Gregory O'Donoghue International Poetry Competition 2026 — €2,000 First Prize, Featured Reading at the Cork International Poetry Festival and Publication in Southword
Cork, IrelandFree: the link to apply at the organiser and a reminder before the deadline.
The Munster Literature Centre in Cork holds the Gregory O'Donoghue International Poetry Competition for a single poem each year; the 2026 judge is Shangyang Fang.
Benefits
First prize €2,000, a featured reading at the Cork International Poetry Festival with a four-night hotel stay and full board (if living outside Cork), the Southword Poetry Podcast and publication in Southword; second €500, third €250, ten runners-up €50 each.
Eligibility
Original, unpublished and unbroadcast poems in English of 40 lines or fewer, on any subject, by a writer of any nationality living anywhere in the world; translated work is out of scope; previous first-prize winners may not enter again. Simultaneous submissions accepted.
Dates & details
- Deadline
- midnight
- Programme dates
- Shortlist late February / early March 2027
Free: the link to apply at the organiser and a reminder before the deadline.