike Casey picking up second and myself in third. Hope I got those spellings right! Another person to get a mention there was Anne Connolly all the away from Edinburgh via Northern Ireland. Also talking to Bianca Fachel and partner from Germany. Bianca is a singer songwriter from Brazil. Photos to follow in the next few days. Sighle Meehan, I believe, was the winner of the Poems for Patience in Galway University Hospital this year. The weather was more than a bit blustery but the rain held off most of the time!  

The Moth International Short Story Prize 2015!

The Moth International Short Story Prize 2015!

The above are inviting entries for their short story prize and well worth a try with a word limit of 6000. An entry form can be downloaded at Here The entries will be judged by Donal Ryan and the winning story  will be published in August 2015 in the magazine. The method of payment is by cheque, postal order or cash (made payable to "The Moth Magazine Ltd") and is €12, or by credit or debit card via PayPal (payment to enquiries @the mothmagazine.com). The Annual subscription to The Moth is €20. But access the site for further info on all of the above. As it says, read the rules before sending in your entries.

The Moth Short Story Prize

The Moth

Drummullen

Cavan

Co. Cavan

Ireland.

And good luck!

Wild Atlantic Words open poetry competition 2015!

Wild Atlantic Words open poetry competition 2015!

The above are inviting entries for their competition and with poems on any theme related to coastal landscape or maritime life or heritage. The competition to be judged by Breda Wall Ryan and with a first prize of €500. The closing date for entry is the 19th of July, so there is still plenty of time to get your entries in. There is a second prize of one week's retreat at The Creativity Cabin on the Beara peninsula and a third prize of €100. Many people I'm sure would opt for the second prize. A fee of €10 for three entries but you can enter as many times as you like. Poems not to exceed 40 lines. Full details of everything required as regards entries if you click Here and good luck. Winning and shortlisted poems will be featured at the Wild Atlantic Words Poetry Festival in Castletownbere, County Cork, on the 5-6 September 2015 and will be published in a printed anthology and/or on the Hungry Hill Website. Check out the link! Entries by post or on line. Hungry Hill Writing, Errisbeg, Rodeen, Castletownbere, County Cork Ireland. But payment in euros here!

Spanish Point Co. Clare
No tengo mas que darte!

   

Boyle Arts Festival Poetry Competition 2015!

Boyle Arts Festival Poetry Competition 2015!

Boyle Co. Roscommon.

The closing date for the above competition is June the 25th so you still have a bit of time to get your entries in. A number of local writers have picked up awards here and Boyle is well worth a visit. The judge for this year's competition is Joseph Woods who was a former director of Poetry Ireland and needs no introduction. He has judged any number of literary competitions and has three collections of poetry to his name and is working on a fourth collection. 

The prize for this year's competition is €250 for first prize plus 2 x  €50 highly commended. Shortlisted poems will be notified ahead of the awards which will be held on Saturday the 1st of August in King House Boyle Co. Roscommon. The entry fee is €5 per poem and an entry form must accompany. You can submit as many poems as you like. Details to be checked out Here or telephone 00 353 (0) 7196 63085. The E-mail address is info@boylearts.com . Poems must be the original unpublished work of the author and not exceed 40 lines. The name of the entrant not to appear on the poem itself. And good luck!

The Meath Writers' Circle May 2015!

The Meath Writers' Circle May 2015!

On a night of competing interests about ten or eleven members turned out for the monthly meeting of the The Meath Writers' Circle in the Trim Castle Hotel. Verona to distribute minutes and reports on what was decided with regard to poetry and short story competition. A number of interesting poems and stories read and plans for up-coming events that are as yet undecided. Anyone who has something to contribute or indeed an addition to what has already been submitted in relation to book (1916) please get it in ASAP. Hopefully it will all come together in time!

RNLI Poetry Anthology/The Sea!

RNLI Poetry Anthology/The Sea!

Cover photograph by Gerry Canning
Art work by Laura de Barra

The Sea is a collection of poems published by Rebel Poetry which as the intro states is the merging of two of the passions of its editor Steve Moore, who is a member of the Skerries RNLI fundraising branch. His poem "Lost To The Sea" is in memory of those who were lost off the Skerries coast and is on page twenty six. It includes a number of stunning photographs and poems that touch on almost every experience of the sea and is well worth getting your hands if only because it's that the crew of each lifeboat is made up of unpaid volunteers. To order a copy of the book log on to Here and some interesting photos to view. Delighted to have a poem included myself "Flat Calm". The President Michael D. leads off with "In The Beginning I" and there are more than a few well know names scattered throughout. Sponsored by the Dublin Port Company, the fundraising is in aid of the RNLI.