2024 Fingal Poetry Prize and An Fiach Dubh Competitions

Once again, there are two competitions to enter as part of our Fingal Poetry Festival:

Our sponsor for the Fingal Poetry Prize is DHL. Thank you!

The Fingal Poetry Prize:
For poems in English

Open to all writers nationally and internationally.

The competitions was open for entries from May 1st 2024 – June 30th, 2024.

The winner will receive €500 with awards of €300 and €200 for 2nd and 3rd place.

Judge: Peter Sirr

As Part of the Fingal Poetry Festival: September 13th-15th 2024

Prize giving ceremony in Skerries, Saturday September 14th 2024

More details here.

An Fiach Dubh:
For poems in Irish 

Irish Poetry Competition / Comórtas Filíochta 

Fáilte roimh filíocht ó Éireann agus ó thar lear / Open to all writers nationally and internationally 

Ag glacadh iarrataisí ón 1ú Bealtaine 2024
Spriocdháta: 30ú Meitheamh (meán oíche)

Open for entries from May 1st to June 30th, 2024.

Na Duaiseanna / Prizes: Iú Áit – €500,  2ú Áit – €300,  3ú Áit – €200

Moltóir / JudgeBríd Ní Mhóráin 

Seo chuid d’Fhéile Filíochta Fhine Gall a bheidh ar siúl 13ú-15ú Meán Fómhair 2024 

As Part of the Fingal Poetry Festival: September 13th-15th 2024

Bronnadh na nduaiseanna, i Sceirí, B.Á.C., 14/9/2024 
Prize giving ceremony in Skerries, Saturday September 14th, 2024

Rialacha agus mionsonraí / More details and entry form here

with funding from
Comhairle Contae
Fhine Gall
Fingal County Council 
Poetry Ireland
and 
dhl

Support by Fingal County Council, Poetry Ireland, roadstone and dhl is gratefully acknowledged.