The Letterkenny Cathedral is accepting submissions for the Literary Festival Competition.

Submission Guidelines

• Entry should be original and unpublished.
• Non-Fiction entries can be on a topic of your choice: e.g. memoir, travel, nature, historical or literary, reflections on past or present events, personal experiences, or another theme.
• Entrants must be over 18 and from the island of Ireland. Entries to be in English or Irish with a translation.
• One entry per person.
• The maximum word count is 400 words, excluding the title.

Judge: Denise Blake: poet, writer and creative writing facilitator.

Entry fee: Free to enter

Prizes: 

• The winner will receive €150 and the runner-up €100.
• Three highly commended entries will receive vouchers.

Deadline: 29th August 2025.

How to enter:

• Submit your entry as a Word document by email to lkcqfest@gmail.com by the closing date
  of 29th August 2025.
• Entries should be typed in a clear 12pt font and double-spaced.
• Your name should not appear on the work. In the body of the email, include contact details e.g. name, county and telephone number.