Poetry competition: The Fish Poetry Prize 2025

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18 February 2025
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Win a €1,000 prize in the annual contest from Fish Publishing

The Fish Poetry Prize is inviting entries of original, unpublished poems on any theme and in any style, up to 60 lines.

There is a first prize of €1,000. The second prize is a Fish Writing Course and €300, and a third prize of €300. The top ten poems will be published in the Fish Anthology 2025 and the writers will be invited to read at the launch during the West Cork Literary Festival in July 2024. The judge is Billy Collins.

The entry fee is €16 for the first poem and €11 for any subsequent entries.

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The closing date is 31 March.

For full details see the website.

 

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