We are looking for entries from aspiring writers for our Poetry & Short Story Competitions. Become a part of the Maria Edgeworth Festival of Literature & Arts and join in with other literary enthusiasts.
Adjudicators will judge your entries for our Literary Writing Competitions. Additionally, they will compose a short list, which will consist of 1st, 2nd and 3rd and three highly commended.
Prize Winners and Highly Commended will be notified by the 7th April 2025.
During our Maria Edgeworth Literary Festival we always hold a dedicated evening on the Saturday night to celebrate the writers and award the prizes. Of course, everyone is more than welcome to honour the winners with us. In light of the occasion, we will invite the winning authors to read their entries at this years event on 10th May 2025.
Before entering the Poetry & Short Story writing Competition, we kindly ask everyone to carefully read the competition rules (which you will find on the Competition Entry pages) and the help section below on how to enter – links to enter the competition are below
Firstly, select the ‘Enter Competition’ button for the Category you wish to enter.
Then, on the new page that appears, you make your payment. Payment is by credit/debit card only. We use Stripe to handle payments. Your confirmation email may go into spam so please check your spam folder if you do not get one. If it’s not in spam then please contact us.
Finally, once payment is made, a new page opens where you add your name and email (mandatory), then attach your poems or short story by selecting the ‘Choose Files’ button and finding them on your computer. Files must be in Microsoft Word Format (version 2007 or more recent). You can also use Open or Libre Office but files must be in the .docx format or the files will be rejected
Again, for any issues or questions about the Festival and Competitions please contact us at: competition@mariaedgeworthcenter.com
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