The Gregory O'Donoghue International Prize 2016 (deadline 30th Nov)

The Gregory O'Donoghue International Prize 2016 (deadline 30th Nov)

Judge: Patrick Cotter

Deadline: Monday 30th Nov

Prizes: 1st Prize €1000, a week's residency at the Tyrone Guthrie Centre, publication in Southword and a trip to Cork, Ireland*.

2nd Prize €500 & publication in Southword

3rd Prize €250 & publication in Southword

Ten runners-up to be published in Southword and receive €30 publication fee.

Entry: €5 per poem or €20 per batch of five

The Munster Literature Centre holds an annual competition for an international poetry prize for a single poem, named in honour of a late Irish poet long associated with the Centre. The Gregory O’Donoghue International Poetry Prize will have a first prize of €1,000 (approx $1122.07 USD/ £727.63 GBP @ xe.com on 16th September 2015), a week's residency at the Tyrone Guthrie Centre and publication in Southword Literary Journal. The MLC will subvent travel costs for the winner up to €600 and provide hotel accommodation and meals for four days during the Cork Spring Poetry Festival. There will be a second prize of €500, third prize of €250, and ten runners-up will each have their poems published in Southword and receive Southword’s standard fee of €30.

Full competition details can be found on the Munster Literature website www.munsterlit.ie