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 As a single poem contest, applicants are required to submit no more than one original and previously unpublished poem in Maltese which does not exceed 36 verses in length.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 Ħareġ it-43 Pagament Tal-Jeddijiet Tas-Self Pubbliku Inizjattivi 8th October, 2025 Read More Sir af min huma l-Esebituri tal-Festival Nazzjonali tal-Ktieb! Malta Book Festival 8th October, 2025 Read More Niktbu mill-Ġdid b’Għodda Fjamanti f’Idejna! Workshops u Masterclasses Għalik waqt il-Festival Nazzjonali tal-Ktieb ’25 Malta Book Festival 2nd October, 2025 Read More Jitħabbru r-rebbieħa tal-Premju Nazzjonali tal-Ktieb 2025 waqt ċerimonja fil-Kastell Verdala Other 26th September, 2025 Read More Niktbu mill-Ġdid Flimkien: Inniedu l-Programm tal-Attivitajiet tal-Festival Nazzjonali tal-Ktieb! Festivals 23rd September, 2025 Read More Il-Kunsill Nazzjonali tal-Ktieb Iniedi l-Filmat Promozzjonali tal-Festival Nazzjonali tal-Ktieb Festivals 16th September, 2025 Read More Il-letteratura għat-tfal tieħu ħajja dinamika waqt il-Festival Nazzjonali tal-Ktieb Festivals 10th September, 2025 Read More Ħatriet ġodda fil-Bord tal-Kunsill Nazzjonali tal-Ktieb Other 10th September, 2025 Read More POŻIZZJONI TA’ MANAGER MAL-KUNSILL NAZZJONALI TAL-KTIEB: JOBSPLUS PERMIT NUMBER 881/2025 News 9th September, 2025 Read More Ir-rebbieħa tal-Premju Booker Samantha Harvey għall-Festival Nazzjonali tal-Ktieb Festivals 2nd September, 2025 Read More view all similar news
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