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The
competition is open to all entrants.
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All
entries submitted must be the original work of the author and
must not have won a prior
competition.
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There
is no maximum or minimum length. The judge(s) reserve the right
to eliminate poems from the
competition on the grounds of longevity or brevity.
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Poems may be submitted on floppy disc, via email or typed
as hard copy.
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Typed sheets must be double-spaced and must not be
stapled to each other.
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Typed sheets must use a clearly legible font (e.g. Times
New Roman or Arial).
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All works submitted will be considered for publication in
the annual
Dunlavin
Festival of Arts brochure. Authors who prefer not to
have their works publish must make this clear by marking their
poems “Not for publication”. Copyright on all works remains,
of course, with the individual authors.
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The
author’s name must not appear on the printed poem. Authors’
details must be submitted separately.
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Entries
will cost €5 for up to three poems, the fee to accompany the
entry. In the case of poems sent via email, the fee must be
posted separately. Cheques may be made payable to ‘Dunlavin
Festival of Arts’.Entries
should be sent to the following addresses:
Mr.
Chris Lawlor,
‘Hillside’,
Sparrow
Rd.,
Dunlavin,
Co.
Wicklow.
Email:
info@dunlavinartsfestival.com
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Emails
must be clearly marked ‘Poetry Competition’ in the subject
line. Unidentified emails and attachments will not be opened.
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Prizes
will be awarded for the top three poems.
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The decision of the judge(s) will be final and no correspondence
will be entered into with any entrant once that decision has
been made public.
