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Details of our upcoming
Poets Meet Politics 2022 International Open Poetry Competition
will be announced on this website shortly
Details of our upcoming
Poets Meet Politics 2022 International Open Poetry Competition
will be announced on this website shortly
Hungry Hill Writing was originally established by Jennifer Russell and John Baylis Post ( www.errisbegstudio.com )
for writers on the Beara peninsula in Ireland. It has since expanded considerably, with its readership and biannual competitions now having an international following.Details of our forthcoming
Poets Meet Politics 2022 International Open Poetry Competition
will be announced on this website shortly
For results of some of our previous competitions, and a selection of successful entries,
please scroll down and click on the links below.
We welcome submissions of poetry and prose ( fiction or nonfiction ) for the website. We welcome good writing of any kind from any source. Considerations of space mean that any submission should be 40 lines or fewer ( poems ) or 800 words or fewer ( prose ), and we carry no more than 4 contributions per author.
All submissions should be original work, previously unpublished, and in copyright of the author submitting; by sending us a submission you are confirming that this is so, and we accept this in good faith. Your ownership of copyright is unaffected by posting on this website.
All submissions should be made in writing; please use our contact form in the first instance to let us know of your interest. Submissions will be considered by a small editorial collective; we aim to respond within four weeks, but hope to do so more promptly. Editorial decisions are final, we are not able to offer feedback or critique.
Successful submissions will be posted for about six months, unless otherwise agreed.
Artificial Intelligence -
Kate Ennals
Read
Epiphany -
John Baylis Post
Read
The War Memorial -
Jennifer Russell
Read
Lune for Invoking Rain -
Micheál McCann
Read
Our Lady of Good Counsel -
Jac Shortland
Read
Mother
- Evelyn Casey
Read
Then Why Aren't Ya Smiling -
Ceara Conway
Read
The Old Man -
Kate Ennals
Read
Here it ended -
Stephen Martin
Read
Red Shoes -
Sheila O'Neil
Read
Rorschach Test -
Paul Larochelle
Read
The Invisible -
Karen O'Connor
Read
What Phoebe Hears -
Nuala Ní Chonchúir
Read
Aftermath -
Maria Merking
Read
Same Pace -
Ceara Conway
Read
The Writing on the Wall -
Jennifer Russell
Read
Lily -
John Baylis Post
Read
That Day -
Shobha Mahapatra
Read
You may find these websites interesting and useful
The Sarah Walker Gallery on the pier in the Castletownbere
This is a remarkably light space displaying work by Sarah Walker and local artists
and hosts many special nights of music and theatre. For more information, visit her website here.
The Creativity Cabin
Peace and space to write, compose, and create in West Cork www.thecreativitycabin.com
Anam Cara Writer's and Artist's Retreat
Anam Cara Artist's and Writer's Retreat provides a calm and beautiful setting for retreats, workshops,
and other activities for the creative writer. www.anamcararetreat.com
Dzogchen Beara, Tibetan Buddhist Retreat Centre, Castletownbere
It stands at the edge of the cliff and welcomes people for visits and retreats
Munster Literature Centre
A rich resource of literary information, events, and publications from south-west Ireland.
www.munsterlit.ie
Kudos...
...is a very useful source of information about, and links to, writing competitions in the UK and elsewhere.
www.kudoswritingcompetitions.com
Magma Poetry
A good London-based poetry publisher with a poetry magazine (issue 48 has a poem about Allihies!) and events;
the website has news and information, as well as a thoughtful, lively blog. www.magmapoetry.com
Mill Cove Gallery and Sculpture Garden
An excellent fine art gallery in a beautiful setting, with paintings, sculpture, and ceramics.
The gallery also hosts arts events: workshops, exhibitions, courses, and competitions
— some in collaboration with Hungry Hill Writing.
www.millcovegallery.com
Click
here for Beara Accommodation Information
Click here for Transport information on getting to Beara
Regular Local Events
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We are now hosting regular open poetry sessions on the last Friday of the month in Castletownbere.
For details, see the Poetry Fridays section
We host regular poetry evenings, open to all, on the last Friday of each month. Come and join us at whiteRoom in Castletownbere
from 8pm for informal readings ( your own poems or poems by other people ), discussion, or just listening. Come and try it!
whiteRoom is a gallery just off The Square — from The Square, head towards the seafront with Beara Action Group on your left,
and whiteRoom is a few yards along on your right.
As a non-profitmaking organisation, we rely rely solely on the small margins of entry fees, donations and publication sales ( and a lot of voluntary work ). If you would like to help support our activities — and, in particular, our publications and our competitions for young writers — we shall be very grateful for any donation you feel able to make, using the PayPal button below. Let us know if you would like to sponsor particular competitions or publications. We are happy to acknowledge your generosity, or you can remain anonymous, as you wish.