The Moth International Poetry Prize

The Moth International Poetry Prize, formerly the Ballymaloe International Poetry Prize, was established by The Moth magazine in 2011.

€10,000 is awarded for a single unpublished poem, with 3 runner-up prizes of €1,000.

The Moth Poetry Prize is open to anyone (over 16), as long as the poem is previously unpublished, and each year it attracts thousands of entries from new and established poets from over 50 countries.

The prize is judged anonymously by a single poet (the judge only learns who the shortlisted poets are following the selection of the winning poems).

Previous judges: Matthew Sweeney, Leontia Flynn, Marie Howe, Michael Symmons Roberts, Billy Collins, Deborah Landau and Daljit Nagra.

Previous winners: Paul McMahon, Tom Moore, Ann Gray, Lisa Bickmore, Abigail Parry, and Lee Sharkey.

The closing date is 31 December each year.