Jonathan Swift Creative Writing Awards 2017!

Jonathan Swift Creative Writing Awards 2017!

Ms Maria Wallace

Made it up to Saggart this afternoon for the 2017 awards and the 10th year anniversary. Award winning Catalan/Tallagh author Ms Maria Wallace was the judge and the winners and shortlisted entrants should be up on their Facebook page in the next few days. Will add them here as soon as possible. Managed a Highly Commended but that was it. Nice to get something on the 350th of Swift's birth!

Poetry:  1st - Karen O' Connor - Beached

   Joint 2nd - Berni Dwan - Department Store Restaurant

                    Aíne Lyons -  The Return

           3rd - Roisin Browne - Morning Manoeuvres RPG Avenue

Prose: 1st - James Conway - Imagination

          2nd - Andrew MacLaughlin - Los Otros Peregrinos

  Joint 3rd - Noel King - Black Socks

                  Patrick A Gavin - Goat's Hair