The Annual Waterford Competition

About

Every year there is a celebration of the waterford.
waterford (wô'tēr-fērd) n.
A short, affirming, verse of four (usually iambic) lines with the rhyme scheme abba, in which the first and fourth lines are of eight syllables, and the second and third lines are of four.
A waterford can be biographic (about a person, or group of people), geographic (about a place), ekphrastic (about an artwork or art form), or philosphic (an optimistic aphorism). [est. 2024, named after Co. Waterford in south-east Ireland, founded by Kevin MacAlan]

Fees Notice: This project charges fees (or requires purchases) for all submissions.
The fee is EUR €5 (below average for contests).

Country of Publication

Ireland

Publication Media & Contest Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Awarded 1 x per year
Print Publication Print Publication: Unknown contest frequency

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Poetry Temp Closed

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poem: Exactly 4 lines; Up to 5 pieces.

Poetry Forms:

Other form.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Other: See guidelines.

Winner's Prize:

Professional payment (US$50 or more per poem) Professional payment. Details: EUR €100 prize.

Submissions:

Method: Online form.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Multiple entries: Multiple entries are NOT allowed.
Media: Text.

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Dates

Last Updated: 19 Jun 2026

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