2nd Annual 'Waterford' Competition - 2025

2025 Waterford Competition

2025's waterford competition is open, it will close for submissions at midnight on November 15th.

This year, as last, it is just for fun and bragging rights, but we're taking the opportunity to perfect our set-up with a view to expanding in subsequent years and even securing some funding for prizes and a dedicated award event.

Alas, there will be no cash prizes this year, but oh joy, it is still free to enter! The evening we had at The Marine Bar in Dungravan to round everything off in 2024 was exhilerating.

Nearly all of the winners joined us. We will be revisiting that arrangement for another great night this year.

One development this year is the presence of a guest judge. We are delighted to have the services of Alan Murphy. Alan is the author and illustrator of four books of poetry. His writings and artworks have been widely published in countless journals and anthologies. Click on his name above to visit his website, or check out his instagram page.

This year, as before, ten winners will be chosen, all of whom will be recognised by publication, and invited to read, but everyone who enters will win our adoration for helping establish a new, and essentially positive, art form. We desperately need more positivity in the world!

The waterford, in all its glory, is the brainchild of Kevin MacAlan. For the most part, this is not a glass-half-full kind of a fella. So, let's make this positive offering to the universe a resounding celebration.

C'mon, most of yers think you have a book in you, all we're looking for is twenty-four syllables (probably less than a couple of dozen words).The only catch? You gotta say something nice!

How to Register?
Click here to enter the competition.

Further Information
Click here for further information.