Fool for Poetry International Chapbook Competition
The competition is open to new, emerging and established poets from any country. One of these winners will be the highest scoring manuscript entered by a poet with no solo collection (full-length or chapbook) previously published. Up to 25 other entrants will be publicly listed as "highly commended".
- 1st Prize: €1,000
- 2nd Prize: €500
Both winners will win a chapbook publication and 25 complimentary copies.
The winning poets are also offered a reading and three nights' accommodation at the Cork International Poetry Festival.
Manuscripts can be between 16 and 24 pages in length, in the English language and the sole work of the entrant with no pastiches, translations or versions. The poems can be in verse or prose. The winning chapbooks will be published by Southword Editions and launched at the Cork International Poetry Festival. It will be offered for sale internationally through our own website, Amazon, and in selected independent book shops.