Prize-winning poet Kate Ennals will judge the entries in our 2022 Poetry Competition. Kate is the author of three collections of poetry: At The Edge, Threads and Elsewhere. Winner of the Westport Arts Festival Poetry Competition in 2017, Kate’s work has been published in literary and on-line journals including Crannog, The International Lakeview Journal, Boyne Berries and many more. A well-known leader of poetry and writing workshops, she organises At The Edge - Cavan, a series of literary readings funded by the Cavan Arts Office.
Before earning an MA in Writing at NUI Galway in 2012, Kate worked in UK local government and the Irish community sector. She is currently a Board Member of PEN na hÉireann / PEN Ireland. She has lived in Ireland for nearly 30 years. Her blog can be found at kateennals.com.
The Awards Ceremony for the winning entries in the Allingham Poetry and Flash Fiction competitions will be webcast during the 2022 Allingham Festival, Nov 2-6. The Poetry Competition is open through 16 September 2022. Guidelines and entry forms are now available.