The Ireland Chair of Poetry Trust are delighted to announce the winners of the 2021 Project Award. The Project Award was established in order to assist poets in their creative development and specifically to help realise a project of imagination. Given the incredibly high standard of submissions, the adjudication panel decided to award three poets […]
Awards & Bursaries
Ireland Chair of Poetry Trust Announce Winners of the 2021 Student Award
The Ireland Chair of Poetry Trust is delighted to announce the winners of the 2021 Student Award. Now in its third year, the Student Award is an initiative encouraging the writing of poetry within the three universities that support the Trust. The Trust has decided to award the following students: Saakshi Patel (QUB)Caitlin Phenix (QUB)Clifton […]
2020 Ireland Chair of Poetry Bursary Awarded to Padraig Regan
The trustees of the Ireland Chair of Poetry are delighted to announce that Padriag Regan is the recipient of the 2020 Ireland Chair of Poetry bursary. The poet was nominated by Ireland Professor of Poetry Frank Ormsby and the nomination was unanimously confirmed by the trustees of the Board of the Ireland Chair of Poetry. […]
2019 Ireland Chair of Poetry Bursary Awarded to Nicholas McLachlan
The trustees of the Ireland Chair of Poetry are delighted to announce that Nicholas McLachlan is the recipient of the 2019 Ireland Chair of Poetry bursary. The poet was nominated by Ireland Professor of Poetry, Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin, selected as the recipient for the final year of her term, and the nomination was welcomed and […]
Ireland Chair of Poetry Trust opens call for the 2021 Project Awards
The Ireland Chair of Poetry Trust is delighted to open the call for submissions to the 2021 Ireland Chair of Poetry Project Awards. The Project Awards have been established in order to assist poets in their creative development and specifically to help realise projects of imagination. A total of two prizes will be awarded, should […]
Ireland Chair of Poetry Trust opens call for the 2021 Student Award
The Ireland Chair of Poetry Trust is delighted to open the call for submissions to the 2021 Ireland Chair of Poetry Student Award. Now in its third year the award was created to encourage and assist students who are pursuing Masters degrees in Creative Writing or in Poetry. This award is open to Masters students […]
Manuela Moser announced as winner of the Ireland Chair of Poetry 2020 Travel Award
The Ireland Chair of Poetry Trust are delighted to announce that Manuela Moser will be the fourth recipient of the Ireland Chair of Poetry Travel Award. Commenting on this year’s Travel Award the adjudication panel, comprised of the Trustees together with the current Ireland Chair of Poetry, Professor Frank Ormsby, had this to say: “We […]
Ireland Chair of Poetry Trust Announce Winners of the 2020 Student Award
The Ireland Chair of Poetry Trust is delighted to announce the winners of the 2020 Student Award. Now in its second year, the Student Award is an initiative to encourage the writing of poetry within the three Universities who support the Trust. Commenting on the submissions received for the 2020 Student Award, the adjudication panel, […]