2025 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 .
Congratulations to all winners and those shortlisted for the Knocklyon Literary Festival Writing Competition.
POETRY
FIRST PLACE
A line of washing underneath the stars-Margaret McCarthy
SECOND PLACE
Two Boxes, Two Lines-Caitriona O'Sullivan
THIRD PLACE
Brog an phaiste shaonta-Caitriona Lane
Shortlist
Situationship
Bróg an pháiste shaonta
Eochracha an chúldorais
Two Boxes, Two Lines
Nervous Fire
Found Poem on a Retaining Wall
A line of washing underneath the stars
Connected
On holidays in Knocklyon - (3 days and 2 nights)
November's Last Leaf
FICTION
FIRST PLACE
Conveyor Belt-Terry Kerrins
SECOND PLACE
The Weight of Light-Stephanie O'Connor
THIRD PLACE
A Hymn for Two Worlds-Tshegofatsu Putu
Shortlist
The Echo Generation
The Rockford Files
The Weight of Light
Welcome, Friends!
Migration
Pas de Deux
A Hymn for Two Worlds
A Phantom Love
Conveyor Belt
An Fáinleog