Munster Literature Centre
Ionad Litríochta an Deisceart

Apply for a poetry mentorship with Mary Noonan

The mentorship will consist of four face-to-face, two-hour sessions. This year, past recipients of mentorships with the Munster Literature Centre may apply again.

Apply at southword.submittable.com

Deadline: 10 October (midnight)

Mentorship in Poetry

Mary Noonan’s first collection, The Fado House  (Dedalus Press, 2012) was shortlisted for the Seamus Heaney Centre Prize and the Strong/Shine Award. Her second collection, Stone Girl (Dedalus Press, 2019), was shortlisted for the Derek Walcott Poetry Prize in 2020. Dans un autre compartiment, a selection of poems translated to French by poet Valérie Rouzeau, was published by Apic Editions in June 2025. Mary’s poems have been published widely in journals and magazines, including Poetry Ireland Review, Poetry Review, PN Review, New England Review and The Threepenny Review. She has read her poetry at festivals including Cork International Poetry Festival, West Cork Literary Festival (Bantry), StAnza Festival (St Andrew’s), Versefest (Ottawa) and Poetry Fest (Irish Arts Centre, New York. marynoonan.ie. Mary Noonan at Dedalus Press.