We would like to say a big ‘thank you’ to everyone who submitted their short stories, essays, poems and plays for our 2016 Creative Writing Competitions. The standard was very high and we encourage you to continue writing and submitting your work. The winners of ALL categories of our Creative Writing Competitions, including the Kerry Group Novel of the Year and the Pigott Poetry Prize, will be announced on Wednesday 1st June when Paul Muldoon will officially open the festival. Meanwhile, we are delighted to announce the shortlists in the following categories:
Bryan MacMahon Short Story Award
Kathryn Burke – Requiem
Patrick O’Flaherty – Potatoes and the Avant Garde: A Narrative Odyssey Through Modern Ireland
Martin Keating – The Leap
Thomas Kiernan – Sunflowers
James Martyn Joyce – Stone Woman, Breasting the Sea
Single Poem
Maggie Breen – Collecting – for Paula Meehan
A.M. Cousins – Two Decembers
Michael Farry – Carrowniskey Stations
Maighread Medhbh – Easter 2016
Paddy Moran – Snow
Poetry Collection
Marie Coveney – Bird Strike
Richard Cox – Traces
Maurice Devitt – Trajectory
Angela McCabe – Battenbergs and Lemon Drizzlers
Brian O’ Tiomáin – CAT Scan
Eamon Keane Full Length Play Award
Gillian Grattan – Dress
Sue Healy – That Brazen Electric Strap of a One
Pat Hynes – Crashing the Afters
Brenda McCann – The Matter with Lazarus
Harriet O’Carroll – Three Sessions with Anne Marie
Karl O’Neill – The Retreat
Writers’ Week Originals – Short Story
Rosanna Gilvarry – And So She Ran
Stephen Good – Finding Someone
Karen O’Mahony – He Woke To Find He Was Drowning
Diana Radovan – Artist
Writers’ Week Originals – Short Poem
Kathryn Burke – Cotopaxi
Erin Fornoff – Throughout
Anne Griffin – I Am
Marie MacSweeney – Off-duty Bluestocking
Karen O’Connor – This Morning
Writers’ Week Originals – Humorous Essay
Eugene Corcoran – The Symbol of Hope High in the Trees at the Bottom of our Garden
John Fitzgerald – Postcode
Enid Hughes – Doing It Myself
Joan Morrissey – Double Dilemma
Margaret Rowe – FoMo
Duais Foras na Gaeilge
Eibhlís Carcione – Marú na Seanbhó
Eibhlín Ní Chonghaile – Tobar na Lochlannach
Simon O’Faoláin – Crann Nollag, Oiche Grianstad
Ceaití Ní Bheildiúin – Ag Éisteacht an Cheo and Súile Faoin Spéir
Our Opening Night Ceremony takes place at The Listowel Arms Hotel and starts and 8pm sharp. This event is Free of Charge and seating is on a first come first served basis.