Tuesday, 30 October 2012
Monday, 29 October 2012
Words with Jam competition
CLOSING 31st OCTOBER 2012
Annual Short Story Competition just got BIGGER. Not only do we have our usual 2,500 word Short Story Category, but now we have a Shorter Story Category for stories up to 1,000 words and a Shortest Story Category for stories up to 250 words.
Five runners up in each category will be published in the first volume of our Short Story Anthology (of which they will receive a copy), and awarded £10.
Closing Date: 31st October 2012
Entry Fee: £6 and £4 per entry thereafter
Results: All winning entries will be published in the February 2013 issue of Words with JAM.
For more information visit:www.wordswithjam.co.uk/shortstorycompetition2012
Wednesday, 24 October 2012
Smock alley.New Venue.Tuesday, 23 October 2012
Claire Keegan workshop in Wexford
Claire Keegan Workshops in Wexford
Claire Keegan's next fiction workshop will be held at the Millrace Hotel, Bunclody, Co Wexford on January 26th & 27th.
The workshop will begin at 9:30am and conclude at 5pm, both days. Deadline for receipt of manuscripts (not more than 3,000 words) is January 16th.
If you would like to book a place, please email us with your contact details and we will get back to you. Please note that bookings are made on a first come/ first served basis.
mailto:ckworkshops@yahoo.co.uk
Claire Keegan's next fiction workshop will be held at the Millrace Hotel, Bunclody, Co Wexford on January 26th & 27th.
The workshop will begin at 9:30am and conclude at 5pm, both days. Deadline for receipt of manuscripts (not more than 3,000 words) is January 16th.
If you would like to book a place, please email us with your contact details and we will get back to you. Please note that bookings are made on a first come/ first served basis.
mailto:ckworkshops@yahoo.co.uk
Writers in Galway-Over The Edge
October Over The Edge: Open Reading with Patrick Chapman, Aoibheann McCann & Cormac Culkeen
THURSDAY
Cormac Culkeen , Aoibheann McCann & Patrick Chapman for October Over The Edge: Open Reading
The October ‘Over The Edge: Open Reading’ takes place in Galway City Library on Thursday, October 25 th , 6.30-8.00pm. The Featured Readers are Patrick Chapman, Aoibheann McCann & Cormac Culkeen . There will as usual be an open-mic after the Featured Readers have finished. New readers are especially welcome.
Cormac Culkeen is a writer of poetry, fiction and short stories from Dunmore, Co. Galway. He discovered the power of the written word in National School when he wrote a poem and his teacher stopped threatening him because of it. He has two dogs who obey nobody else when he's at home and a family who keep at him to better himself. Some years ago his work was published in The Burning Bush literary magazine. He lives and works in Galway and has recently been attending creative writing classes at Galway Technical Institute.
Aoibheann McCann is a native of County Donegal. She moved to Galway in 1992 where she attended NUI Galway. She published her first poem in 1995 in The Edge and went on to write the ‘Blow-In’s Guide to Galway’ column in Galway Xposed, followed by the ‘Let’s Talk About…’ column in The Galway Independent . She has been working on her first novel, ‘Hippocampus’, for the past eight years.
Patrick Chapman was born in 1968. He lives in Dublin. His poetry collections are Jazztown (Raven Arts Press, Dublin, 1991), The New Pornography (Salmon Poetry), Breaking Hearts and Traffic Lights (Salmon Poetry, 2007), A Shopping Mall on Mars (BlazeVOX [Books], Buffalo, 2008) and The Darwin Vampires (Salmon Poetry, 2010). His collection of short stories is The Wow Signal (Bluechrome, UK, 2007). Also a scriptwriter, he adapted his own published story for Burning the Bed (2003). Directed by Denis McArdle, this award-winning film starred Gina McKee and Aidan Gillen. He has written episodes of the children’s animated television series Garth & Bev (Kavaleer, 2009); and a Doctor Who audio play, Fear of the Daleks (Big Finish, 2007). His story ‘A Ghost’ won first prize in the Cinescape Genre Literary Competition. In 2010 his work was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Patrick’s latest collection of poetry A Promiscuity of Spines: New & Selected Poems is just published by Salmon Poetry.
As usual there will be an open-mic after the Featured Readers have finished. New readers are always most welcome. The MC for the evening will be Susan Millar DuMars. For further details phone 087-6431748.
Over The Edge acknowledges the ongoing generous financial support of Galway City Council & The Arts Council. http://overtheedgeliteraryevents.blogspot.com
THURSDAY
Cormac Culkeen , Aoibheann McCann & Patrick Chapman for October Over The Edge: Open Reading
The October ‘Over The Edge: Open Reading’ takes place in Galway City Library on Thursday, October 25 th , 6.30-8.00pm. The Featured Readers are Patrick Chapman, Aoibheann McCann & Cormac Culkeen . There will as usual be an open-mic after the Featured Readers have finished. New readers are especially welcome.
Cormac Culkeen is a writer of poetry, fiction and short stories from Dunmore, Co. Galway. He discovered the power of the written word in National School when he wrote a poem and his teacher stopped threatening him because of it. He has two dogs who obey nobody else when he's at home and a family who keep at him to better himself. Some years ago his work was published in The Burning Bush literary magazine. He lives and works in Galway and has recently been attending creative writing classes at Galway Technical Institute.
Aoibheann McCann is a native of County Donegal. She moved to Galway in 1992 where she attended NUI Galway. She published her first poem in 1995 in The Edge and went on to write the ‘Blow-In’s Guide to Galway’ column in Galway Xposed, followed by the ‘Let’s Talk About…’ column in The Galway Independent . She has been working on her first novel, ‘Hippocampus’, for the past eight years.
Patrick Chapman was born in 1968. He lives in Dublin. His poetry collections are Jazztown (Raven Arts Press, Dublin, 1991), The New Pornography (Salmon Poetry), Breaking Hearts and Traffic Lights (Salmon Poetry, 2007), A Shopping Mall on Mars (BlazeVOX [Books], Buffalo, 2008) and The Darwin Vampires (Salmon Poetry, 2010). His collection of short stories is The Wow Signal (Bluechrome, UK, 2007). Also a scriptwriter, he adapted his own published story for Burning the Bed (2003). Directed by Denis McArdle, this award-winning film starred Gina McKee and Aidan Gillen. He has written episodes of the children’s animated television series Garth & Bev (Kavaleer, 2009); and a Doctor Who audio play, Fear of the Daleks (Big Finish, 2007). His story ‘A Ghost’ won first prize in the Cinescape Genre Literary Competition. In 2010 his work was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Patrick’s latest collection of poetry A Promiscuity of Spines: New & Selected Poems is just published by Salmon Poetry.
As usual there will be an open-mic after the Featured Readers have finished. New readers are always most welcome. The MC for the evening will be Susan Millar DuMars. For further details phone 087-6431748.
Over The Edge acknowledges the ongoing generous financial support of Galway City Council & The Arts Council. http://overtheedgeliteraryevents.blogspot.com
Monday, 22 October 2012
Short story submissions invited for new publication
The Bohemyth
is open for submissions of previously unpublished short fiction pieces. We are based in Dublin, Ireland - but there are no geographic restrictions for submitting.
We are looking for contemporary short fiction with a literary bent. We want ideas that affect, engage, move and entertain. We want writing that is beautiful, poetic, thought-provoking, edgy, original and inspiring. We want ...
We are looking for contemporary short fiction with a literary bent. We want ideas that affect, engage, move and entertain. We want writing that is beautiful, poetic, thought-provoking, edgy, original and inspiring. We want ...
images that linger in minds. We want words that beat out the beat of broken hearts. We want stories that seduce and savage souls.
The word count is less than 3,000 words for short stories and under 700 words for flash fiction pieces.
We are also interested in receiving photography submissions - please send us one or two images saved as jpegs.
Please include a short bio in the third person and send your submission as an attachment or in the body of an email to thebohemytheditor@gmail.com with 'Submission' as the title of the email.
The word count is less than 3,000 words for short stories and under 700 words for flash fiction pieces.
We are also interested in receiving photography submissions - please send us one or two images saved as jpegs.
Please include a short bio in the third person and send your submission as an attachment or in the body of an email to thebohemytheditor@gmail.com with 'Submission' as the title of the email.
Friday, 19 October 2012
Stinging Fly -Winter edition on its way!
There are some good things about Winter-The Stinging Fly Winter Edition is one of those!I'm looking forward to reading Suzanne Power and Danielle McLaughlin in particluar.I met Danielle earlier this year at Cork County Library winners Anthology launch and again at the RTE Eason/ Penguin winners day.She is having a super year.Her work also appeared on the RTE TEN website recently.Congratulations Danielle!
Stinging Fly contents below!
New Fiction: Claire-Louise Bennett, Colin Corrigan, David Hayden, Tania Hershman, Danielle McLaughlin, Gina Moxley, Fiona O’Connor, John O’Donnell, Suzanne Power and S.J. Ryan
Stinging Fly contents below!
New Fiction: Claire-Louise Bennett, Colin Corrigan, David Hayden, Tania Hershman, Danielle McLaughlin, Gina Moxley, Fiona O’Connor, John O’Donnell, Suzanne Power and S.J. Ryan
Featured Poet: Tadhg Russell
New Poems: Ted Deppe, Joe Dresner, Elaine Feeney, Nicola Griffin, Carolyn Jess-Cooke, Victoria Kennefick, Fran Lock, Clare McCotter, Ruth Padel, Paul Perry, Sally Rooney, Jason Roycroft, Janet Shepperson, K.V. Skene, Grace Wells and Lou Wilford
Comhchealg: Seán MacMathúna and Stiofán Ó Cadhla
Poems in Translation: Haris Vlavianos translated by Evan Jones
Re:fresh: Mary Costello on James Salter’s short story, ‘My Lord You’
Reviews:
Sara Baume reviews Replacement by Tor Ulven
Kevin Breathnach reviews Winter Journal by Paul Auster and A Death in the Family by Karl Ove Knausgaard
Gerard Smyth reviews The Ash and the Oak and the Wild Cherry Tree by Kerry Hardie and Fireflies by Frank Ormsby
Cover Design: Fergal Condon
Sara Baume reviews Replacement by Tor Ulven
Kevin Breathnach reviews Winter Journal by Paul Auster and A Death in the Family by Karl Ove Knausgaard
Gerard Smyth reviews The Ash and the Oak and the Wild Cherry Tree by Kerry Hardie and Fireflies by Frank Ormsby
Cover Design: Fergal Condon
Cover Phototography: Fionán O'Connell
RTE Radio 1 The Book on One- Mary Costello
Mary Costello's The China Factory will be featured on the Book on One on RTE Radio One next week.
Two stories from the collection, ‘The Sewing Room’ and ‘Things I See’, will be read over the five nights by actress CaitrÃona Nà Mhurchú. The programme is on Monday to Friday after the 11 o'clock news.
Two stories from the collection, ‘The Sewing Room’ and ‘Things I See’, will be read over the five nights by actress CaitrÃona Nà Mhurchú. The programme is on Monday to Friday after the 11 o'clock news.
Thursday, 18 October 2012
Writing Tips From Darren Shan
I just heard about this writer recently.He has a great website with lots of generous and interesting tips. Excerpts below from Darren Shan's article on writing tips-well worth a look.
'There’s no magic to writing (except the magic of where words themselves come from, but that’s a mystery common to ALL of us, not just those who make a living out of words; ALL ideas are magical, no matter how well or poorly executed they might be). It’s all about hard work, about pushing yourself and experimenting and growing comfortable with words. Nothing beats getting stuck into a story—that’s where every writer learns the most important lessons, by trial and error. But every bit of writing helps. Whether you keep a diary, a blog, writer poetry ... whatever. if you want to be a writer, you need to WRITE.'
'Getting into the habit of achieving your aims every day - no matter how trivial they might be - helps get you into the rhythm of being a writer who gets what he aims for. At least, that’s what works for me!'
'There’s no magic to writing (except the magic of where words themselves come from, but that’s a mystery common to ALL of us, not just those who make a living out of words; ALL ideas are magical, no matter how well or poorly executed they might be). It’s all about hard work, about pushing yourself and experimenting and growing comfortable with words. Nothing beats getting stuck into a story—that’s where every writer learns the most important lessons, by trial and error. But every bit of writing helps. Whether you keep a diary, a blog, writer poetry ... whatever. if you want to be a writer, you need to WRITE.'
'Getting into the habit of achieving your aims every day - no matter how trivial they might be - helps get you into the rhythm of being a writer who gets what he aims for. At least, that’s what works for me!'
Saturday, 13 October 2012
Edith Sitwell and Marilyn-what is she saying?
Dame Edith Sitwell and Marilyn Monroe.What is she saying?
Wednesday, 10 October 2012
Short story comp. for children.
Munch Bunch and RAI launch short story competition(note closing date!!)
Munch Bunch and RAI launch short story competition
Karen Willoughby, RAI, Munch the Cow and Sarah Webb with 5-year-old Jessica Benwell
Children’s yogurt brand Munch Bunch has teamed up with the Reading Association of Ireland (RAI) and Irish children’s author Sarah Webb to launch Munch Bunch’s 2012 Story Writing competition, ‘Munch Time’.
Created to highlight the importance of story-telling between parent and child, is looking for aspiring writers, who are able to capture the imagination of young children, to submit original children's stories that are between 600-800 words, and begin with the opening line: "Once upon a Munch Time, there was a cow called Munch..."
Dr Karen Willoughby, president of the RAI, commented: "Any initiative that highlights the importance of reading to children and writing for children should be wholly applauded. If children are to experience success in literacy and develop a lifelong love for literature, it is vital that parents and caregivers engage in shared reading with children.
"By encouraging adults to write for children, the Munch Time initiative provides a unique opportunity for adults to write a story that will capture the imagination of children close to them, enabling them to experience the writing and reading process together in a most meaningful way."
Best-selling author, Sarah Webb, also added her support to the campaign and will be on hand to judge the final entries. Speaking in relation to her role, she said: "I'm delighted to support the Munch Bunch writing competition. Sharing bedtime stories with your children is the best way to raise kids who are mad about books. As a writer, an avid reader and a parent, I believe that reading is one of life's great pleasures. I believe that books can enhance and transform every child's life, and what better story to read them than one you've written especially? So get scribbling."
A prize of €1,000 and a one-to-one tutorial with best-selling author, Sarah Webb, exploring how to take your story further, will be awarded to the winning entry, and two runners-up will receive a selection of signed children's books from Sarah Webb's back catalogue.
Munch Time entries close at midnight on Friday 12 October with the winner being announced on 12 November. For further information on Munch Time, please visit www.munchtimeireland.com.
Dr Karen Willoughby, president of the RAI, commented: "Any initiative that highlights the importance of reading to children and writing for children should be wholly applauded. If children are to experience success in literacy and develop a lifelong love for literature, it is vital that parents and caregivers engage in shared reading with children.
"By encouraging adults to write for children, the Munch Time initiative provides a unique opportunity for adults to write a story that will capture the imagination of children close to them, enabling them to experience the writing and reading process together in a most meaningful way."
Best-selling author, Sarah Webb, also added her support to the campaign and will be on hand to judge the final entries. Speaking in relation to her role, she said: "I'm delighted to support the Munch Bunch writing competition. Sharing bedtime stories with your children is the best way to raise kids who are mad about books. As a writer, an avid reader and a parent, I believe that reading is one of life's great pleasures. I believe that books can enhance and transform every child's life, and what better story to read them than one you've written especially? So get scribbling."
A prize of €1,000 and a one-to-one tutorial with best-selling author, Sarah Webb, exploring how to take your story further, will be awarded to the winning entry, and two runners-up will receive a selection of signed children's books from Sarah Webb's back catalogue.
Munch Time entries close at midnight on Friday 12 October with the winner being announced on 12 November. For further information on Munch Time, please visit www.munchtimeireland.com.
Monday, 8 October 2012
Sunday, 7 October 2012
Short Story Competition Fish Anthology
Fish Short Story Prize 2012/13
The Fish Short Story Prize has become an established event on the literary calendar.
Short Story writer, Philip O'Ceallaigh, an author touched by greatness (Joseph O'Connor), will be selecting 10 stories from those entered into this competition to be published in the 2013 Fish Anthology.
Previous judges of this contest, Roddy Doyle, Dermot Healy and Frank McCourt are honorary patrons of the Fish Short Story Prize.
The Fish Short Short Story Prize welcomes stories written in English, with a maximum of 5,000 words.
Summary Short Story Competition 2012/13
Now Open
Judge: Philip O'Ceallaigh
Closes: 30 November 2012
Results announced: 17 March 2013
Anthology published: July 2013
Max length: 5,000 words
Friday, 5 October 2012
Architecture Alive photographs of Dublin-Open House Weekend
Photographer Richard Gilligan shot of Iveagh Trust museum flat.
An exhibition of his photographs is on at the RHA Gallery, Ely Place, D2 from 20 September until 7 October. Part of an exhibition for Architecture Alive Open House Dublin 5th to 7th October.
See http://www.architecturefoundation.ie/activities/architecture-alive-by-rich-gilligan-.
An exhibition of his photographs is on at the RHA Gallery, Ely Place, D2 from 20 September until 7 October. Part of an exhibition for Architecture Alive Open House Dublin 5th to 7th October.
See http://www.architecturefoundation.ie/activities/architecture-alive-by-rich-gilligan-.
Thursday, 4 October 2012
Poetry Competition open to international entries
The Gregory
O'Donoghue
International
Poetry Competition
Now open!
O'Donoghue
International
Poetry Competition
Now open!
The Munster Literature Centre is pleased to announce a new international poetry prize for a single poem, named in honour of a late Irish poet long associated with the Centre. The Gregory O’Donoghue International Poetry Prize will have a first prize of €1,000 and publication in Southword Literary Journal. The MLC will subvent travel costs for the winner up to €600 and provide hotel accommodation and meals for three days during the Cork Spring Poetry Festival. There will be a second prize of €500, third prize of €250, and ten runners-up will each have their poems published in Southword and receive Southword’s standard fee of €30. There will be an entry fee of €5 per poem or €20 per batch of five. (Postal entries can be paid for in US Dollars or Pounds Sterling. No cash, please.)
Closing date for entries is December 15th 2012.
Check website for details
Wednesday, 3 October 2012
Short Story Competition Merriman
Merriman Short Story Competition
Competition guidelines for entrants to the Merriman short story competition are now available. The competition, which offers a prize of €1000, generously donated to Cumann Merriman by Maeve Binchy before her death, was launched at this year's Merriman Summer School.
It is open to writers of fiction in Irish or English, born in or living
on the island of Ireland. Stories must not exceed 2,500 words.
Apart from the cash prize, the winning story will be read at the
Ennis Book Club Festival (1-3 March 2013) and will also be
published in the Irish Times.
The closing deadline is October 31st 2012.Full guidelines and information are available on www.merriman.ie
Tuesday, 2 October 2012
Competitions for short stories -Narrative magazine.Fall 2012 contest
Narrative-30 Below Contest—2012
Check website for details and past winners.
Narrative is inviting all writers, poets, visual artists, photographers, performers, and filmmakers, between eighteen and thirty years old, to send us their best work. We’re interested in reading your words and seeing your images. We’re looking for the traditional and the innovative, the true and the imaginary. We’re looking to encourage and promote the best authors and artists we can find.
Awards: First Prize is $1,500, Second Prize is $750, Third Prize is $300, and ten finalists will receive $100 each. The prize winners and finalists will be announced in Narrative.
Fall 2012 Story Contest
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