Poet and Summer Palace Press publisher Kate Newmann will judge the 2024 Poetry Competition entries, and the winner will also receive the Francis Harvey Poetry Award. Acclaimed author Nuala O’Connor will judge the Flash Fiction entries, and the winning entries will be published in the e-zine Splonk.

The 2024 Allingham Festival will take place from 6-10 November in Ballyshannon, Co Donegal. Poetry and Flash Fiction Awards will be presented and the winning entries will be read at the Allingham Literary Lunch on Saturday, 9 November. First-place winners will receive prizes of €300.

Deadline for entries is Sept 29. Details at  https://www.allinghamfestival.com/fiction-poetry-competitions