HomeTHE BRENDAN KENNELLY POETRY COMPETITION
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JUDGES:
Paddy Bushe:
Poet; Numerous collections in Irish and English, the most recent of which is The Nitpicking of Cranes (Dedalus, 2004) and Gile na Gile (Coisceim, 2005)
Jo O'Donoghue:
co-author of Brewer's Dictionary of Irish Phrase and Fable (Orion, 2004) and publisher with Currach Press in Dublin.
PRIZES:
A first prize of €1500 will be awarded
Two runners-up awards of €500 each.
Competition Rules
1. Contestants are asked to submit poems in Irish or English.
2. EACH entry should be accompanied by an administration fee of €10.
3. Poems may not have been previously published nor have won another competition.
4. The judges' decision is final and no discussion or correspondence will be entered into on the subject.
5. Canvassing will result in immediate disqualification.
6. Once submitted, entries may not be altered.
7. Entries will not be returned.
8. Entrants are asked to submit their entry typed in Times (New) Roman, 12pt font, one one side of plain white paper.
9. Entrants' name and contact details (address, telephone number, email) should accompany the poem on a seperate sheet of paper . Under no circumstances should the names or personal details of an entrant appear on the same sheet as the poem.
10. Failure to adhere to the rules will result in disqualification.
11. The closing date for entries is 30th June 2007.
Entries should be sent by post to The Administrator, Brendan Kennelly Summer Festival, Ballylongford, Co. Kerry.
The Brendan Kennelly Summer Festival gratefully acknowledge the sponsorship of this poetry competition by Independent News & Media.
sponsored by
Independent News & Media
JUDGES:
Paddy Bushe:
Poet; Numerous collections in Irish and English, the most recent of which is The Nitpicking of Cranes (Dedalus, 2004) and Gile na Gile (Coisceim, 2005)
Jo O'Donoghue:
co-author of Brewer's Dictionary of Irish Phrase and Fable (Orion, 2004) and publisher with Currach Press in Dublin.
PRIZES:
A first prize of €1500 will be awarded
Two runners-up awards of €500 each.
Competition Rules
1. Contestants are asked to submit poems in Irish or English.
2. EACH entry should be accompanied by an administration fee of €10.
3. Poems may not have been previously published nor have won another competition.
4. The judges' decision is final and no discussion or correspondence will be entered into on the subject.
5. Canvassing will result in immediate disqualification.
6. Once submitted, entries may not be altered.
7. Entries will not be returned.
8. Entrants are asked to submit their entry typed in Times (New) Roman, 12pt font, one one side of plain white paper.
9. Entrants' name and contact details (address, telephone number, email) should accompany the poem on a seperate sheet of paper . Under no circumstances should the names or personal details of an entrant appear on the same sheet as the poem.
10. Failure to adhere to the rules will result in disqualification.
11. The closing date for entries is 30th June 2007.
Entries should be sent by post to The Administrator, Brendan Kennelly Summer Festival, Ballylongford, Co. Kerry.
The Brendan Kennelly Summer Festival gratefully acknowledge the sponsorship of this poetry competition by Independent News & Media.