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Made it to Saggart last night for the above and although I've been there before it gets different in the dark folks. Anyway and given the danger of asking for directions I made it. The Virginia House Writers Group and in particular Mervyn Ennis and Maria Wallace I believe are responsible for this event with Maria judging the entries. The last time I was here and listening to some of the short stories being read I resolved to leave it alone. The standard of the writing and the content material is for the brave. Interesting that some of the most memorable short stories I've listened to or read over the past ten years have been written by women, or with the exception of one or two. One in particular I remember was read at the Knightsbridge Village at the Boyne Readings. A kind of Sophie's choice! Poetry though can be more difficult when listening, you need to bring it home! Whatever about the past the first person I encountered last night was Orla Fay of the Boyne Writers Group who was there to pick up another award. Orla was recently published in The Stony Thursday Book and blogs regularly. Link to the right! Those who made the shortlists are below.
Short Stories
Boats: Des McInerney
Hayseeds: Patrick A. Gavin
A Sense Of Duty: Stewart Devitt
Block Party: Joe McKiernan
Alice: John Martin
3rd Prize: Tightly Knit: Doreen Duffy
2nd Prize: Escape: Viviene Kearns
1st Prize: A Found Object: Andrew McLoughlin.
Poetry
Casting for sea trout: Noel King
Twenty minutes on a Luas: Orla Donoghue
The brown pidgeon: Kenneth Nolan
The amoeba: Susan Flynn
Nora Barnacle's wedding: Aine Lyons
First exit after Finglas: A. M. Cousins
First Friday: Clare Ó Reilly
Inside the charity shop: Denise Ryan
After M. C. Escher's Hands Drawing Hands: Orla Fay
Joint 3rd Prize: After child in yard-Luis Le Broquey: Elizabeth Ó Carroll
The Deep: Frank Murphy
2nd Prize: Journey: John Power
1st Prize: Salvation: Clare Ó Reilly.
Hope I got all those names right!
2 comments:
Well done Frank! You're in some good company there. Hope all is good with you.
Many thanks for comment there Brian!
FM
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