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- Accepting original and unpublished entries.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.