Creative writing competition: The Moth Nature Writing Prize 2023

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29 June 2023
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The competition is for writing that explores the writer's relationship with the natural world

This year's Moth Nature Writing Prize, from The Moth literary journal, will be judged by Kathleen Jamie and given to a piece of writing that combines exceptional literary merit with the writer's exploration of the natural world and their relationship to it.

There is a first prize of a week at Circle of Misse and €1,000. There are second and third prizes of €500 and €250.

Entries may be prose or poetry. The maximum word count is 4,000. All entries must be original and unpublished.

The entry fee is €15.

The closing date is 30 September.

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For full details see the website.

 

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