Home / News / The 2022 Doreen Micallef National Poetry Contest is now open for entries Back to News The 2022 Doreen Micallef National Poetry Contest is now open for entries Literary Contests • National Poetry Contest • News 13th June, 2022 The National Book Council is once again inviting poets writing in the Maltese language to participate in the fourth edition of the prestigious Doreen Micallef National Poetry Contest. The annual contest was first launched by the National Book Council in 2019 with the aim of further raising the profile of poetry in Malta and celebrate the best poetry written in Maltese. The contest is adjudicated by an independent panel 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 panel of adjudicators selects the contest’s three top prizes; the winning poem will be awarded with a cash prize of € 1,000 and the two runners-up will be receiving prizes of € 200 and € 100 respectively. The winners will be announced and awarded their prize at an official ceremony during the 2022 Malta Book Festival taking place between 23-27 November at the Malta Fairs & Conventions Centre (MFCC) in Ta’ Qali. Applicants are required to submit no more than one original and previously unpublished poem in Maltese which does not exceed 36 verses in length.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 carefully read the contest regulations available at the National Book Council website in their entirety before applying. Complete applications, containing an application form and four copies of the submitted poem, signed only by a nom de plume, should be be sent by post to the Doreen Micallef National Poetry Contest, National Book Council, Kumpless Bice Mizzi Vassallo, Triq Arnhem, Pembroke PBK 1776 by the application period deadline of Friday 19 August 2022 at midday. Applicants must also submit a scanned and signed copy of their application and the poem by email at michael.mercieca@gov.mt. SHARE POST Related Articles POSITION OF MANAGER WITH THE NATIONAL BOOK COUNCIL: JOBSPLUS PERMIT NUMBER 881/2025 News 9th September, 2025 Read More Booker Prize winner Samantha Harvey heads to Malta Book Festival News 2nd September, 2025 Read More The Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2026 Opens for Submissions in Maltese and English News 1st September, 2025 Read More Shortlist For The 2025 National Book Prize Announced News 26th August, 2025 Read More What Makes a Great Short Story? News 18th August, 2025 Read More ANNOUNCING THE NBC’S SHORT STORY WORKSHOP TOUR (AUG-OCT 2025) News 5th August, 2025 Read More The National Book Council launches Five-Year Strategy 2025–2030 News 5th August, 2025 Read More Sandra Hili Vassallo Appointed Executive Director of the National Book Council News 22nd July, 2025 Read More The results of the Malta Book Fund 2025 are out News 15th July, 2025 Read More The 42nd PLR Payment Is Out Public Lending Rights 9th July, 2025 Read More view all similar news
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