Who may enter
The competition is open to anyone over the age of 16.
Short descriprion
The competition is organized by The Month, an international arts and literature magazine, based in Ireland.
” The Moth Nature Writing Prize aims to encourage and celebrate the art of nature writing. It is awarded annually to unpublished pieces of prose or poetry which best combine exceptional literary merit with an exploration of the writers’ relationship with the natural world.
There is a 4,000 maximum word limit (for prose and poetry).
Entries must be entirely the work of the entrant and must never have been published.
Entry fee
The entry fee is 15 € per entry.
Prizes
• 1st prize: 1,000 € and a week at The Moth Retreat in Ireland
• 2nd prize: 500 €
• 3rd prize: 250 €