Wednesday, November 3, 2021

Results: The Jonathan Swift Creative Writing Awards 2021!

 Results of the Jonathan Swift Creative Writing Awards 2021

Dear competitors,

Due to the current rates of infections and hospitalisations of Covid19 we have, regretfully, decided not to hold our celebratory ceremony again this year. The Saggart Heritage Centre is small and not adequately ventilated, thus we believe this decision is in the best interest of all persons involved.

We hope and pray that in 2022 we will be able to enjoy, once more, the joy and conviviality of our gatherings to honour Jonathan Swift and the creative power of the written/spoken word.

We thank all of you for entering our competition and for your continued support. We also wish you health and many happy writing hours.

Maria

Short stories

Joint 2nd prize – Interlude – Noel Dan Mc Canna

Joint 2nd prize – The Gods of Our Livers – Stephanie Clark

3rd prize – Simpson – Stewart Davitt

Highly Commended

Good Girls – Emma Cooling

The Visitor – Stewart Davitt

Elsie – Tom Ryan

Puppets – James Conway

Commended

The nape of his neck – Joe Mc Kiernan

Voucher Woman – Joseph Murphy

Paintings at an Exhibition – Lilian Webb

A Freak Like Me – Gerry Mc Kiernan

Home – Liam Mc Nevin

The Love Song of Cicadas – Stephanie Clark

Poetry

1st prize – Turning – Jean Tuomey

2nd prize – Famine – James Conway

3rd prize – Solo trip – Berni Dwan

Highly Commended

Gasping the happiest prayer –James Conway

Roadside flowers – Joseph Murphy

My Humble Legacy – Berni Dwan

The knot – Louise C Scott

Sea You – Noel Dan Mc Canna

Commended

Desperados – Frank Murphy

Sisohpromatem –Anne Martin

Discipline Days – Evelyn Nolan Dowling

When he went in – Gavin Bourke

Spirit-land – Tom Ryan

The passion of the Christ – Louise C Scott

Glimpses of my father – Willie Joe Meally

The Spring Bame – Willie Joe Meally

Shell earrings – Mary Moloney


Results from The Jonathan Swift Facebook Page and with thanks. Frank Murphy

The Judges were Maria Wallace and Michael J. Whelan.

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

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