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Award
Nature Writing Prize
Writing competition opportunity. Deadline: 2026-09-30
- Type
- Award
- Organizer
- The Moth
- Deadline
- 30 September 2026
- Where
- Ireland
- Compensation
- $1,142 and a weeklong stay at the Moth Retreat in County Cavan, Ireland
- Disciplines
- writing, poetry, short story, essay
About this opportunity
The Moth Nature Writing Prize awards €1,000 (approx. $1,142) and publication in Irish Times for a poem, short story, or essay exploring the writer's relationship with the natural world. The winner also receives a weeklong retreat in County Cavan, Ireland. The entry fee is €16 (approx. $18).