We have launched 3 poetry Competitions today – The Strokestown International Prize, The Duais de hÍde for Irish Language, and The Percy French for Comic Verse.     https://www.strokestownpoetry.org/competitions-2018/

Strokestown International Poetry Competition 2018

1^st Prize € 2,000

 Plus  A week-long residency at Anam Cara Writer’s and Artist’s Retreat

2^nd Prize € 700

3^rd Prize € 500

Reading fees of € 300 for 5 shortlisted poets

The 8 shortlisted poems will be printed in the Strokestown Anthology 2018,

Competition opens 1^st September 2017

Competition closes 1^st December 2017

Judges Moya Cannon & Harry Clifton

Prize winner announced in Strokestown 6^th May 2018

Duais de hÍde 2018
Urraithe ag Conradh na Gaeilge
Príomhchomórtas Filíochta na Gaeilge
1ú Duais €600
2ú Duais €400
3ú Duais €300
Táillí léitheoireachta de €200
le haghaidh an triúir eile ar an ngearrliosta
Foilseofar na 6 dhán ón ngearrliosta ar:
Duanaire Bhéal na mBuillí 2018 / Strokestown Anthology 2018
Tús iontrála: 1 Meán Fómhair 2017
Dáta deiridh iontrála: 1 Nollaig 2017
Moltóir: Pádraig Mac Fhearghusa

Judge Pádraig MacFhearghusa

Strokestown

The Percy French Prize for Comic Verse Competition 2018

1^st Prize € 300

Plus 7 shortlisted reading prizes of € 100 each

Judge Margaret Hickey