Acclaimed judge returns as Waterford Poetry Prize 2024 opens to entries
Colm Keegan will judge the Waterford Poetry Prize 2024 competition.
Waterford City and County Council Arts Office is pleased to announce that entries are now being accepted for the Waterford Poetry Prize 2024.
The Waterford Poetry Prize is open to all writers currently living on the island of Ireland. This prize has emerged from the influence of the late Waterford writer Seán Dunne, whose poetry continues to inspire.
The first prize is €400 plus attendance at a writing course under the auspices of the Molly Keane Writers Retreat, Ardmore in 2025. Second prize is €300 plus a writing course and third prize is €200. There is no age limit and no entry fee for the Waterford Poetry Prize.
The winners of the Waterford Poetry Prize will be announced at the closing event of the Waterford Writers Weekend on Sunday, October 27, 2024. The judge is Colm Keegan, an award-winning Dublin-based writer and poet, known for his critically acclaimed books “Don’t Go There” and “Randomer”.
His debut full-length play “For Saoirse” was staged in Axis Theatre and shortlisted for the Fishamble New Writing award in 2018. His short play “Something Worth Saying”, commissioned for the Abbey Theatre’s Dear Ireland project in 2020, was called "exquisite and devastating" by reviewer Emer O’Kelly.
He was a co-founder and board member of Lingo, Ireland’s first Spoken Word festival.
In 2014, Colm was awarded a residency in the LexIcon, Ireland’s largest public library. He has developed numerous creative writing projects for schools and colleges across the country.
He is also a creative writing teacher and co-founder of the Inklinks Project, a writing initiative for young writers, and was the writer in residence for Carlow College St Patrick's in 2019.
The closing date for receipt of entries is 4pm Monday, August 12, 2024.
Online entries only will be accepted on the Waterford Submit link https://submit.link/2JY
