Home / News / The 2024 Doreen Micallef National Poetry Contest is now open for entries Back to News The 2024 Doreen Micallef National Poetry Contest is now open for entries Other 7th November, 2024 The National Book Council is inviting established and emerging poets to participate in the second edition of the Doreen Micallef National Poetry Contest. The contest has been launched in 2019 by the National Book Council with the aim of further raising the profile of poetry in Malta and celebrate the best poetry written in the Maltese language. The contest is adjudicated by a new set of judges appointed each year by the National Book Council. The jury evaluates all poems anonymously according to a set of criteria which consider authenticity, imagination, distinctiveness of voice, and original use of rhythm and figures of speech. The contest awards three top prizes; the winning poem will be awarded with a cash prize of € 1,000 and the two runners-up will be receiving a voucher which can be redeemed in local bookshops. The contest winners will be announced and awarded their prize at an official ceremony during the 2020 Malta Book Festival taking place between 11-15 November as part of its cultural programme. As a single poem contest, applicants are required to submit no more than one original and previously unpublished poem in Maltese which does not exceed 36 verses in length. All entrants are encouraged to read the contest regulations available at the National Book Council website carefully and in their entirety before entering. SHARE POST Related Articles IL-KNK IĦABBAR WORKSHOP TOUR DWAR IN-NOVELLA (AWW-OTT 2025) News 5th August, 2025 Read More Il-Kunsill Nazzjonali tal-Ktieb iniedi l-Istrateġija fuq Ħames Snin 2025-2030 News 5th August, 2025 Read More Sandra Hili Vassallo Tinħatar Direttur Eżekuttiv tal-Kunsill Nazzjonali tal-Ktieb News 22nd July, 2025 Read More Joħorġu r-riżultati tal-Fond Malti tal-Ktieb 2025 Fondi 15th July, 2025 Read More Ħareġ it-42 Pagament Tal-Jeddijiet Tas-Self Pubbliku Inizjattivi 9th July, 2025 Read More L-editriċi rinomata mill-Istati Uniti Ann VanderMeer b’workshop waqt il-Festival Nazzjonali tal-Ktieb ‘25 Festivals 8th July, 2025 Read More Jeff VanderMeer huwa l-mistieden speċjali tal-Festival Nazzjonali tal-Ktieb ’25 Festivals 24th June, 2025 Read More Sejħa Miftuħa għal Proposti ta’ Installazzjoni: Ix-Xogħol Artistiku Ċentrali tal-Esebizzjoni From Illustration to Book waqt il-Festival Nazzjonali tal-Ktieb 2025 Festivals 26th May, 2025 Read More Drittijietek! Sessjoni b’xejn fuq Zoom mill-Aġent Letterarju Simon Trewin lill-imsieħba tagħna News 26th May, 2025 Read More SEJĦA GĦALL-APPLIKAZZJONIJIET: POŻIZZJONI TA’ DIRETTUR (EŻEKUTTIV) MAL-KUNSILL NAZZJONALI TAL-KTIEB Other 16th May, 2025 Read More view all similar news
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