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**Our first submission period will open from January 12-March 8 2026
-- Poetry Pamphlet Awards 2026 --
This will be for poets resident or born on the Island of Ireland**
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What We Publish?

Three Pillars Press publishes poetry pamphlets, in English, from emerging poets. Each pamphlet consists of 20-25 pages of poetry. Ours poets will not have published a full collection before publication by Three Pillars Press. We are looking for new and innovative approaches to both theme and form.

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There will be two submission periods per year - Jan-Feb, and Jul-Aug. As 2026 is the press's first year, there will only be one, in Jan-Feb 2026 - The Poetry Pamphlet Awards 2026.

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We believe that a proactive approach to diversity and inclusivity is important. As such, we strongly encourage submissions by writers from every background, and especially encourage those from underrepresented areas of society to submit their work for consideration.

How to Submit to Poetry Pamphlet Awards 2026?

  1. This is open only to poets resident or born on the Island of Ireland. Entries must be in English, and must be the original work of a single author. No translations please.

  2. After paying the entry fee, you are initially asked to submit 10 pages of poetry from your pamphlet. The filename should be the title of your pamphlet.

  3. Do not include any identifying information in your manuscript, as we blind-read all submissions.

  4. Only MSWord please and use Times New Roman, Font Size 12, 1.0 line spacing. 

  5. Poems may have been previously published individually, or have won competitions, but  should have not been included in a previous pamphlet publication.

  6. Simultaneous submissions are accepted, but please let us know immediately if you wish to withdraw your submission.

  7. Pay the entry fee of €25 using the paypal button at the bottom of this screen [BUTTON WILL BE ACTIVE FROM JANUARY 2026]. This is not refundable.​

  8. In a separate file, please provide the following information in this order:

    • Full name

    • Title of your pamphlet 

    • Postal address

    • Phone number

    • Email address

    • Paypal transaction ID - this can be found on your paypal receipt

    • Short bio (max of 50 words)

    • Indicate whether you would like to be added to our newsletter email list (Yes or No).

    • How you heard of Three Pillars Press. 

  9. Attach both files to an email with the subject heading POETRY PAMPHLET AWARDS 2026, and email to [EMAIL].

  10. A longlist of up to 30 poets will be selected by our editors. The longlisted poets will be directly informed and their provisional pamphlet titles will be published on our website, and in our newsletter. Unsuccessful poets will not be directly informed, so please check the website, our newsletter and social media channels for updates. The longlist will be available within two months of submission close.

  11. The longlisted poets will be asked to submit their final pamphlet of 20-25 pages of poetry within two weeks of being informed of their success.

  12. The editors will produce a shortlist of ten from the longlist.

  13. An external judge - in 2026 this will be well known poet Eleanor Hooker - will select a winner and a runner-up from the shortlist. The final result will be a winner, a runner-up, four highly commended poets, and four commended poets.

  14. The winner and runner-up will be offered a publishing contract with Three Pillars Press, and will work with our editors to finalise the pamphlet before publication.

  15. The winner will also receive a prize of €250 and 10 copies of their manuscript. Additional copies will be available to the author at a discounted rate.

  16. The runner-up will receive a prize of €150 and 10 copies of their manuscript. Additional copies will be available to the author at a discounted rate.

  17. The winners will be expected to attend launches and readings as required.

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