The Moth Nature Writing Prize is open for submissions.

Submission Guidelines

  • Open to poetry and prose submissions.
  • Word limit of 4,000 (for poems or prose)
  • Open to writers above the age of 16.
  • Accepting original and unpublished entries.

Judge: Multi-award-winning author and naturalist, Mark Cocker, will judge the competition.

Entry fee: €15

Prizes: The winning pieces will be published in the Irish Times online

  • 1st prize €1000 plus a week at The Moth Retreat in Ireland
  • 2nd prize €500
  • 3rd prize €250

Deadline: 30th September 2025

All details, all submissions via their website.

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