Adult Competitions – Literature

The Adult Stage Competitions & Literature Eisteddfod is to be held on Saturday 5th July 2025.

Literature competitions

The Abergavenny Eisteddfod is open to any competitors, wherever they live. There are literature competitions for Welsh and English speakers, and for Welsh learners.

Please see the entry form below for more details and lists of the competitions.

Dates and times

Closing date for 2025 entries:  TBC
Presentation of prizes: Abergavenny Eisteddfod, 5th July 2025. Methodist Chapel, Castle Road NP7 5EH

Announcing the winners

If your work has been placed, you will be advised in advance of the Eisteddfod on 5th July, so that if you wish you can come to the stage finals, which are in the form of a concert. During the concert, the winning literature entries will be revealed and the prizes awarded. If time allows, selected winning entries will be read out.

Winning entries may be printed in the press and/or the Eisteddfod website.

Prizes
The first prize is £30; second is £20 and third is £10.

How to enter
Please download the entry form as a Word document, or the PDF version, both of which include details of the competitions and how to submit.

Details of competitions

Short Story or Fantasy
I was awoken to a horrendous noise…
No more than 1000 words

Poetry
Write a poem up to 20 lines on the topic ‘Earth’

Limerick
Write a Limerick using the word ‘heating’. 5 lines.

Notes

This year’s adjudicator is Gwen Axford.
Entry to the Concert will be £3
Photographs will be taken and may be used for publicity purposes.

Further information
For any queries, please contact Rosemary Williams davidwilliams177@btinternet.com (01873 811814 or 07929 609689)