23 February 2016
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The forthcoming literary festival offers prizes for short stories, single poems, poetry collections and humorous essays
The forthcoming literary festival offers prizes for short stories, single poems, poetry collections and humorous essays
The creative writing competitions connected to Listowel Writers' Week include:
• The Bryan MacMahon Short Story Competition
Win €2,000 for an original, unpublished short story in Irish or English, up to 3,000 words.
• The Single Poem Competition
Win €700 for an original unpublished poem up to 70 lines.
• The Poetry Collection Competition
Win €1,500 for a collection of 6-12 individual poems.
• Listowel Writers' Week Originals Competition
There is a prize pot of €750 for entries in three categories: short story (up to 1,500 words), short poem (up to 70 lines) and humorous essay (up to 750 words).
• The Irish Post New Writing Competition
Win €500, publication and a trip to Listowel Writers' Week including flights, car hire and two nights B&B
for a short story with an Irish theme of not more than 1,000 words. Only open to UK residents.
The closing date for these competitions is 3 March.
Listowel Writers' Week takes place between 1 and 5 June in Listowel, Co Kerry.
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