Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year Award 2026
Kindly sponsored by Kerry Group PLC
Winner: Gráinne O’Hare – Thirst Trap
Shortlisted:
Hugo Hamilton – Conversation with the Sea
Garrett Carr – The Boy from the Sea
Niamh Ní Mhaoileoin – Ordinary Saints
Elaine Garvey – The Wardrobe Department
Pigott Poetry Prize Award 2026
Kindly sponsored by Mark Pigott KBE and the Pigott Family
Winner: Dean Browne – After Party
Shortlisted:
Jessica Traynor – New Arcana
Bernard O’Donoghue – The Anchorage
Bryan MacMahon Short Story Award 2026
Kindly sponsored by Kerry County Council
Winner: Anna Delargy Hunter – The Island
Poetry Collection Award 2026
Kindly sponsored by Tim Costello, Profile Developments
Winner: Lorraine McArdle – Where the Women Go
Single Poem Award 2026
Kindly sponsored by – Private Sponsor
Winner: Alvy Carragher – Neither of Us Asks the Other’s Name
Duais Foras na Gaeilge 2026
Kindly sponsored by Foras na Gaeilge
Winner: Micheál O’Siochrú – Ár dTreabhadóir (ómós do Paddy Bushe)
Nilsson Local Heritage Award 2026
Kindly sponsored by the Nilsson Family
Winner: Dr Michael O’Connor – Castlebar Prison & The Bridewells of County Mayo
Second Prize: Christy Roche – From Whence They Came
Creative Writing for Adults with Learning Difficulties/ Disabilities Award 2026
Kindly sponsored by Pierse Fitzgibbon Solicitors LLP
Winner: Amanda Shannon – Last Rights
