The Witty Wicklow Writers Contest 2026 is open for entries.

Submission Guidelines

• Genre: Poetry, Short Fiction, Memoir, Creative Non-Fiction, Flash Fiction, Hybrid Forms
• Language: English
• Length:
• Poetry: up to 1 poem per entry 
• Prose: maximum 1,000 words
• Original work only.
• Entries must not have been previously published in print or online.

Judge: Vitor Vicente

Entry fee:

• €7 Early Bird
• €9 Regular Entry

Prizes:

• 1st Place: Publication + Paperback + Interview on Ring of Culture Podcast
• 2nd/3rd Place: Publication + Paperback + Ebook
• Top 10: Publication + eBook

Deadline: 31 August 2026

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