Closing date for receipt of entries is 31 December 2011.
Maximum of 50 lines per poem (no minimum).
The name of the author must not appear on the same page as the poem.
It’s not a requirement, but we strongly advise you to purchase a copy of The Moth.
Entries must be in English, typed, with each entry on a new sheet.
No name or address should appear on the same page as the poem.
Entries will not be returned, so make sure you keep a copy.
No corrections can be made after receipt, or fees refunded.

Eligibility
The Prize is open to anyone.
Entries must be entirely the work of the entrant and must never have been published, self-published, published
online or broadcast.
You can enter as as many poems as you like.

Fees
Entry fee is €6 per poem for payment made by credit/debit card (via PayPal) or cheque (Irish and UK only)
Payment should be made to ed-lit@live.com via PayPal.
Entry fee is €7.50 per poem for payment made by money or postal order
Cheques and money orders should be made payable to ‘The Moth’, with the sender's name and address on the
back.
Postal entries can also be paid in cash (either in US dollars, Sterling or Euros at the current exchange rate).

Receipt of entry
Enclose a stamped addressed postcard marked 'ACKNOWLEDGEMENT' if you require acknowledgement of
receipt of your postal entry (include international reply coupon if entering from overseas).
Online entries are confirmed by the email receipt of your payment to PayPal.

Copyright
Worldwide copyright of each entry remains with the author, but The Moth will have the unrestricted right to
publish the winning poems in the March 2012 issue and any relevant promotional material.

Judging
The judge’s decision is final and no individual correspondence can be entered into.

Prizes
1st €2,000
2nd €1,000
3rd €500
Plus a trip to Ballymaloe in Co. Cork, Ireland for each of the winners.

Prizewinners
Prizewinners will be notified in writing by the end of February 2012.
The list of prizewinners will be displayed on the website after the awards ceremony at Ballymaloe in
March 2012.
Winners will be expected to attend the awards ceremony in Ballymaloe, if at all possible.
The winning poems will be published in the March 2012 issue of The Moth.

Entry implies acceptance of all the rules. Failure to comply with the entry requirements will result in
disqualification.

Print ENTRY FORM, fill in and then post with fee and entry to:

The Ballymaloe International Poetry Prize
The Moth
The Bog Road
Dromard
Cavan
Co. Cavan
Ireland

or

Enter ONLINE.

Good luck!

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