The Patrick Kavanagh Poetry Award
Closing date for entries Friday 27th July 2012
The Patrick Kavanagh Poetry Award is for a first unpublished collection of poems in English by an Irish poet.
The award is now in its 41st year. Previous winners include Eileán Ni Chuilleanáin, Paul Durcan, Thomas McCarthy,
Peter Sirr, Sinead Morrissey, Conor O’Callaghan, Pat Boran, Joseph Woods and Geraldine Mitchell.
The winner of this year’s award will receive €1,000.
The closing date for entry to the competition is Friday 27th July 2012.
The Award will be presented on 28th September 2012 at the opening of the Annual Patrick Kavanagh Weekend in Inniskeen.
Rules and entry form from the Patrick Kavanagh Centre, Inniskeen or here.
Tel. 00353(0)429378560, Fax 00353(0)429378855
E-mail: infoatpkc@eircom.net www.patrickkavanaghcountry.com
Last year it was won by Helena Nolan who writes insightfully here how she put her collection together, winning on her third attempt. Michael Whelan, a very talented poet and writer from Tallaght, was joint second place.
