Waterford Poetry Prize 2022 Winners Announcement!

I remember sending a email on this asking if they could make the entry process a little more user friendly but the end result deserves congratulations. Judged by Colm Keegan you need your 'A Game' here. The third prize reminds me of an encounter in the television series 'Yellowstone' where John Dutton asks the environmentalist or animal rights campaigner if she has ever seen a ploughed field or do her principles only extend as far as how pretty the thing is she kills. Maybe not the exact words but a thought to muse on, the awful cruelty of it all though is hard to take and makes you wonder but don't ask me. Great poems.

Loaded by the Imagine Arts Festival Waterford and with thanks.

The Waterford Poetry Prize 2022!

 The Waterford Poetry Prize 2022!

The deadline for the above is Friday the 12th of August and there is no age limit and no entry fee. It is part of the Waterford Writers Weekend during the Imagine Arts Festival. The first prize is €400 plus attendance at a designated writing course at the Molly Keane Writers Retreat, Ardmore in 2023 and the second prize is €300 plus a writing course in Ardmore. The third prize is €200. The judge for the competition is the writer and poet Colm Keegan and the competition is open to all writers living on the island of Ireland. The prize emerged from the influence of the late Waterford writer Sean Dunne.

Full information and details of entry conditions can be had by clicking on the link to Poetry Ireland to the right/ Opportunity for Writers - Competitions & Awards or by contacting the Arts Office, Waterford City & County Council. 

For enquiries contact: The Arts Officer - Margaret Organ, morgan@waterfordcouncil.ie