Kavanagh Fellowship

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The Kavanagh Fellowship is an Irish literary award given by the trustees of the estate of Katherine Kavanagh [1] to an Irish poet in his or her middle years, who must be in need of financial assistance. [2] [3]

€20,000 is awarded annually; a sum that may be divided among multiple poets. [3]

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References

  1. "The Patrick and Katherine Kavanagh Trust".
  2. "Poets invited to apply for €8,000 Kavanagh fellowship". The Irish Times. 30 September 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 "Kavanagh fellowships worth €20,000 awarded to three Irish poets". The Irish Times. 30 May 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  4. Healy, Alison (25 August 2014). "Poet Desmond O'Grady dies, aged 78". The Irish Times. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  5. "Desmond O'Grady (Obit)". Irish America. October 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  6. Dempsey, Kate (15 October 2012). "Patrick Kavanagh Fellowship Readings". Writing.ie . Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  7. "Our House: a new poem by Jean O'Brien". Irish Times. 17 November 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2019.