Tell Your Story Competition
An international storytelling competition dedicated to the memory of renowned Storyteller Eamon Kelly. For this international competition candidates should submit their individual, unique style of story.
Prize Fund: €1,000
Adjudicators: Diarmuid O’Drisceoil & Johnnie Wall
Entry Fee: €10 per entry
Sponsor: Luke Moriarty – Moriarty Group
Guidelines:
This competition is open to anybody over 18 years.
It is not confined to Sean-Nós style storytelling.
Entrants may submit one entry only.
Two copies of the entry should be submitted either on, cassette, cd, vhs or dvd.
Maximum story length is 10 minutes.
Entries will be judged on quality of story, unique style and original presentation.
A short-list will be chosen from the entries and these are required to be performed during the festival where the winner will be announced.
General Competition Rules
No Entry Form is required for this Competition.
The Closing Date for receipt of entries is: Friday 2nd March 2012.
Entries cannot have been previously published.
Please retain a copy, as entries will NOT be returned.
Please submit your name and contact details on a separate sheet. No indication of the entrant’s identity should appear on the competition entry.
Please identify the specific competition for which you are entering on the front of the envelope ie. ‘Tell Your Story’.
The appropriate entry fee must be included with the entry, otherwise the entry will not be adjudicated.
The adjudicator’s verdict is final and no correspondence shall be entered into regarding individual competition entries. Winners only will be notified.
Awards may not be presented where an appropriate standard is not achieved.
Payments can be made by cheque or Irish Postal Order (payable to Writers’ Week Ltd) or by Laser/Credit Card (Please note the fee for Credit Cards €4 and Laser €2 per transaction) by telephoning the Office on +353 (0) 68 21074.
Please do not send cash.
Submit Entries To:
“Competition Title” (e.g. Bryan MacMahon Short Story Award)
Literary Competitions
Writers’ Week Limited
24 The Square
Listowel
Co. Kerry
Ireland
