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Ballymaloe International Poetry Prize 2015

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Closing date: 
31 December 2015
Entry: 
Open to all unpublished poems, you can enter as many poems as you like Entry fee €12 per poem
Prize: 
1st Prize €10,000, plus three runner-up prizes of €1,000

1st Prize €10,000, plus three runner-up prizes of €1,000. The prize is run in association with The Moth magazine. It is for a single unpublished poem. This year's judge is former US poet laureate Billy Collins. The four shortlisted poems will appear in the spring issue of The Moth, and the winner will be announced at a special awards ceremony in Dublin in April 2016.

Set in ten acres of organic market gardens, orchards and greenhouses, which are, in turn, surrounded by a hundred acres of organic farm, Darina Allen's Ballymaloe Cookery School is the proud sponsor of the Ballymaloe International Poetry Prize, in association with The Moth.

This year's judge - Billy Collins - is a two-term US Poet Laureate and ‘the most popular poet in America,' according to the New York Times.

The Prize is for a single unpublished poem. The Prize is open to anyone, and you can enter as many poems as you like.

The entry fee is €12 per poem.

ENTER ONLINE HERE

Or you can send your poem(s) along with a cheque or postal order made payable to The Moth Magazine Ltd. and an entry form (downloadable HERE) or a cover letter with your name and contact details and the title of poem(s) attached to: The Moth, Ardan Grange, Milltown, Belturbet, Co. Cavan, Ireland.

And don't forget to READ THE RULES before you enter! http://www.themothmagazine.com/a1-page.asp?ID=2762&page=18

The shortlist will be announced in March 2016.
The four shortlisted poems will feature in the spring issue of The Moth.

The overall winner will be announced at a special award ceremony in Dublin.

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Closing date: 
31 December 2015
Entry: 
Open to all unpublished poems, you can enter as many poems as you like Entry fee €12 per poem
Prize: 
1st Prize €10,000, plus three runner-up prizes of €1,000