"From the Well" Short Story Competition"

"From the Well" Short Story Competition.

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The Cork County Library and Arts Service have a short story competition out there that is free to enter and  with a closing date of Friday the 20th of February so a bit of time yet to get something in. The competition is open to anyone over 18 years of age who is a registered library member.To mark the UN International Year of Light 2015, the theme of this year's competition is "Light" though you may interpret this in its broadest sense! The conditions of entry are as usual with the exception being that you must be a library member. Stories to be less than 2000 words on any subject and must be fictional. Must be the original work of the artist and not have been previously published or, accepted for publication elsewhere. Must be typed  on A4 paper and accompanied by an entry form which can be download from the site. For further info contact:

 Sinead Donnelly, County Arts Office on 021-4346210. E-mail: sinead.donnelly@corkcoco.ie

Do not put your name on story but you know that anyway and one entry per person.

Twenty stories will be shortlisted by judges Claire Kilroy, Declan Meade and Billy O' Callaghan and the winning entries will be announced in March/April of 2015. Copyright to remain with the author but Cork County Library and Arts Service reserve the right to one publication and/or one broadcast of shortlisted stories. Submission deems acceptance of the above and good luck! You can drop your entry into your local library or send it to: The Arts Office, Library Headquarters, Carrigohane Road, Cork.