Saturday, September 28, 2019

The Francis Ledwidge Poetry Award 2019!

The Francis Ledwidge Poetry Award 2019!


The Francis Ledwidge Poetry Award has a closing date of the 5th of November with a first prize of the Ledwidge Plaque inscribed with the winner's name plus a cash prize. There are cash prizes and books for second and third places with merit prizes for finalists. In addition the winner will be invited to read at the annual Francis Ledwidge Commemoration at the National War Memorial Gardens in July 2020. The decision of the judges is final and no correspondence will be entered into following the results. The poems must be the competitor's own work and not previously published or broadcast. Not to exceed 40 lines of type. The entry fee is €5 per poem or 4 for €15. The max number of poems you can enter is 6. Fees payable to The Inchicore Ledwidge Society. Please put your name and telephone number on a separate sheet. S.A.E. or email address for winners' list. Poems will not be returned. Send your entries to: 

The Francis Ledwidge International Poetry Award 2019,
C/o 20, Emmet Cresent.
Inchicore, Dublin 8. 

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