Thursday 4 March 2010

2010 Cúirt New Writing Prize

The Cúirt International Festival of Literature has announced the details of the 2010 Cúirt New Writing Prize which offers emerging writers a chance to receive recognition at an internationally recognised literary event.

Previous winners include: Nuala Ní Chonchúir and Ciarán O’Rourke (2009)

Prize: €1000 cash prize presented at the opening of Cúirt International Festival of Literature in Galway on Tuesday 20th April 2010.

Only entries from writers who have not had a collection of their work published or who do not currently have a collection under consideration for publication will be considered.

Submissions may be either poetry or fiction.

Deadline: Friday 26th March 2010

Poetry: 3 poems, each under 40 lines
Fiction: up to 2500 words

Entries must be sent in hard copy only:

Details here.

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