The Moth Poetry Prize 2025

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Applicant criteria

NationalityNo specific nationality required
Age
  • No specific age required
Gender
  • Both

Opportunity criteria

Opportunity FieldForeign Languages and Literature

Opportunity description

The Moth Poetry Prize, organized by The Moth, an international arts and literature magazine based in Ireland, is one of the biggest prizes in the world for a single unpublished poem. The prize is open to anyone, as long as the poem is previously unpublished, and each year it attracts thousands of entries from new and established poets from over 50 countries worldwide.

The poems can be on any subject. There is no line limit. Entries must be in English.

Entry fee: 15 € per poem.

Prizes:

  • 1st prize: 6,000 €
  • 3 runner-up prizes of 1,000 €
  • 8 prizes of 250 € for commended poems

For further information, please visit the official competition website.

Benefits

Chance to win valuable cash prizes and have your poem published.

Eligibility criteria

The competition is open to anyone over the age of 16. Poems must be in English and previously unpublished.

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