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The Caterpillar Poetry Prize 2025

Closing date: Mon 31 Mar 2025

The Caterpillar Poetry Prize is now open for submissions.

The prize is for unpublished poems written by adults for children aged 7–11.

First Prize: €1,000 plus a week at Circle of Misse in France

Second Prize: €500

Third Prize: €250

The winning poems are also published in the Irish Times online.

Entrants are welcome from anywhere in the world.

Judge: Kate Wakeling

Find out more about The Caterpillar Poetry Prize 2025
Entry fee: €15
Adults