WINNERS ANNOUNCED
We are delighted with the tremendous response to the Festival Competition, and the judges have been very impressed with the overall quality. The shortlist is below, with the winners were announced at the Open Mic Session on 4th October.
Congratulations to all winners and those shortlisted for the Knocklyon Literary Festival Writing Competition.
POETRY
FIRST PLACE
Emissary of Light- Mary Heeran White
SECOND PLACE
A Fickle God-Margaret Mc Carthy
THIRD PLACE
Eire, a Terrible Beauty-Declan Geraghty
Shortlist
A Fickle God-Margaret Mc Carthy
Asking for A Friend-Fiona Tracey
Eire, a Terrible Beauty-Declan Geraghty
Emissary of Light- Mary Heeran White
Sacred spaces - Yvonne Brewer-Spillane
Songbird- Fiona Tracey
Whatever Thing Death May Be-Colin Dardis
You asked me what I fantasized about-Fiona Tracey
The wake of Yer Man- Yvonne Heavey
FICTION
FIRST PLACE
How to Tame Your Bird and Gain its Trust-Doreen Duffy
SECOND PLACE
A Walk in the Woods-Brian Loman
THIRD PLACE
A Pencilled Geranium for Ingenuity-Cathy de Buitleir
Shortlist
A Pencilled Geranium for Ingenuity-Cathy de Buitleir
A Walk in the Woods-Brian Loman
How to Tame Your Bird and Gain its Trust-Doreen Duffy
Run- Fiona Carey
I Insisted- Claire O'Connor
Our Cat Often had Kittens and Daddy Always Quickly Disposed of Them- Tracie Hughes
A Flash of Colour-Susan Condon
Brushstrokes - Mary Heeran White
Writing Competition
The Knocklyon Literary Festival Writing Competitions are now open for submissions until the 13th of September. (Please adhere to the Terms and Conditions)
Entry is free to all and entries are invited through English and Irish language.
Shortlisted writers will be invited to an award ceremony on the 4th of October and will be entitled to one free workshop of their choice at the festival. (If they have already paid for the workshop, this will be refunded to them.)
Winners will be entitled to a Free Single Pass for the entire festival. (If they have already paid for this it will be refunded to them.) Book hampers will also be presented to the winners, and they will be invited to read their work on the night.
FICTION
Participants are invited to tell a story in 5OO words or less, on any theme.
Judge: Kathryn Crowley.
Kathryn Crowley retired from teaching to write and to teach creative writing from her home in Knocklyon. She writes short fiction and memoir. She has two published collections, 'Sweaters and Small Stuff' and 'Room for One More' with Emu Ink Publishing.
She has facilitated writing workshops with children and adults for a number of years and enjoys helping writers to find their writing voice.
Blogging at Kathryn's Blog
Kathryn’s books, Sweaters and Small Stuff and Room for One More are available at https://www.buythebook.ie or download them on www.amazon.co.uk.
POETRY
Participants are invited to submit a poem on any theme, of up to 30 lines.
Judge: Dr. Vincent Kenny
Dr Vincent Kenny's writing interests include all things Dublin, Joyce, Yeats, Beckett and Flann O’Brien as well as science writings, fact and fiction. He has published dozens of peer-reviewed articles and published books on travel, health and spiritual themes. Vincent has contributed to RTE Radio Drama and ‘Sunday Miscellany’ and written and presented original satirical pieces for the annual Flann O’Brien festival and subsequent publications. A professional member of the Irish Writers Centre, he has conrtributed to several writing, poetry and play-writing courses over the past number of years. His passion for poetry is focused particularly on metaphysical issues, artificial intelligence and global eco-environmental issues. Vincent has received several commendations for his poetry and inclusion in a recently published poetry anthology. His current focus is towards publishing a collection of prose and poetry this November, dealing with anthropogenic themes, scientific and ecological. Vincent’s work has emerged from his life experiences of travel and work in exotic and dangerous places in Africa, Asia and South America.