Less than a week left to enter The Moth Poetry Prize 2025

[The Moth]

'So long as you write what you wish to write, that is all that matters ...' Virginia Woolf Less than a week remaining to enter this year's Moth Poetry Prize!  PRIZES 1st prize €6,000  3 runner-up prizes of €1,000  8 commended prizes of €250 ABOUT THE PRIZE Twelve prizes in total – one overall prize of €6,000, 3 prizes of €1,000 for each of the other shortlisted poets and a further 8 prizes of €250 for commended poems Anyone aged 16 or over, from anywhere in the world, can enter the competition The poem can be on any subject, but must be unpublished No line limit Entry fee of €16 per poem You can enter as many poems as you like This year's judge is Ishion Hutchinson Poems are judged anonymously Closing date is 31 December (midnight your time, wherever you are) Shortlist (of 4) will be announced in March 2026 Shortlisted poems will be published in the Irish Times online DOWNLOAD AN APPLICATION FORM HERE OR ENTER ONLINE   Watch Ann Gray read 'My Blue Hen', which wone The Moth Poetry Prize 2013, judged by Marie Howe Any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us at enqu...@themothmagazine.com   Copyright © The Moth Magazine Ltd All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: enqu...@themothmagazine.com Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.