Hawkswell Theater invites the creationists, artists, and poets all around the world for the international iYeats Poetry Competition 2019. The iYeats competition started in 2009 to mark the 50th Yeats International Summer School and the 70th anniversary of the death of W. B Yeats. The international competition is an annual online poetry competition which has won a prestigious reputation for the caliber of both entrants and judges. The competition is open to all those 16 years of age and upwards. Hawkswell Theater awards an overall prize across the board of entries and an emerging prize to a young poet aged between 16-25 years of age to its winner of iYeats international Poetry Competition.

PRIZES +  AWARDS

As the winner of the Hawkswell iYeats international poetry competition, the winner in the General category will receive an award of €500. Further, for the emerging category, Hawkswell provides the winner with a cash prize of  €300.

Who Can apply for Hawkswell iYeats Poetry Competition?

Anyone over the age of 16 years is eligible to apply for the Poetry Competition. However, to compete for the Emerging Category, a poet must be of age between 16-25 years.

Moreover, iYeats Poetry Competition is online. Hence, Hawkswell accepts entries from international poets as well. The poets may only make an online entry.

How To Apply for the iYeats International Poetry Competitions?

Hawkswell Theater will only accept online entry for the iYeats International Poetry Competition. Further, entrants must adhere to the following rules:

• Files with entries must in Word format and attached to the online entry form. Word Limit of 40 lines.
• Poems must not have been published either in print or on a website, not be currently submitted or accepted for future publication. They must not previously have been awarded a prize in another competition.
• The same person may receive multiple prizes.
• The General category competition is open to all entrants.
• The emerging poet category is open to poets of age between 16 and 25. To apply for the emerging category, entrants must also enter their date of birth.
• The judge’s decision is final.
• No correspondence will be entered into once work has been submitted.
• Entrants may not alter or change poems after submitting the entry
• Copyright remains with the authors, but we reserve the right to publish the winning poems. Copyright reverts to the author after one year.
• Your entry in the competition means you accept these rules.

Further to enter the competition, entrants must make a payment as the submission fee. Entrants will require to pay €5 per poem or €12 for three poems. Payment must be made in Euros currency only. Please make your payment to [email protected] via Paypal. In the title bar write ‘For iYeats Competition’. In the message box, write your name (the poet’s name).

iYeats 2019 Submission Deadline

Hawkswell Theater will accept entries for the international iYeats Poetry Competition until Wednesday 3rd July 2019, 11 am (GMT). Entries arriving later will not be eligible for the competition.