The call is for a new anthology, 'Disobedience', which will be a collection of work by dyslexic writers that will focus on the theme of ‘disobedience and subversion’. That is, the way in which dyslexics are perceived to be defiant and disobedient when 'difference' is misunderstood, or misinterpreted and the kinds of affect this has on ones self-image, sense of self and meaning making. The purpose is twofold, first to give a voice to writers marginalised by prejudices Second, to provide a fresh approach to thinking about dyslexia by opening up a critical debate about authorship.

Bradshaw Books is pleased to announce the launch of the Cork Literary Review Poetry Manuscript Competition 2012

The aim of this competition is to give emerging writers the opportunity to publish their first collection of poetry.

The prize includes:

1. The publication of a first collection by the winning poet.

2. The competition winner and two runners-up will also be featured in Volume XVI of the Cork Literary Review.

 This year’s judge is: Joseph Woods, Director of Poetry Ireland

The competition runs until 18th May 2012. If you would like more information about the competition email Emer at colrev1@hotmail.com. Alternatively, visit www.bradshawbooks.com and go to our competitions page. 

Migrant Writers & Performing Artists Ireland is accepting original and unpublished poems, on any topic and in any style, for a new poetry anthology. Authors should submit a maximum of 4 poems and include their names and a short bio-data. Deadline is: Sunday, 27 May 2012. Submissions should be emailed as a single attachment to Dr. Theophilus Ejorh at: theo@newcommunities.ie or tanejorh@hotmail.com .

Scripts for 5-minute plays are now being accepted by the Swift Satire Festival, Trim, Co Meath, for performance during this year’s festival on Sunday, July 8.

Entry fee €5/play. First prize €300, with €50 each for other four on shortlist. Shortlisted entrants required to stage their own play with their own cast. Each play must include a character called Gulliver.

Closing date for entries: Friday, June 1.

For  rules, email swift5minutedrama@gmail.com or Paddy Smith 086 1577526.

Call for Submissions for Rathmines Writers’ Workshop (RWW) Anthology

RWW are inviting poetry submissions for their anthology.  Poems can have a maximum of 40 lines which includes the title and must be typed.   Entries must be in English. Entrants can enter as many times as they like.  One poem per entry.   Cost is €3 per entry, €5 for two entries and additional entries €2.  We also accept cheques, money drafts and postal orders which should be made payable to Rathmines Writers and payments must be made in euro. The winner and two runners-up will be published in the forthcoming RWW Anthology.  The 3 winning entries will be invited to the launch of the RWW Anthology and will also receive a free copy of the publication.  Guidelines for the competition and list of prizewinners will also be published on RWW website at http://www.rathmineswritersworkshop.com/

• Entrants should include their name and phone no. on the back of cheques/money drafts etc.  
• Poems should not have been published before or won a prize in any other competition, and must be the original work of the entrant.
•  Notification of receipt of entry by email only or by post if supplied with a stamped self-addressed envelope. 
• Poems are judged anonymously so please include name, address, email address, telephone details  and title of poems on a separate sheet.

Send submissions  to RWW Competition,  19 The Laurels, Terenure Road West, Terenure, Dublin 6W
Entries cannot be returned, fees cannot be refunded and alterations cannot be made once entries have been submitted.  No correspondence can be entered into as the Judge’s decision is final.
Entrants will receive notification of winners via the email address which you supply to us or postal address. 

Doneraile Literary & Arts Festival 2012
Canon Sheehan Short Story Competition
Prize E1000
Conditions of Entry

• The competition is open to people aged 18 or over
• Stories must not be more than 2000 words. The stories may be on any subject
• The story must be fictional
• Entries to be submitted with a fee of 10 Euros. Please do not send cash. Cheques/postal orders to be made out to Doneraile Literary & Arts Society
• Stories must be typed on A4 paper. No handwritten entries will be accepted
• Entrants may submit only one short story for the competition. Stories must be the original work of the author. Stories must not have been previously published or accepted for future publication elsewhere.
• Copyright of each story will remain with the author but Doneraile Literary & Arts Festival Committee reserve the right to publish the story on their website to highlight the authors work
• All entries must be accompanied by an entry form. The name of the entrant must not appear on the story itself.
• The Judges decision is final.
• Closing date for receipt of applications is July 1st 2012
• The winning prize will be 1000 Euro and presentation by one of our guests of the Canon Sheehan Perpetual Literary Award.
• Submission of a story automatically deems acceptance of each of the above conditions

Please forward your entries FAO Diarmuid Hudner, Doneraile Literary & Arts Festival, Canon Sheehan Short Story Competition, Creagh Castle, Doneraile Co. Cork. For further information please contact Diarmuid Hudner, Festival Committee Chairman on 087 – 167 -5809 or email hudnerdiarmuid@gmail.com

We are now receiving submissions for the Muslim Writers Awards 2012.

This year the competition is bigger than ever with many new categories as well as popular old prizes, including the Unpublished Poetry Prize.

In November last year we celebrated the winning entries at the Shakespeare’s Globe theatre. Judith Palmer of The Poetry Society presented the Unpublished Poetry prize to Lori Zakariyya King, who has since gone on to win other poetry prizes including the Stephen Lawrence Poetry Prize.

With the kind support of a variety of literary and entertainment personalities, our judging panels offer years of experience and knowledge within the industry.

The closing date of the competition is 20th July 2012. Fore more details visit:  http://muslimwritersawards.org.uk/submit-work

The Seán Ó Faoláin International Short Story Competition, a prize for a single short story (in English), is currently open for submissions to writers of any nationality. If the winner comes to Cork to collect their prize, we will lavish them with hotel accommodation, meals, drinks and VIP access to the literary stars at the Cork International Short Story Festival (September 2012). They will also be published in Southword Literary Journal, which has previously showcased Haruki Murakami, James Lasdun, Mary O'Donnell, Ethel Rohan, Colm Tóibín, Shannon Cain and D.W. Wilson amongst many other respected writers.

First Prize: €2,000 (*approx $2690.82/ £1685.27), publication in the literary journal Southword, AND a week-long residency at Anam Cara Writer's and Artist's Retreat.
Second Prize: €500 and publication in Southword.
Four other shortlisted entries will be selected for publication in Southword and receive a publication fee of €120.

Submission deadline: 31 July, 2012. Judge: Ian Wild.
For more information, including submission guidelines, click here or email . The Munster Literature Centre is a not-for-profit institution, (Irish Registered Charity No.12374), and all proceeds go to benefit writers and writing.

In 2012 Over The Edge is continuing its exciting annual creative writing competition. The competition is open to both poets and fiction writers. The total prize money is €1,000. The best fiction entry will win €300. The best poetry entry will win €300. One of these will then be chosen as the overall winner and will receive an additional €400, giving the overall winner total prize money of €700 and the title Over The Edge New Writer of The Year 2012. The 2012 Over The Edge New Writer of The Year will be a Featured Reader at an Over The Edge: Open Reading to be scheduled in Galway City Library in Winter 2012/13. Salmon Poetry will read, without commitment to publish, a manuscript submitted to them by the winner in the poetry category. Doire Press will read, without commitment to publish, a manuscript of short stories submitted to them by the winner in the fiction category. The winning poems and the winning story will both be published in a special Over The Edge Tenth Birthday anthology which will be published during 2013.

Entries should be sent to Over The Edge, New Writer of the Year competition, 3 Carbry Road, Newcastle, Galway, Ireland with an accompanying SAE. Entries will be judged anonymously, so do not put your name on your poem(s) or story. Put your contact details on a separate sheet.

For more information, terms and conditions click here>>>>

Open for Submissions

The Paris Literary Prize is an international prize for unpublished writers, awarded for a novella. Any topic is welcome.

The Shakespeare and Company independent bookstore in Paris has a long-standing tradition of opening its doors to aspiring writers. In keeping with that philosophy, the Paris Literary Prize is open to writers from around the world who have not yet published a book. There are three Paris Literary Prize awards:

The Paris Literary Prize award: 10,000 Euros

Two Paris Literary Prize Runner-up awards: 2,000 Euros each

All three winners will be invited to a weekend stay in Paris to attend the
Prize ceremony and read from their work at a special event at
Shakespeare and Company.

For complete information and submission guidelines:

www.parisliteraryprize.org

Poetry Now at Mountains to Sea dlr Book Festival

4th – 9th of September 2012

There are just over two weeks left to enter the dlr Strong Award (in partnership with Shine) at Poetry Now / Mountains to Sea dlr Book Festival, with the deadline for applications being the 29th March.

The dlr Strong Award in partnership with Shine is presented annually to the author of the best first collection of poems published by an Irish poet in the previous year. The Strong Award as part of Poetry Now at Mountains to Sea dlr Book Festival serves to recognise the promise and achievement of both English and Irish language poets. Previous winners of the Award include Dave Lordan, Peadar Ó hUallaigh and Grace Wells.  The short-listed nominees will read at the Strong Reading during the Mountains to Sea dlr Book Festival 2012 and the prize-winner will receive €1,000.

Meanwhile, some early names that are signed up for the festival include James Fenton, Mark Doty, and Ilya Kaminsky, which will surely whet any poetry lover’s appetite.

For more information and details on eligibility and entries please contact: Maeve Buckley at maeve@lineupsme.com or 086 1582725