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Macedonian Bursary for Cork Poets
Submit here Deadline 31st October The Munster Literature Centre will provide annual sponsorship of 750 euro as follows: The Cork poet must be a poet who has not read at a Macedonian poetry festival already. The Cork poet must have published at least one poetry chapbook, either published by a reputable publisher or a self-published…
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Online Fiction Workshop with Laura Jean McKay
Join Frank O’Connor Fellow Laura Jean McKay to journey through the short story form – idea, character, voice and editing. This practical four-week workshop series will take apart the short story form, using examples from Laura’s and other authors’ works. Through readings, discussion and workshopping, participants will work together to celebrate and explore the precise,…
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The Farmgate Café National Poetry Award
postal Submissions by publishers accepted until 15 november The award will be €2000 for the best full-length poetry collection published in the previous year (2025) by a poet residing in Ireland. All entered books must be in English. Translations will be accepted as long as the translated poet resides in Ireland. The judges this year…
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Southword Poetry Podcast: Joyelle McSweeney
Episode 24 with Joyelle McSweeney is now available anywhere you get podcasts. Guggenheim Fellow Joyelle McSweeney is the author of ten books of poetry, drama and prose, a well-known critic, and a vital publisher of international literature in translation. McSweeney’s recent book, Toxicon and Arachne (Nightboat Books, 2020), was called “frightening and brilliant” by Dan Chiasson in…
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2025 Mentorship Bursary Recipients selected
Mentorships, applied for through open submission, have been awarded to twelve writers living in Munster as part of our yearly Munster Literature Centre mentorship programme, as well as mentorship bursaries through our Frank O’Connor International Short Story Fellowship programme. We have one more poetry mentorship opportunity this year with Mary Noonan, with a closing date…
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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.…
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Southword Creative Non-Fiction Award Results
The first prize winner of the inaugural Southword Creative Non-Fiction Award is Judy Crozier, whose winning story will be published in issue 49 of Southword (winter 2025). Nine others were shortlisted and their work will be published in Southword over the next three issues. Southword 49 (winter 2025): Remember November 1963 by Judy Crozier, How…
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Southword Editor’s Poetry Award: Two weeks till deadline
The Southword Editor’s Poetry Award Competition is open for entries until the end of September €1000 FOR THE BEST ENTRY OF THREE POEMS Each entrant for their €24 entry fee will receive a complimentary postage-free, one-year subscription to Southword. Poems will be read and judged anonymously. Poems must be previously unpublished. The winning poet will have…
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Ó Faoláin Short Story Competition Results
The first prize winner of the 2025 Seán Ó Faoláin International Short Story Competition, Tim Collyer, will read his winning story on 18th October at the Cork International Short Story Festival. The first prize, second prize, and shortlisted stories will be published in Southword (summer 2026). Laura Jean McKay was the judge and she kindly…
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Dean Browne to judge O’Donoghue Poetry competition
Competition prize and submission details here Dean Browne is an award-winning poet from Co. Tipperary, Ireland. His debut collection After Party is published by Picador and is a Poetry Society Recommendation. Browne received the Geoffrey Dearmer Prize in 2021, and his pamphlet, Kitchens at Night, won the Poetry Business International Pamphlet Competition; it is published…