Opportunities for Writers
Competitions, awards, calls for submissions, residencies and open mic opportunties for poets. If you would like to advertise an opportunity for poets on our website, please email media@poetryireland.ie.
Calls for Submissions
The Haibun Journal
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Qutub Minar Review-An International Literary Magazine
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Crossways
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HeadStuff.org Poetry Submissions
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Poethead, Index Of Women Poets: Call for Submissions
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Automatic Pilot Call for Submissions
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Dodging the Rain Submission Call
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Flight Writing Submission Call
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A New Ulster
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Hidden Channel Zine
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Antiphon
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Stepaway Magazine
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The Flexible Persona Online Journal
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Poetry Ireland Review
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Call for Submissions: The Tangerine
Deadline: 22 Feb 2019 » more details
Limerick is…..
Deadline: 28 Feb 2019 » more details
Impossible Archetype
Deadline: 1 Mar 2019 » more details
Call for Submissions: Cruinniú na nÓg 2019
Deadline: 7 Mar 2019 » more details
Torch Collective zine: Call for Submissions
Deadline: 15 Mar 2019 » more details
Words of Dublin
Deadline: 22 Mar 2019 » more details
Kilkenny Poetry Broadsheet Issue 19
Deadline: 29 Mar 2019 » more details
Red Line Book Festival 2019
Deadline: 29 Mar 2019 » more details
Call for Young Author Submissions: Wild Words Volume 7
Deadline: 31 Mar 2019 » more details
Date with an Agent 2019
Deadline: 1 Apr 2019 » more details
Poetry Wall
Deadline: 28 Apr 2019 » more details
Writing Home: The ‘New Irish’ Poets Call for Submissions
Deadline: 30 Apr 2019 » more details
Poetry on Planes
Deadline: 1 Sep 2019 » more details
Competitions & Awards
The John Pollard Foundation International Poetry Prize
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Hennessy New Irish Writing
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Hour of Writes - Weekly Writing Competition
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The Travel Award
Deadline: 22 Feb 2019 » more details
Ireland Chair of Poetry Student Prize
Deadline: 28 Feb 2019 » more details
Correspondences Anthology: An anthology to call for an end to direct provision
Deadline: 28 Feb 2019 » more details
Maria Edgeworth Poetry and Short Story Competition
Deadline: 8 Mar 2019 » more details
27th National Poetry Competition 2019
Deadline: 15 Mar 2019 » more details
Poetry Ireland Access Cúirt Bursary
Deadline: 15 Mar 2019 Providing an emerging poet from a background that is currently statistically underrepresented in Irish poetry the opportunity to visit the festival and become immersed in the poetry programme. » more details
The Desmond O’Grady International Poetry Competition 2019
Deadline: 16 Mar 2019 » more details
North West Words Poetry Prize
Deadline: 29 Mar 2019 » more details
The 19th Poetry on the Lake International Competition
Deadline: 31 Mar 2019 » more details
Fish Writing Prizes 2018
Deadline: 31 Mar 2019 » more details
Cinnamon Press: Poetry Pamphlet Prize
Deadline: 31 Mar 2019 » more details
Poets Meet Politics International Open Poetry Competition 2019
Deadline: 22 Apr 2019 » more details
The Bridport Prize 2019
Deadline: 31 May 2019 » more details
Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing
Deadline: 28 Jun 2019 » more details
Aesthetica Creative Writing Award
Deadline: 31 Aug 2019 » more details
Courses
Autumn Daytime Creative Writing with Susan Millar DuMars
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The Garsdale Retreat
Sedbergh, Cumbria, UK » more details
Poetry Kit Online Courses
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Writer’s Incubation 2019
Deadline: 4 Mar 2019 » more details
Getting Started in Creative Writing Course
Deadline: 4 Mar 2019 » more details
Funding
Fingal County Council Artists’ Support Scheme 2019
Deadline: 28 Feb 2019 » more details
dlr Creative Ireland Bursaries 2019
Deadline: 14 Mar 2019 » more details
2019 Arts and Disability Connect funding scheme
Deadline: 8 Apr 2019 » more details
Open Mic Opportunities
Lemme Talk
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The Intercollective, Dublin
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The SpeakEasy Derry
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The New Romantics, Dublin
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Dolcáin’s Cellar, Clondalkin
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Spokes Open Mic, Waterford
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Staccato - Open Mic, Dublin
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The CO Club, Open Mic
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The Word, Sligo
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‘Literary Listowel’ Readings, Kerry
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Illuminations, Sligo
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The Merg Sessions, Dublin
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Purely Poetry at the Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast
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Live Words, Cork
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North West Words, Donegal
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Hungry Hill Poetry Friday, Castletownbere, Cork
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Psoken Wrod, Clonakilty
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Flying South Open Mic, Dublin
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Red Pill, Belfast
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Slam Sunday, Dublin
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The Circle Sessions, Dublin
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Bank Holiday Poets’ Corner, Tralee
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Takin’ the Mic, Dublin
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The Sunflower Sessions, Dublin
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‘On the Nail’ Literary Gatherings, Limerick
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The Whitehouse Poets, Limerick
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Ó bhéal Poetry Readings & Open-mic Nights, Cork
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Over The Edge Open Readings, Galway
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Residencies
Greywood Arts
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The Garsdale Retreat
Sedbergh, Cumbria, UK » more details
The Moth Retreat for Artists and Writers
Belturbet, County Cavan » more details
Avondale Retreat
Rathdrum, County Wicklow » more details
The Waterford Healing Arts Trust - Artist in Residence
Waterford City, County Waterford » more details
Schull Writer’s Retreat
Schull, County Cork » more details
The Schoolhouse Artists Retreat and Studio - Residency Programme
Kiltimagh, County Mayo » more details
Old Rectory Retreat
Westport, County Mayo » more details
Kilcoe Writers’ Retreat
Kilcoe, County Cork » more details
Molly Keane Writers’ Retreat
Ardmore, County Wexford » more details
Anam Cara Writer’s and Artist’s Retreat
Bantry, County Cork » more details
The Tyrone Guthrie Centre at Annaghmakerrig
Newbliss, County Monaghan » more details
Arvon Centre
Shropshire/West Yorkshire/Devon, UK » more details
Birr Writers’ Residency
Deadline: 21 Mar 2019 » more details
Writers' Groups
Lexicon Writing Group, Belfast
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Midleton Writers Group, Cork
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Mountrath Writers Group, Laois
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Muse Writers Group, Down
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Navan Creative Writing Group, Meath
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Navan Creative Writers, Meath
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Oldcastle Writers Group, Meath
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The Poet’s Place, Belfast
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Shalom Writers, Belfast
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SixPens Writing Group & Weekend Writing Retreat, Westport, Co. Mayo
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Tir Chonaill Writers
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Virgin Slate Cork
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Creative Writing Groups at Dublin City Libraries
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The Dublin Writer’s Forum
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