Organization · Cork, Ireland
Munster Literature Centre
Founded in 1993, The Munster Literature Centre is an Irish literary organization based in Cork, Ireland, that produces international festivals, mentorships, workshops, and residencies. Through its publishing imprint Southword Editions, the centre publishes poetry chapbooks alongside the biannual English-language journal Southword and the annual Irish-language journal Aneas. The organization also hosts major annual international poetry competitions open to writers worldwide.
Open to poets
- Fool for Poetry International Chapbook Competition. June 1 to August 31. Fee: €25 per manuscript. Pays: 1st €1,000; 2nd €500; both get publication, 25 copies and a festival reading. Simultaneous submissions: accepted; notify immediately if accepted elsewhere.
- Southword Editor’s Poetry Award. July 1 to September 30. Fee: $26. Pays: €1,000 plus publication. Simultaneous submissions: simultaneous submissions are accepted. let the centre know right away if a poem is accepted elsewhere.. Up to 3 poems.
Official site: munsterlit.ie. Please confirm the details there before you submit.
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