The closing date for this one is the 5th of November and the rules for entry stipulate that all poems must be the competitor's own work and not previously published or broadcast and poems should not exceed 40 lines of type.The entry fee is €5 per poem or four for €15. There is a trophy and cash prizes with a Ledwidge plaque for the winner with name inscribed and cash prizes and books for Second and Third places, also merit certificates for all finalists.
The winner will be invited to read at the annual Francis Ledwidge Commemorations at the National War Memorial Gardens in July 2021.
The judges decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into. Full information also on the Poetry Ireland webpage. Link to the right.
Send your entries to: The Francis Ledwidge International Poetry Award 2020.
C/o 20, Emmet Crescent, Inchicore, Dublin 8.
Winners will be notified and results will be announced at the annual awards night in December. Enquiries to 085 8497531. Facebook page: Inchicore Ledwidge Society.
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