WINNERS ANNOUNCED
We are delighted with the tremendous response to the Festival Competition, and the judges have been very impressed with the overall quality. The shortlist is below, with the winners were announced at the Open Mic Session on 4th October.
Congratulations to all winners and those shortlisted for the Knocklyon Literary Festival Writing Competition.
POETRY
FIRST PLACE
Emissary of Light- Mary Heeran White
SECOND PLACE
A Fickle God-Margaret Mc Carthy
THIRD PLACE
Eire, a Terrible Beauty-Declan Geraghty
Shortlist
A Fickle God-Margaret Mc Carthy
Asking for A Friend-Fiona Tracey
Eire, a Terrible Beauty-Declan Geraghty
Emissary of Light- Mary Heeran White
Sacred spaces - Yvonne Brewer-Spillane
Songbird- Fiona Tracey
Whatever Thing Death May Be-Colin Dardis
You asked me what I fantasized about-Fiona Tracey
The wake of Yer Man- Yvonne Heavey
FICTION
FIRST PLACE
How to Tame Your Bird and Gain its Trust-Doreen Duffy
SECOND PLACE
A Walk in the Woods-Brian Loman
THIRD PLACE
A Pencilled Geranium for Ingenuity-Cathy de Buitleir
Shortlist
A Pencilled Geranium for Ingenuity-Cathy de Buitleir
A Walk in the Woods-Brian Loman
How to Tame Your Bird and Gain its Trust-Doreen Duffy
Run- Fiona Carey
I Insisted- Claire O'Connor
Our Cat Often had Kittens and Daddy Always Quickly Disposed of Them- Tracie Hughes
A Flash of Colour-Susan Condon
Brushstrokes - Mary Heeran White