Munster Literature Centre
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Cork based non-profit arts organisation promoting Irish and international literature since 1993.
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Info@munsterlit.ie
➡️ Southword Editions
Info@munsterlit.ie
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The Fool for Poetry chapbook competition is open for entries until 31st August. Click the link in our bio to hear last year’s winners entries, read at last year’s Poetry Festival #chapbooks #poetrycompetition #writing
Delighted to announce that Anthony Lawrence is the winner of our Gregory O’Donoghue competition with his entry Seeing Red.
Full list of our winners is on our website through the link in our bio.
Many congratulations to them all and thanks to everyone who submitted an entry.
#poetry #writing
Full list of our winners is on our website through the link in our bio.
Many congratulations to them all and thanks to everyone who submitted an entry.
#poetry #writing
February 9, 2026 at 12:22 PM
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February 5, 2026 at 1:41 PM
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We are now taking Fiction submissions for Southword. Just over 3 weeks to get your entry in!Click on the website link to submit your entry. Good luck!
#poetry #southword #fictionwriting
#poetry #southword #fictionwriting
February 4, 2026 at 2:16 PM
We are now taking Fiction submissions for Southword. Just over 3 weeks to get your entry in!Click on the website link to submit your entry. Good luck!
#poetry #southword #fictionwriting
#poetry #southword #fictionwriting
Due to a great response, we have reached the limit for Southword poetry submissions and it is now closed. Thank you.
Fiction submissions to Southword will open on 1st February.
Details in the link in the bio to enter.
#fiction #southword
Fiction submissions to Southword will open on 1st February.
Details in the link in the bio to enter.
#fiction #southword
January 29, 2026 at 10:44 AM
Due to a great response, we have reached the limit for Southword poetry submissions and it is now closed. Thank you.
Fiction submissions to Southword will open on 1st February.
Details in the link in the bio to enter.
#fiction #southword
Fiction submissions to Southword will open on 1st February.
Details in the link in the bio to enter.
#fiction #southword
We are delighted that the first Southword Poetry Podcast of 2026 is out now with Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin and is available to listen to on our website - southword.buzzsprout.com/share
#podcast
#podcast
Southword Poetry Podcast
The Southword Poetry Podcast is produced by the Munster Literature Centre. Each episode, a guest poet talks in depth about their latest work and shares a few of their poems. We also hear a poem from a...
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January 13, 2026 at 3:23 PM
We are delighted that the first Southword Poetry Podcast of 2026 is out now with Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin and is available to listen to on our website - southword.buzzsprout.com/share
#podcast
#podcast
We are delighted to announce that this year’s Southword Editor’s Poetry Award has been won by José Buera. A full list of highly commended and commended entries are available on our website www.munsterlit.ie
Many thanks to everyone who submitted an entry.
#poetryaward
Many thanks to everyone who submitted an entry.
#poetryaward
January 13, 2026 at 3:19 PM
We are delighted to announce that this year’s Southword Editor’s Poetry Award has been won by José Buera. A full list of highly commended and commended entries are available on our website www.munsterlit.ie
Many thanks to everyone who submitted an entry.
#poetryaward
Many thanks to everyone who submitted an entry.
#poetryaward
Great Opportunity! For all the details on the Dedalus Press Mentoring Programme 2026:https://www.dedaluspress.com/dedalus-press-mentoring-programme-2026/
January 9, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Great Opportunity! For all the details on the Dedalus Press Mentoring Programme 2026:https://www.dedaluspress.com/dedalus-press-mentoring-programme-2026/
We are now taking Poetry submissions for Southword. 3 weeks to get your entry in. Click on the website link to submit your entry. Good luck! www.munsterlit.ie
#poetry #southword #poetrywriting
#poetry #southword #poetrywriting
January 9, 2026 at 1:25 PM
We are now taking Poetry submissions for Southword. 3 weeks to get your entry in. Click on the website link to submit your entry. Good luck! www.munsterlit.ie
#poetry #southword #poetrywriting
#poetry #southword #poetrywriting
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January 5, 2026 at 11:54 AM
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We are delighted to announce that Shangyang Fang is our Inaugural Cork City International Poetry Fellow for 2026
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December 19, 2025 at 12:51 PM
We are delighted to announce that Shangyang Fang is our Inaugural Cork City International Poetry Fellow for 2026
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A great podcast to listen to over the festive season with Isabelle Baafi - www.buzzsprout.com/1949122/epis...
#podcast
#podcast
December 19, 2025 at 11:09 AM
A great podcast to listen to over the festive season with Isabelle Baafi - www.buzzsprout.com/1949122/epis...
#podcast
#podcast
For all the details on the Dedalus Press Mentoring Programme 2026 please click on the link:
www.dedaluspress.com/dedalus-pres...
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December 16, 2025 at 2:21 PM
For all the details on the Dedalus Press Mentoring Programme 2026 please click on the link:
www.dedaluspress.com/dedalus-pres...
www.dedaluspress.com/dedalus-pres...
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December 16, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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4 new books added to our reference library here at the Munster Literature Centre. Great reading ahead! #goodbooks #reading
December 4, 2025 at 2:46 PM
4 new books added to our reference library here at the Munster Literature Centre. Great reading ahead! #goodbooks #reading
We are delighted to share the news that our Frank O’Connor Fellow Laura Jean McKay’s translated novel has won a small bookshop prize in France, the Prix Gargantua
Congratulations from us all
Congratulations from us all
November 26, 2025 at 11:55 AM
We are delighted to share the news that our Frank O’Connor Fellow Laura Jean McKay’s translated novel has won a small bookshop prize in France, the Prix Gargantua
Congratulations from us all
Congratulations from us all
The next episode of the Southword Poetry Podcast is out now with Gerry Murphy and is available: southword.buzzsprout.com/share or click on the link in our bio for our website where you will be able to listen to all our podcasts
#podcast
#podcast
November 26, 2025 at 11:13 AM
The next episode of the Southword Poetry Podcast is out now with Gerry Murphy and is available: southword.buzzsprout.com/share or click on the link in our bio for our website where you will be able to listen to all our podcasts
#podcast
#podcast
Delighted to announce the Fool for Poetry winners and commended. Congratulations to them all and also a thank you to everyone who submitted an entry to this competition. All the details available on our website www.munsterlit.ie
#poetry #writing #poetrycompetition
#poetry #writing #poetrycompetition
November 26, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Delighted to announce the Fool for Poetry winners and commended. Congratulations to them all and also a thank you to everyone who submitted an entry to this competition. All the details available on our website www.munsterlit.ie
#poetry #writing #poetrycompetition
#poetry #writing #poetrycompetition
Ger Duffy and Billy Fenton have started a new poetry press, focussing on publishing poetry pamphlets from new and emerging poets. Their first submission window will open from Jan-Feb 2026. The website is www.3pillarspress.com
@3pillarspress
#poetrypress #poetrypamphlets #poets
@3pillarspress
#poetrypress #poetrypamphlets #poets
November 20, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Ger Duffy and Billy Fenton have started a new poetry press, focussing on publishing poetry pamphlets from new and emerging poets. Their first submission window will open from Jan-Feb 2026. The website is www.3pillarspress.com
@3pillarspress
#poetrypress #poetrypamphlets #poets
@3pillarspress
#poetrypress #poetrypamphlets #poets
Date: Wednesday 26 November 2025, 6pm
Location: Dr Dora Allman Room, the Hub, UCC
Tickets: Free at Eventbrite
Location: Dr Dora Allman Room, the Hub, UCC
Tickets: Free at Eventbrite
November 18, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Date: Wednesday 26 November 2025, 6pm
Location: Dr Dora Allman Room, the Hub, UCC
Tickets: Free at Eventbrite
Location: Dr Dora Allman Room, the Hub, UCC
Tickets: Free at Eventbrite
A definite date for next months diary:-
November 18, 2025 at 10:30 AM
A definite date for next months diary:-
Another great episode of the Southword Poetry Podcast by David Nash is out now. You can listen to David’s podcast and many more through our website – www.munsterlit.ie or click the link in our bio. southword.buzzsprout.com/share
#podcast
#podcast
November 12, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Another great episode of the Southword Poetry Podcast by David Nash is out now. You can listen to David’s podcast and many more through our website – www.munsterlit.ie or click the link in our bio. southword.buzzsprout.com/share
#podcast
#podcast
Date for the diary:
The winter issue of Southword will be launched on 21st November at 6.30pm.
Join us for a glass of wine at the launch of issue 49 with readings from some of the local poets in the issue.
Copies are available to purchase through our website www.munsterlit.ie
#writing #booklaunch
The winter issue of Southword will be launched on 21st November at 6.30pm.
Join us for a glass of wine at the launch of issue 49 with readings from some of the local poets in the issue.
Copies are available to purchase through our website www.munsterlit.ie
#writing #booklaunch
November 6, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Date for the diary:
The winter issue of Southword will be launched on 21st November at 6.30pm.
Join us for a glass of wine at the launch of issue 49 with readings from some of the local poets in the issue.
Copies are available to purchase through our website www.munsterlit.ie
#writing #booklaunch
The winter issue of Southword will be launched on 21st November at 6.30pm.
Join us for a glass of wine at the launch of issue 49 with readings from some of the local poets in the issue.
Copies are available to purchase through our website www.munsterlit.ie
#writing #booklaunch