There are three levels to the competition:
Schools level - students are encouraged to write poems from which a winner is chosen for each year. the winners are then submitted to the local public library before March 4.
County level - the winning poem from each year is adjudged by a panal from the local library service and an overall winner chosen.
National level - county winners will be shortlisted to eight poems and winners chosen.
Prizes: National Winner: €1,000; National Runner Up: €500; National 3rd prize: €250; National Finalists: €50 vouchers.
The competition is organised by the Department of Education and Skills, the Public Library Service and Libraries Development, and the Local Government Management Agency.
DES Circular re. the Competition
Details from the Libraries Ireland website
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