Calling on the poets!!!
There’s an ongoing poetry writing competition, sponsored by the Embassy of Ireland in Nigeria, you should enter for.
The competition is in celebration of Bloomsday; an annual celebration of the life and works of the great Irish writer James Joyce (1882 – 1941). It is observed every June 16.
Submission Guidelines
- The theme of the competition is Isolation
- Compose a poem of no more than 40 lines
- Entrants must reside in Nigeria
- Send your poem with the subject line: BLOOMSDAY COMPETITION to abujaembassy@dfa.ie
The deadline for submission is the 16th of July, 2020.
The prize is 50,000 NGN and a publication in Brittle Paper.
Best of luck!
Are multiple/simultaneous entries allowed?
Although it isn’t stated in the Call for Entries, most competitions don’t permit multiple entries, so I’d advise against it.
Can the poem be less than 40 lines.
E.g 35 lines
Yes, it can. The phrase “…no more than 40 lines” permits that.
Can a poem be submitted in the email of the abujaembassy@dfa.ie
Yes, that’s the stipulated address to make submissions. You can also reach out to the organizers @irlembnigeria on Twitter for more info.
Good day. Please are we allowed to go broad on the theme ‘Isolation’ or is it to be based on recent happenings?
I don’t see anything restricting your creativity, from the public notice. You can also reach out to the organizers @irlembnigeria on Twitter for more info.
Best of luck.
Hello
Does the poem have any rhythmic pattern to follow
Or just free verse?
None was stipulated in the publicity material. Let your creativity shine. Best of luck!
Can it be submitted on the day of the deadline
Yes, you can. But the deadline was yesterday, though.
How would the winners be notified please. Also, is it necessary to have included the blooms day competition as the subject of the mail.
Reach out to the organizers, @irlembnigeria, on Twitter for more info.
Okay thanks for the response