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
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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ROPES 2019
Deadline: 24 Dec 2018 » more details
Magnum Opus An International Poetry Anthology in English
Deadline: 31 Dec 2018 » more details
Centenary - An Anthology Commemorating the Limerick Soviet 1919
Deadline: 31 Dec 2018 » more details
Boyne Berries 25 Submissions
Deadline: 2 Jan 2019 » more details
PANNING FOR POEMS
Deadline: 13 Jan 2019 » more details
Seashores Issue 2
Deadline: 15 Jan 2019 » more details
4th Annual Stephen A.DiBiase Poetry Prize
Deadline: 15 Jan 2019 » more details
Honest Ulsterman Open Submission Call
Deadline: 25 Jan 2019 » more details
SurVision Magazine January Submissions
Deadline: 31 Jan 2019 » more details
FOURXFOUR
Deadline: 9 Feb 2019 » more details
Tales From The Forest
Deadline: 17 Feb 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 Moth Poetry Prize
Deadline: 31 Dec 2018 » more details
Calibre Essay Prize
Deadline: 14 Jan 2019 » more details
The Well Review Poetry Prize 2019
Deadline: 26 Jan 2019 » more details
The Canterbury Tales Writing Competition 2018/19
Deadline: 31 Jan 2019 » more details
Ó Bhéal International Five Words Poetry Competition
Deadline: 31 Jan 2019 (Weekly Submissions) » more details
Prole Laureate Poetry Competition
Deadline: 31 Jan 2019 » more details
Fish Writing Prizes 2018
Deadline: 31 Mar 2019 » more details
The Bridport Prize 2019
Deadline: 31 May 2019 » more details
Courses
Autumn Daytime Creative Writing with Susan Millar DuMars
Galway Arts Centre » more details
The Garsdale Retreat
Sedbergh, Cumbria, UK » more details
Poetry Kit Online Courses
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Creative Writing for Beginners with Kevin Higgins
Deadline: 14 Jan 2019 » more details
Intermediate Creative Writing with Susan Millar DuMars
Deadline: 15 Jan 2019 » more details
Funding
Strategic Projects - Wicklow County Arts Office
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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
SurVision Magazine January Submissions
Deadline: 31 Jan 2019 » more details
Writers' Groups
The Dublin Writer’s Forum
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