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The prize is for unpublished poems written by adults for children aged 7–11.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