Deadline extended for the Allingham Poetry and Flash Fiction Competitions
This year’s submission deadline is on September 29 for both on-line and postal entries
The deadline for entries to the 2023 Allingham Poetry and Flash Fiction Competitions is being extended to Friday, September 29.
The 2023 Allingham Festival will take place in Ballyshannon from November 8-12, and the Awards Ceremony is scheduled to be webcasted on Friday, November 10.
In addition to the cash prizes of €300, the first-place winner in the 2023 Allingham Poetry Competition will also receive the newly-created Francis Harvey Poetry Award, and the first-place winner in the Flash Fiction Competition will receive the Keane Family Award.
First, second and third-place winners will be invited to read their work in the online Awards Ceremony on Friday, November 10.
Poetry entries are being judged by Kate Newmann of Summer Palace Press and Flash Fiction by Alan McMonagle (Ithaca, Laura Cassidy’s Walk of Fame).
The Festival will include a conversation with best-selling domestic noir author Liz Nugent, readings by acclaimed children’s author Shane Hegarty, and a regional meeting of the World Organisation of Professional and aspiring writers.
The Allingham Arts Association acknowledges the financial assistance of the Donegal County Council, the Sponsoring Partners of the Festival, and the merchants of Ballyshannon.
Competition rules and entry forms are found at www.allinghamfestival.com.