If you're in Dublin this week have a look at Mary Duffy's Art Fair stall on St Stephen's Green
The People's Art Fair, St Stephen's Green, Friday 28th, Sat 29th and Sunday 30th. June or view her work at
Thursday, 27 June 2013
Writing competitions June
MA in Television Fiction Writing Scholarships
are being offered by Glasgow Caledonian University. The aim of the programme is to give students the knowledge and skills to be ‘industry ready’ and includes a one-year representation by a London Agent. Applications close 28 June.
The Cowley Literary Award
is a global short story competition with both fiction and non-fiction categories. First prize is AUD$4,000 with a runners-up prize of AUD$1,000. Stories to be a maximum of 4,000 words. Closes 30 June.
The Ghana Poetry Prize
is being offered for the first time in 2013. The prize is Gh ₵ 2,000 (equivalent to $ 1000). The aim of this prize is to support younger emerging poets and entry is open to poets based anywhere in the world. The deadline is 30 June.
are being offered by Glasgow Caledonian University. The aim of the programme is to give students the knowledge and skills to be ‘industry ready’ and includes a one-year representation by a London Agent. Applications close 28 June.
The Cowley Literary Award
is a global short story competition with both fiction and non-fiction categories. First prize is AUD$4,000 with a runners-up prize of AUD$1,000. Stories to be a maximum of 4,000 words. Closes 30 June.
The Ghana Poetry Prize
is being offered for the first time in 2013. The prize is Gh ₵ 2,000 (equivalent to $ 1000). The aim of this prize is to support younger emerging poets and entry is open to poets based anywhere in the world. The deadline is 30 June.
Wednesday, 26 June 2013
The Ernest Hemingway Foundation Of Oak Park’s Writer In Residence Programis seeking applicants
The Ernest Hemingway Foundation Of Oak Park’s Writer In Residence Programis seeking applicants for a year-long program designed to give writers ‘what they most need in order to create great work: space and inspiration.’ The successful writer will be given use of the workspace for one year at no cost (see application for details), and will be asked to provide cultural programming – lectures, workshops, presentations, or other programs – to the general public. Applications close 1 June.
Tuesday, 25 June 2013
The Manchester Writing Competition
The Manchester Writing Competition
is a major international literary competitions, celebrating excellence in creative writing, and open to anyone aged 16 or over (with no upper age limit). The 2013 Manchester Poetry Prize will award a cash prize of £10,000 to the writer of the best portfolio of poetry submitted. All entrants are asked to submit a portfolio of three-to-five poems (total maximum combined length: 120 lines). The 2013 Manchester Fiction Prize will award a cash prize of £10,000 to the writer of the best short story submitted. All entrants are asked to submit a story of up to 2,500 words in length. Entries for both categories close on 30 August.
is a major international literary competitions, celebrating excellence in creative writing, and open to anyone aged 16 or over (with no upper age limit). The 2013 Manchester Poetry Prize will award a cash prize of £10,000 to the writer of the best portfolio of poetry submitted. All entrants are asked to submit a portfolio of three-to-five poems (total maximum combined length: 120 lines). The 2013 Manchester Fiction Prize will award a cash prize of £10,000 to the writer of the best short story submitted. All entrants are asked to submit a story of up to 2,500 words in length. Entries for both categories close on 30 August.
2013 Crab Orchard Series in Poetry First Book Award submissions
2013 First Book Award ~ $3500 and publication
final judge: Amy Fleury
Below are the guidelines for the 2013 Crab Orchard Series in Poetry First Book Award, which will be open for entries on May 10, 2013 and close on July 8, 2013 (postmark and online submission deadline):
A first book of poems will be selected for publication from an open competition of manuscripts, in English, by a U.S. citizen or permanent resident who has neither published, nor committed to publish, a volume of poetry 48 pages or more in length in an edition of over 500 copies* (individual poems may have been previously published; for the purposes of the Crab Orchard Series in Poetry, a manuscript which was in whole or in part submitted as a thesis or dissertation as a requirement for the completion of a degree is considered unpublished and is eligible). Current or former students, colleagues, and close friends of the final judge, and current and former students and employees of Southern Illinois University Carbondale and authors published by Southern Illinois University Press are not eligible. For questions about judging, please visit http://CrabOrchardReview.siu.edu/conpo3.html.)
The winner will receive a publication contract with Southern Illinois University Press, and will be awarded a $2000 prize. The winner will also receive $1500 as an honorarium for a reading in Carbondale at Southern Illinois University.
SUBMISSION PERIOD / DEADLINE: All entries must be postmarked or submitted online between May 10, 2013 and the end of July 8, 2013 (online entries will be accepted until 11:59:59 PM (CDT) on July 8, 2013). (For postal submissions since this is a postmark deadline, there is no need to send Express Mail, Fedex, or UPS. First Class or Priority Mail are preferred.) Please do not send revisions of either postal or online submissions; the winner will be given an opportunity to work with the series editor before the manuscript is delivered to SIU Press.
ENTRY FEE: $25.00 per entry for postal submissions; $28.00 per entry for online submissions through Submittable ($25.00 plus $3.00 online processing fee). Entry fees will not be refunded for manuscripts withdrawn by the author. All entrants will receive a year's subscription to CRAB ORCHARD REVIEW, beginning with the 2014 Winter/Spring CRAB ORCHARD REVIEW.
PAGE LENGTH: Manuscripts are recommended to be a minimum of 50 pages to a recommended maximum of 75 pages of original poetry.
final judge: Amy Fleury
Below are the guidelines for the 2013 Crab Orchard Series in Poetry First Book Award, which will be open for entries on May 10, 2013 and close on July 8, 2013 (postmark and online submission deadline):
A first book of poems will be selected for publication from an open competition of manuscripts, in English, by a U.S. citizen or permanent resident who has neither published, nor committed to publish, a volume of poetry 48 pages or more in length in an edition of over 500 copies* (individual poems may have been previously published; for the purposes of the Crab Orchard Series in Poetry, a manuscript which was in whole or in part submitted as a thesis or dissertation as a requirement for the completion of a degree is considered unpublished and is eligible). Current or former students, colleagues, and close friends of the final judge, and current and former students and employees of Southern Illinois University Carbondale and authors published by Southern Illinois University Press are not eligible. For questions about judging, please visit http://CrabOrchardReview.siu.edu/conpo3.html.)
The winner will receive a publication contract with Southern Illinois University Press, and will be awarded a $2000 prize. The winner will also receive $1500 as an honorarium for a reading in Carbondale at Southern Illinois University.
SUBMISSION PERIOD / DEADLINE: All entries must be postmarked or submitted online between May 10, 2013 and the end of July 8, 2013 (online entries will be accepted until 11:59:59 PM (CDT) on July 8, 2013). (For postal submissions since this is a postmark deadline, there is no need to send Express Mail, Fedex, or UPS. First Class or Priority Mail are preferred.) Please do not send revisions of either postal or online submissions; the winner will be given an opportunity to work with the series editor before the manuscript is delivered to SIU Press.
ENTRY FEE: $25.00 per entry for postal submissions; $28.00 per entry for online submissions through Submittable ($25.00 plus $3.00 online processing fee). Entry fees will not be refunded for manuscripts withdrawn by the author. All entrants will receive a year's subscription to CRAB ORCHARD REVIEW, beginning with the 2014 Winter/Spring CRAB ORCHARD REVIEW.
PAGE LENGTH: Manuscripts are recommended to be a minimum of 50 pages to a recommended maximum of 75 pages of original poetry.
Monday, 24 June 2013
'Samuel Beckett photographed at the Petit Cafe on the Boulevard St. Jaques, Paris. December 1985. - John Minihan.
In the 1980’s, the friendship between Minihan and Samuel Beckett produced some of the most remarkable images of the writer. Minihan first photographed Beckett at the Hyde Park Hotel in London in 1980 and then for years later at the Riverside Studios always in London, during rehearsals for the San Quentin Drama Workshop’s production of Waiting for Godot. Here the writer is portrayed at the Petit Cafe on the Boulevard St. Jaques in Paris. Inscription reads 'Samuel Beckett photographed at the Petit Cafe on the Boulevard St. Jaques, Paris. December 1985. - John Minihan.
Flash 500 Flash Fiction and Flash 500 Humour Verse Competition.
Competitions close at midnight (UK time) Sunday 30th June
The flash fiction and humour verse competitions both close one week from today. Our deadline dates are never extended, so don't delay in sending in your entries.
For more info, or to enter, visit the websites: Flash 500 Flash Fiction and Flash 500 Humour Verse Competition.
Novel Opening Chapter and Synopsis
I'm delighted to report that entries are already coming in for our new competition, but don't panic if you haven't yet perfected your opening chapter. This is the only one of our categories that will be run annually, rather than quarterly, so you have until 31st October to hone your work before the senior editors at Crooked Cat Publishing get to read it.
For more information on all three competitions, visit the new home page at: www.flash500.com
Friday, 21 June 2013
iYeats Poetry Competition 2013
iYeats Poetry Competition 2013
The iYeats Poetry Competition, now in its fifth year has become one of the most highly-regarded in the country, attracting hundreds of entries from across Ireland and abroad. An online, national and international competition, there are 2 categories;
- General
- Emerging Talent for poets between the ages of 16 & 25.
Judges: Katie Donovan and James Harpur
2013 PRIZES
First Prize €500
Emerging Prize €300
Commended X2 €50
Emerging Prize €300
Commended X2 €50
All winning poets will have their entries published on the Hawk’s Well Theatre Website and will be offered the chance to read their work at Aloud an intimate evening of original poetry from our eminent past judges and the 2013 winners. This ceremony will take place during the 2013 Yeats International Summer School.
Deadline: Wednesday 9th July, 2013
Winners will be notified by Friday 22nd July, 2013
Results Publicly Announced: Wednesday 3rd August, 2013
Prize-giving ceremony ‘Aloud’: Wednesday 3rd August, 2013, 8pm.
You can view last year's winning poems here.
Are you ready?
Literary Agent William Boggess of Barer Literary
is seeking new clients. William’s interests include literary fiction, literary memoir, popular science, narrative history, and smart sports writing.
is seeking new clients. William’s interests include literary fiction, literary memoir, popular science, narrative history, and smart sports writing.
The Costa Short Story Award
The Costa Short Story Award
is run as part of the Costa Book Awards, one of the UK’s most prestigious and popular literary prizes. The award is for a single, previously unpublished short story of up to 4,000 words. In last year’s award the winner received prize money of £3,500. Entries open on 1 July and close on 2 August.
is run as part of the Costa Book Awards, one of the UK’s most prestigious and popular literary prizes. The award is for a single, previously unpublished short story of up to 4,000 words. In last year’s award the winner received prize money of £3,500. Entries open on 1 July and close on 2 August.
THE LIGHTSHIP INTERNATIONAL LITERARY PRIZES 2013
THE LIGHTSHIP INTERNATIONAL LITERARY PRIZES 2013
EIGHT OPEN COMPETITIONS FOR YOU TO ENTER
Lightship International Short Story Prize
Prize: £1,000 /US$1500
10 short-listed stories will be published in Lightship Anthology 3 (Nov 2013)
Judge: Tessa Hadley
Word limit: 5000
Deadline: Midnight 30th June 2013
Entry Fee: £12
Lightship International First Chapter Prize
Prize: Professional Mentoring / Possible Publication
Judges: M.J. Hyland, David Miller (RCW), Alessandro Gallenzi (Alma Books)
Word limit: 5400 (including one page synopsis)
Deadline: Midnight 30th June 2013
Entry Fee: £16
Lightship International Flash Fiction Prize
Prize: £500 / US$750
10 short-listed flash fictions will be published in Lightship
Anthology 3 (Nov 2013)
Judge: Etgar Keret
Word limit: 1500
Deadline: Midnight 30th June 2013
Entry Fee: £10
Lightship International Poetry Prize
Prize: £1000 / US$1500
10 short-listed poems will be published in Lightship Anthology 3 (Nov 2013)
Judge: David Wheatley
Word limit: 200
Deadline: Midnight 30th June 2013
Entry Fee: £8
Lightship International One Page Story Prize
Prize: £250 / US$325
10 short-listed flash fictions will be published in Lightship
Anthology 3 (Nov 2013)
Judge: Calum Kerr
Word limit: 300
Deadline: Midnight 30th June 2013
Entry Fee: £8
Lightship International Short Memoir Prize
Prize: £1000 / US$1500
10 short-listed short memoirs will be published in Lightship Anthology
3 (Nov 2013)
Judge: Rachel Cusk
Word limit: 5000
Deadline: Midnight 30th June 2013
Entry Fee: £12
Lightship International Poetry Book Prize
Prize: Professional Mentoring / Possible publication of Poetry Book
Judges: Helen Ivory, David Wheatley, Alessandro Gallenzi
Word limit: 5000
Deadline: Midnight 30th June 2013
Entry Fee: £20
FREE Lightship Anthology 2 eBooks
We would like writers from around the world to see the quality of the Lightship Anthology 2, and get an idea of the extremely high standards required to win the Lightship International Literary Prizes so for the month of June only, we are giving FREE eBooks of LA2. You can download your copy from either of these web addresses:
Kindle (.mobi) link: http://www.fuzionmedia.co.uk/lightship/downloads/Lightship_Anthology2.mobi
eReader (.epub) link: http://www.fuzionmedia.co.uk/lightship/downloads/Lightship_Anthology2.epub
For full details of all our competitions please go to: http://www.lightshippublishing.co.uk/ If you have any queries about our contests please do not reply to this email address, instead you can email us at:admin@lightshippublishing.co.uk
Thursday, 20 June 2013
Revival Literary Journal No. 27 - Submissions now open.
Revival Literary Journal No. 27 - Submissions now open.
The deadline for submissions is:
Fri 9th Aug 2013
Poetry send to:
revival.lit@gmail.com
Prose/Reviews send to:
limerickwriterscentre@gmail.com
Snail mail: The Editor, Revival, Moravia, Glenmore Ave., Roxboro Rd., Limerick.
Submission Guidelines:
http://www.limerickwriterscentre.com/revival-literary-journal.html
The Short Story
The Short Story
The Short Story was set up in 2011. It is designed to showcase the best short stories from around the world. The idea is simple. Submit your story and you will automatically enter The Short Story Competition. Three cash prizes will be awarded:
First prize: £300
Second prize: £200
Third prize: £50
The deadline for submission: 15th September 2013.
Entry fee: £5 (PayPal only)
The winners will be published on the website. See Past Winners for previous prize-winning stories. Winners will be announced in December 2013.
http://www.theshortstory.net/
The Short Story was set up in 2011. It is designed to showcase the best short stories from around the world. The idea is simple. Submit your story and you will automatically enter The Short Story Competition. Three cash prizes will be awarded:
First prize: £300
Second prize: £200
Third prize: £50
The deadline for submission: 15th September 2013.
Entry fee: £5 (PayPal only)
The winners will be published on the website. See Past Winners for previous prize-winning stories. Winners will be announced in December 2013.
http://www.theshortstory.net/
Wednesday, 19 June 2013
Mel U at The Reading Life reviews my story
Thanks to Mel U at The Reading Life for reviewing my short story 'Braille of Broacade' and featuring a question and answer session on his blog.You can read both by opening the links below.
http://rereadinglives.blogspot.ie/2013/04/braille-of-brocade-by-mary-healy-short.html
http://rereadinglives.blogspot.ie/2013/03/mary-healy-question-and-answer-session.html
Short story and fiction competitions
The Carmel Bird Short Fiction Award
is for stories up to 4,000 words. Winning and shortlisted stories will be published in the Spineless Wonders annual anthology along with stories by invited authors. This award is open to Australian residents only. The closing date is 31 July.
Seán Ó Faoláin International Short Story Competition
is an annual short story competition open to writers from around the world. First prize is €2,000, publication in the literary journal Southword, and a week-long residency at Anam Cara Writer’s and Artist’s Retreat. Submissions close 31 July.
The California Book Awards
honour the literary merit of Californian writers and publishers. Eligible books must be written while the author is a resident of California. Awards are presented in the categories of Fiction, Nonfiction, First Work of Fiction, Poetry, Californiana, Notable Contribution to Publishing, Juvenile Literature and Young Adult Literature. Submissions open in July.
is for stories up to 4,000 words. Winning and shortlisted stories will be published in the Spineless Wonders annual anthology along with stories by invited authors. This award is open to Australian residents only. The closing date is 31 July.
Seán Ó Faoláin International Short Story Competition
is an annual short story competition open to writers from around the world. First prize is €2,000, publication in the literary journal Southword, and a week-long residency at Anam Cara Writer’s and Artist’s Retreat. Submissions close 31 July.
The California Book Awards
honour the literary merit of Californian writers and publishers. Eligible books must be written while the author is a resident of California. Awards are presented in the categories of Fiction, Nonfiction, First Work of Fiction, Poetry, Californiana, Notable Contribution to Publishing, Juvenile Literature and Young Adult Literature. Submissions open in July.
Creative Writing (drop in) BIG SMOKE class/workshop
Creative Writing (drop in)
Our new creative writing drop-in class consists of hour-long sessions which can be paid for as-you-go. They're ideal for anyone looking for a short, intense kick-start in a particular topic, and are suitable for beginners as well as writers with experience.Each session is self-contained, and includes in-class writing exercises, discussion of a particular aspect of writing (e.g. characterisation, sensory details), and handouts to take away. (The nature of this course means that unlike most creative writing courses, there will not be the opportunity to workshop your pieces.)
The drop-in class currently runs Wednesdays 6.30-7.30pm. The fee per class is €15 and can be paid in cash or cheque on the day. Places are allocated on a first-come first-served basis and classes begin promptly at 6.30pm (aim to arrive 5-10 minutes before this).
Upcoming topics
- Wednesday 5th June - Character (CH)
- Wednesday 12th June - Writing dialogue (JT)
- Wednesday 19th June - Writing a poem (JT)
- Wednesday 26th June - TBC
- Wednesday 3rd July - TBC
- Wednesday 10th July - TBC
- Wednesday 17th July - Story (PF)
- Wednesday 24th July - Story development (PF)
- Wednesday 31st July - TBC
Facilitators: Nicole Rourke; Claire Hennessy, Jessica Traynor, Paul Fitzsimons
BIG SMOKE class/workshop/refund policies
DROP-IN 6 CLASS PASS - €75 for six classes
We also have general Beginners' classes available. With all of our other classes, students are expected to attend every class (insofar as possible); it is not possible to treat other courses as drop-in classes.
Tuesday, 18 June 2013
Anam Cara Poetry Workshop retreat
More about the workshop:
Lining Our Thoughts: A Poetry Writing Workshop
A Week-long Residential Workshop Retreat
Arrival: Saturday, 20 July 2013
Departure: Saturday, 27 July 2013
Workshop topics:
- What makes a poem work? Everyone is encouraged to bring a poem or two that they admire to the first session for group-discussion.
- Imagery: Imagery is a reader's foothold into the world of the poem. We will look at how imagery works to build the foundations for an expressive piece of writing.
- Perspective and Tone: We will look at how poets use subtlety, nuance and persona to allow readers interpretation within the poem.
- Metaphor and Simile: We will explore how to use metaphors to enliven and make the language of our poems more unusual.
- Ekphrasis: From the Greek ek (out) and phrasis (speak), this form of poetry uses art, furniture, or any inanimate object as inspiration.
- Storytelling: The Irish poetic tradition is rich in narrative and we will explore how stories work within the context of the poem.
- Rhythm and Form: We will look at not just the ways we use rhythm and form in poetry, but also how we can lend our ear to the music within free verse, becoming more sensitive to the words we choose.
- Revision and Editing: When are poems finished? How do you know when to let go? We will also be discussing competitions, publishing and how best to show your work to the wider world.
Leanne's Bio:
Leanne O'Sullivan comes from the Beara Peninsula in West Cork and is the author of three poetry collections, published by Bloodaxe Books -- Waiting for My Clothes (2004), Cailleach: The Hag of Beara (2009) and The Mining Road (2013). She has been the recipient of several awards, most recently the Ireland Chair of Poetry Bursary Award (2009, nominated by Michael Longley), The Rooney Prize for Irish Literature (2010), The Lawrence O'Shaughnessy Award for Irish Poetry (2011), and the UCC Alumni Achievement Award (2012).
Lining Our Thoughts: A Poetry Workshop retreat is limited to a minimum of 6 and a maximum of 12 participants on a first-deposit-in basis. For more information and/or bookings, please contact Sue at anamcararetreat@gmail.com.
If you would like more information on retreating to Anam Cara to work on your own project at a time during the year that would fit your schedule, again contact Sue at anamcararetreat@gmail.com
Cork International Short Story Festival 2013
Cork International Short Story Festival 2013
The programme for the Cork International Short Story Festival is complete except for firm responses from a couple of invited writers. We can confirm the participation of Alastair MacLeod, Edith Pearlman, Patrick McCabe, Etgar Keret, Deborah Levy, Julia O'Faolain
There will be a special focus this year on anthologies and on the graphic short story.
There will be readings by many debut authors, book launches, discussions, interviews and workshops galore.
Workshops will be offered on the short story for beginners, a masterclass for published authors, a workshop in crime writing, on flash fiction, on songwriting by John Spillane, John Minihan - Samuel Beckett's favourite photographer will be offering a workshop on photography. An interesting development this year is a workshop on the Horror/Fantasy literary short story offered by Alannah Hopkin
Full details as they will become available will be posted on www.corkshortstory.net
Penguin Australia’s Monthly Catch
Penguin Australia’s Monthly Catch
occurs every month between the 1st and the 7th. During this time Penguin will accept unsolicited manuscripts, both fiction and non-fiction. Submissions are only accepted electronically and interested authors should send their manuscript together with a short synopsis and biography.
occurs every month between the 1st and the 7th. During this time Penguin will accept unsolicited manuscripts, both fiction and non-fiction. Submissions are only accepted electronically and interested authors should send their manuscript together with a short synopsis and biography.
Submission invited by The Buenos Aires Reviewns
The Buenos Aires Review
is looking for fresh, unpublished writing in both English and Spanish. All prose submissions—fiction and non-fiction—must be under 5,000 words and poets are asked to send 3 to 6 poems at a time (up to 2,000 words).
is looking for fresh, unpublished writing in both English and Spanish. All prose submissions—fiction and non-fiction—must be under 5,000 words and poets are asked to send 3 to 6 poems at a time (up to 2,000 words).
Monday, 17 June 2013
RTE Guide/Penguin Ireland Short Story Competition
Penguin Ireland in partnership with the RTE Guide magazine have announced their annual short story competition.
Rules: All entries for the 2013 RTE Guide/Penguin Ireland Short Story Competition should be original, unpublished and previously not broadcast short stories in English of 2,000 words or less. Entrants’ name and contact details (address, phone and/or email) should be on a separate page.
The closing date is 6pm on Wednesday July 5th.
Entries are welcome from anywhere in the world.
Send your entries to : RTE Guide/Penguin Ireland Short Story Competition, PO Box 1480, RTE, Donnybrook, Dublin 4 or you can email rteguide@rte.ie
Rules: All entries for the 2013 RTE Guide/Penguin Ireland Short Story Competition should be original, unpublished and previously not broadcast short stories in English of 2,000 words or less. Entrants’ name and contact details (address, phone and/or email) should be on a separate page.
The closing date is 6pm on Wednesday July 5th.
Entries are welcome from anywhere in the world.
Send your entries to : RTE Guide/Penguin Ireland Short Story Competition, PO Box 1480, RTE, Donnybrook, Dublin 4 or you can email rteguide@rte.ie
The BlueCat Screenplay Competition
The BlueCat Screenplay Competition
for 2014 is now open. The Best Feature Screenplay will receive a US $15,000 Grand Prize and four finalists each receiving $2500. The Best Short Screenplay will receive $10,000. There is also a special Joplin Award for the Best Feature Screenplay from outside the USA, Canada or the UK ($1500 prize). Submission dates vary; visit the website for full details.
for 2014 is now open. The Best Feature Screenplay will receive a US $15,000 Grand Prize and four finalists each receiving $2500. The Best Short Screenplay will receive $10,000. There is also a special Joplin Award for the Best Feature Screenplay from outside the USA, Canada or the UK ($1500 prize). Submission dates vary; visit the website for full details.
Saturday, 15 June 2013
Poetry Ireland Director
Poetry Ireland Director
Poetry Ireland are currently recruiting for a Director who, under the direction of the Board, will work with a dedicated team and will develop and lead the organisation towards its 40th anniversary.
Poetry Ireland is the national organisation for poetry in Ireland, dedicated to developing, supporting and promoting poetry throughout Ireland. As the largest literary resource organisation in Ireland we deliver through four core strands: publications, readings, education (which involves writers of all genres) and the provision of an information and resource service, we seek to promote access and excellence by embracing and fostering poetry and language as tools for living.
We are looking for a creative and strategic individual who has a deep knowledge, passion and concern for poetry and literature in general. Highly developed organisational, strategy, financial and management skills are required, alongside excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Salary will be commensurate with knowledge and experience.
A detailed job description and further information are available to download from the Poetry Ireland website.
Interested applicants are invited to submit a detailed CV, highlighting relevant experience, and a covering letter in strict confidence to the Chairman by email: chairman@poetryireland.ie (preferred option) or by post: Chairman, Poetry Ireland, 32 Kildare St., Dublin 2
The closing date for applications is next Tuesday 18 June, 2013 at 5pm
Poetry Ireland is the national organisation for poetry in Ireland, dedicated to developing, supporting and promoting poetry throughout Ireland. As the largest literary resource organisation in Ireland we deliver through four core strands: publications, readings, education (which involves writers of all genres) and the provision of an information and resource service, we seek to promote access and excellence by embracing and fostering poetry and language as tools for living.
We are looking for a creative and strategic individual who has a deep knowledge, passion and concern for poetry and literature in general. Highly developed organisational, strategy, financial and management skills are required, alongside excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Salary will be commensurate with knowledge and experience.
A detailed job description and further information are available to download from the Poetry Ireland website.
Interested applicants are invited to submit a detailed CV, highlighting relevant experience, and a covering letter in strict confidence to the Chairman by email: chairman@poetryireland.ie (preferred option) or by post: Chairman, Poetry Ireland, 32 Kildare St., Dublin 2
The closing date for applications is next Tuesday 18 June, 2013 at 5pm
Friday, 14 June 2013
National Flash Fiction Day
The winners and other details of this year's NFFD Micro-Fiction competition,
FLASH MOB 2013
Time: Deadline 10th June
Location: The World
Cost: Free
More information: Join FLASH MOB 2013 by posting a story up to 300 words on your blog/website and sending it to the FLASH MOB gmail account.
Salt Publishing
Salt Publishing
is currently accepting novel submissions. They are looking to publish literary fiction, crime fiction and ‘Norfolk gothic’. All works must be aimed at a British market and they prefer works of less than 80,000 words.
is currently accepting novel submissions. They are looking to publish literary fiction, crime fiction and ‘Norfolk gothic’. All works must be aimed at a British market and they prefer works of less than 80,000 words.
The Poised Pencil accepting submissions
The Poised Pencil
is currently accepting submissions of young adult mystery novel manuscripts between 45,000 to 80,000 words in length. Submissions should be accompanied by a short cover letter including a book synopsis, author biography and publication history. Writers should be based in the USA or Canada.
is currently accepting submissions of young adult mystery novel manuscripts between 45,000 to 80,000 words in length. Submissions should be accompanied by a short cover letter including a book synopsis, author biography and publication history. Writers should be based in the USA or Canada.
Thursday, 13 June 2013
something for the summer Ballykeeffe Amphitheatre Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen.Chapterhouse Theatre Company
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Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
Join Chapterhouse Theatre Company this summer for an evening of Regency wonderment as Elinor and Marianne Dashwood make their first forays into the exquisite world of eighteenth-century society. Bring a picnic along with family and friends and follow the sisters as they find their path and lose their hearts under a beautiful summer sky in their quest to find the perfect balance of sense and sensibility.
 But don’t just take our word for it… “Another winning production from Chapterhouse” The Stage, 2012 “Yet another brilliant performance by Chapterhouse” The York Press, 2012 “worth catching them whatever the show, wherever they go” The Northern Echo, 2010 “open-air theatre at its best” Eastern Daily Press, 2009
“Another triumph for the company” Lincolnshire Echo, 2003
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Bough Down, artist Karen Green's collection of poems and collages of her grief.extract from m.guardian.co.uk
Bough Down, artist Karen Green's collection of poems and collages of her grief after her husband's suicide, is being hailed as a classic
Artist Karen Green's meditation on grief following the suicide of her husband, the author David Foster Wallace, is drawing laudatory reviews in America, where it has been described as "an astonishment" and an "instant classic".
Bough Down is a collection of prose poems interspersed with small collages, in which Green charts her "passage through grief", said small US publisher Siglo Press, which released the book earlier this spring. Green's husband Wallace, best known for the novel Infinite Jest, committed suicide at home in 2008, and was found by Green.
"I worry I broke your kneecaps when I cut you down," she writes in Bough Down. "I keep hearing that sound." Disturbed by the sentimentality of funerals, she writes: "I want him pissed off at politicians, ill at ease, trying to manipulate me into doing favors for him I would do anyway. I want him looking for his glasses, trying not to come, doing the dumb verb of journaling, getting spinach caught between canine and gum, berating my logorrhea, or my not staying mum. I don't want him at peace."
Bough Down is a collection of prose poems interspersed with small collages, in which Green charts her "passage through grief", said small US publisher Siglo Press, which released the book earlier this spring. Green's husband Wallace, best known for the novel Infinite Jest, committed suicide at home in 2008, and was found by Green.
"I worry I broke your kneecaps when I cut you down," she writes in Bough Down. "I keep hearing that sound." Disturbed by the sentimentality of funerals, she writes: "I want him pissed off at politicians, ill at ease, trying to manipulate me into doing favors for him I would do anyway. I want him looking for his glasses, trying not to come, doing the dumb verb of journaling, getting spinach caught between canine and gum, berating my logorrhea, or my not staying mum. I don't want him at peace."
mslexia novelcompetition
Dear Writer,
Our adult Novel Competition is back! This year, the competition is for novels of at least 50,000 words written for adults (and young adults) in any genre by previously unpublished women novelists. If that sounds like you, and you have a manuscript that qualifies – have you written something for NaNoWriMo, perhaps? – editing your manuscript and entering the competition could be the best thing you do for your writing in 2013.
The first prize is £5,000, and the high-profile judging panel is made up this year of arts journalist and broadcaster Kirsty Lang, award-winning novelist, journalist and short story writer Val McDermid and literary agent at Aitken Alexander Associates Charlotte Robertson.
Being placed in the competition is a great way to get a foot onto the publishing ladder. As well as the substantial monetary prize, this year we have teamed up with The Literary Consultancy, who will provide free professional feedback for the three finalists – and the 12 shortlisted novelists will be invited to meet literary agents and editors at a special networking event in London.
The 2011 winning novel, The Palace of Curiosities by Rosie Garland, was published by HarperCollins just this year, and many of the other shortlisted authors have reported real progress and increased interest in their work thanks to their placement in the competition. Caroline Ambrose told us that ‘mentioning the longlist definitely grabs [agents’] attention’. Can you afford to miss the opportunity?
Full details of how to enter are on the website at www.mslexia.co.uk/novelcompetition. There you can find further information, including FAQs and advice about entering online, and specially-commissioned novel writing workshops and articles to help you.
Our adult Novel Competition is back! This year, the competition is for novels of at least 50,000 words written for adults (and young adults) in any genre by previously unpublished women novelists. If that sounds like you, and you have a manuscript that qualifies – have you written something for NaNoWriMo, perhaps? – editing your manuscript and entering the competition could be the best thing you do for your writing in 2013.
The first prize is £5,000, and the high-profile judging panel is made up this year of arts journalist and broadcaster Kirsty Lang, award-winning novelist, journalist and short story writer Val McDermid and literary agent at Aitken Alexander Associates Charlotte Robertson.
Being placed in the competition is a great way to get a foot onto the publishing ladder. As well as the substantial monetary prize, this year we have teamed up with The Literary Consultancy, who will provide free professional feedback for the three finalists – and the 12 shortlisted novelists will be invited to meet literary agents and editors at a special networking event in London.
The 2011 winning novel, The Palace of Curiosities by Rosie Garland, was published by HarperCollins just this year, and many of the other shortlisted authors have reported real progress and increased interest in their work thanks to their placement in the competition. Caroline Ambrose told us that ‘mentioning the longlist definitely grabs [agents’] attention’. Can you afford to miss the opportunity?
Full details of how to enter are on the website at www.mslexia.co.uk/novelcompetition. There you can find further information, including FAQs and advice about entering online, and specially-commissioned novel writing workshops and articles to help you.
Wednesday, 12 June 2013
The Boyne Writers Group publish 'Boyne Berries',Open for submissions now
The Boyne Writers Group publish 'Boyne Berries', a journal of poetry and prose, twice a year in March and September. The first issue of the magazine was published in March 07 and issue No 13 was launched on Thursday 21 March 2013 in the Castle Arch Hotel, Trim at 8pm.
Submissions are open during the period 1 June - 13 July 2013. Please check the rules for submitting and follow very carefully. Submissions which do not follow the guidelines will be deleted and not considered.
Our guest editor for this issue is well-known poet Kate Dempsey.
The magazine is usually available in Antonia's Bookshop, and in Spar, Trim. You can purchase a copy of the most recent issue online by using the Buy Now button below. Please ignore the "Boyne Berries 11" mention, unless otherwise advised we will post you a copy of the most recent issue.
If you require a back issue or more than one copy please email editor@boynewriters.com or mfarry47@eircom.net
Submissions are open during the period 1 June - 13 July 2013. Please check the rules for submitting and follow very carefully. Submissions which do not follow the guidelines will be deleted and not considered.
Our guest editor for this issue is well-known poet Kate Dempsey.
The magazine is usually available in Antonia's Bookshop, and in Spar, Trim. You can purchase a copy of the most recent issue online by using the Buy Now button below. Please ignore the "Boyne Berries 11" mention, unless otherwise advised we will post you a copy of the most recent issue.
If you require a back issue or more than one copy please email editor@boynewriters.com or mfarry47@eircom.net
The Stinging Fly returns to the Magpie Inn this weekend during the Dalkey Book Festival
The Stinging Fly returns to the Magpie Inn this weekend during the Dalkey Book Festival for two nights of readings and music hosted by Dave Lordan.
Summer issue coming soon…
We'll be sending our summer issue to the printers this week. It's a special all-translation issue with thirteen pieces of translated fiction from around the world… we'll get more information out to you soon. You can expect to receive your copy by the end of the month.
Best wishes,
Jonathan
Doors open at 9pm each night and tickets are €5. (Available in advance from the Magpie Inn and on the door each night.)
Friday June 14th
Kevin Curran (novelist)
Dimitra Xidous (performance poet)
Dave Lordan (short stories)
Saturday June 15th
Gavin Corbett (novelist - winner of the 2013 Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year)
Cliona O'Connell (poet)
Droppin the Act Poetry Show - (performance poetry)
We'll also have special guest appearances by writers and musicians each night.
Come along, bring friends and please spread the word—it promises to be mighty.
Summer issue coming soon…
We'll be sending our summer issue to the printers this week. It's a special all-translation issue with thirteen pieces of translated fiction from around the world… we'll get more information out to you soon. You can expect to receive your copy by the end of the month.
Best wishes,
Jonathan
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The Stinging Fly
PO Box 6016
Dublin 1
Ireland
Jonathan Dykes
PO Box 6016
Dublin 1
Ireland
Tuesday, 11 June 2013
Roger Hudson’s new collection Plaything of the Great God Kafka (Lapwing Publications, Belfast)
Poems that tell stories is a major feature of Roger Hudson’s new collection Plaything of the Great God Kafka (Lapwing Publications, Belfast) which will be receive its Dublin launch at Monday Echo, basement of International Bar, Wicklow Street, Dublin 1 at 7.00pm on 10 June.
Roger has chosen Monday Echo to express his thanks to Dublin’s fringe venues and performance poets like Karl Parkinson, who launches the book, Stephen James Smith, Raven and others who showed him exciting ways to communicate his own poems.
Since then he has gotten into performing with improvised music and in a group with multiple voices as well as performing solo, which should be reflected in the evening’s presentation. Lending support will be Anne Tannam, Steve Downes and other poets.
Roger promises that the poems will give a colourful view of the development over a lifetime of his often quirky worldview, assembling narratives of life incidents and social and political observations that range through Vietnam War atrocities, the Cuban missile crisis, puberty, propaganda, prejudice, prostate biopsy, the banking crisis and much more.
Roger has lived in Dublin and Drogheda for some twenty years now. As leader of Drogheda Creative Writers, he has organised and hosted its awards, open mics, anthologies and slams, as well as working on his previous collections Lifescapes (in Side-Angles with Steve Downes) and Greybell Wood and Beyond, also with Lapwing, and his historical crime novel Death Comes by Amphora.
He grew up in Surrey, England, and lived and worked in London and Dublin in various forms of writing, editing and film-making.
All welcome. Supported by Create Louth. Signed copies available on the night at €10. Seating limited, so don’t be late.
Swift Satire Festival Trim
Swift Satire Festival Trim - Programme
Full details of the 2013 Swift Satire Festival, 4 July - 7 July, are on the website where you can also book tickets. Quite a number of changes in this year's programme. The Battle of the Books satire competition is going ahead but the time and day has been changed.
The Swift Satire Festival Launch takes place at 8pm on Thursday 4 July in the Trim Castle Hotel. Admission is free, wine and canapés will be served and the launch will be followed by the first event of this year’s festival, the perennial favourite, The Battle of the Books.
This annual satirical joust between our Boyne Writers Group and Meath Writers Circle will take place at 9pm in the Trim Castle Hotel, Admission: €5. Time to get the satire ideas down on paper, polish up the delivery, check the timings, decide the running order and hope for the best.
Another novel event to look out for and maybe take part in is the simultaneous reading of Gulliver's Travels at 1pm on Saturday 6 July. All 302 pages of Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels will be read by 302 people (one page per reader) in the biggest simultaneous reading event ever undertaken in Ireland.
Places can be pre-booked on the special website page. Registration of readers from 11.30am on the day, and the reading will start at 1pm sharp. Venue: Trim Castle grounds (opposite Garda Station). Admission: Free.
The Swift Satire Festival Launch takes place at 8pm on Thursday 4 July in the Trim Castle Hotel. Admission is free, wine and canapés will be served and the launch will be followed by the first event of this year’s festival, the perennial favourite, The Battle of the Books.
This annual satirical joust between our Boyne Writers Group and Meath Writers Circle will take place at 9pm in the Trim Castle Hotel, Admission: €5. Time to get the satire ideas down on paper, polish up the delivery, check the timings, decide the running order and hope for the best.
Places can be pre-booked on the special website page. Registration of readers from 11.30am on the day, and the reading will start at 1pm sharp. Venue: Trim Castle grounds (opposite Garda Station). Admission: Free.
Friday, 7 June 2013
Dominic Taylor, Limerick Writers' Centre
Acoustic cafe for Limerick’s Milk Market
Dominic Taylor, Limerick Writers' Centre
A UNIQUE new cafe is to open in the Milk Market showcasing live, unplugged music and spoken word.
From Thursday, June 13, and every fortnight thereafter, the Limerick Writers Centre will run the Acoustic Cafe in the Sallymills Bakery, Cafe and Tearooms. The event gets under way at 8.30pm.
According to Dominic Taylor, of the writers centre, the aim is to recreate the atmosphere of a night spot in Greenwich Village, New York. They will introduce small cafe tables, and dim lighting to meet this
A wide variety of musical styles will be on offer, from folk, to alternative, to spoken word.
The first special guest is local singer/songwriter Sean MacLeod. Sean began his songwriting career with Dublin band Cisco in the 1990s, and he later pursued a solo career.
In 2004, he finished a masters degree in music and media Technology in Trinity College after which he set up his own production company and sound engineering school ‘Sonic Eye Media’. Sonic Eye Media produced and promoted a large section of Dublin’s local bands and singer song writers, including Doug Sheridan, Wallmark and Kevin Barry as well as providing the music and soundscapes for a number of independent films and documentaries.
If you wish to play contact Dominic Taylor at limerickwriterscentre@gmail.com to book a spot or turn up on the night.
All are welcome those who wish to perform or just listen.
According to Dominic Taylor, of the writers centre, the aim is to recreate the atmosphere of a night spot in Greenwich Village, New York. They will introduce small cafe tables, and dim lighting to meet this
A wide variety of musical styles will be on offer, from folk, to alternative, to spoken word.
The first special guest is local singer/songwriter Sean MacLeod. Sean began his songwriting career with Dublin band Cisco in the 1990s, and he later pursued a solo career.
In 2004, he finished a masters degree in music and media Technology in Trinity College after which he set up his own production company and sound engineering school ‘Sonic Eye Media’. Sonic Eye Media produced and promoted a large section of Dublin’s local bands and singer song writers, including Doug Sheridan, Wallmark and Kevin Barry as well as providing the music and soundscapes for a number of independent films and documentaries.
If you wish to play contact Dominic Taylor at limerickwriterscentre@gmail.com to book a spot or turn up on the night.
All are welcome those who wish to perform or just listen.
Scripts, Ireland’s newest playwriting festival is dedicated to new Irish plays
Scripts, Ireland’s newest playwriting festival is dedicated to new Irish plays - the writing of them, the development and nurturing of them.
Playwright's can submit original 15 Minute plays on the theme Home for selection. Those selected will benefit from a professional development process where they will be mentored by professional playwright Eugene O' Brien in an exciting workshopping process.
Submissions are now being sought for:
- 10 – 15 minute plays on the theme, Home
- 10 – 15 minute Radio Play, on the theme Home
- OR, you can register to be part of a “Pop Up” Play in a Day Challenge
visit www.scriptsireland.com for more info
Thursday, 6 June 2013
Sean O'Faolain International Short Story Competition
Sean O'Faolain International Short Story Competition
If the winner comes to Cork to collect their prize, we will lavish them with hotel accommodation, meals, drinks and VIP access to the literary stars at the Cork International Short Story Festival (18 - 22 September 2013).
- First Prize: €2,000 (*approx $2602.11/£1700.04), publication in the literary journal Southword, AND a week-long residency at Anam Cara Writer's and Artist's Retreat.
- Second Prize: €500 and publication in Southword.
- Four other shortlisted entries will be selected for publication in Southword and receive a publication fee of €120.
- original, unpublished and unbroadcast short stories in the English language of 3,000 words or fewer
Judge: Joyce Russell
Sean O'Faolain International Short Story Competition
Wednesday, 5 June 2013
Cork Peer review Workshop
The workshop will be facilitated by Patrick Cotter director of the Centre.
There will be a maximum of ten places and participants must have had either a poem or a piece of flash fiction published in a professional publication.
It is envisaged many of the participants will already have books published.
There will be a nominal charge each week of €5 to cover coffee and photocopies.
If you are interested in taking part email Patrick at munsterlit@eircom.net
Monday, 3 June 2013
McLellan Poetry Prize
The McLellan Poetry Prize is awarded in memory of Robert McLellan the poet, playwright and short story writer who spent his working life in High Corrie on the Isle of Arran.
Once again we will be offering a first prize of £1000 (along with 11 other prizes and commendations).
Poems will be judged by Peter and Ann Sansom, who will present the prizes in person at a special festival event on 30th August.
Deadline: 30th June 2013
Poems should:
- be no more than 80 lines
- Have a title
- be in English,
- be previously unpublished
- must not have won a prize in any other competition.
This is an international competition, open to all.
Fee: £5 per poem and £4 each for three or more poems. Cheques drawn on a UK bank
Fee: £5 per poem and £4 each for three or more poems. Cheques drawn on a UK bank
or Pay Online
Full details can be found at http://www.arranart.com/atat/poetry.html
Saturday, 1 June 2013
Dublin Writers Festival
I spent a happy week volunteering at Dublin Writers Festival. I met lots of lovely people. Readers are such nice people, ready to chat and talk about books. Very patient queuers too, which was useful. Some queues I saw were way long.
First on Tuesday I went to the Jon Ronson event in the lovely theatre in Liberty Hall. The place was packed and the balcony was full too. Jon talked about investigative comedy. He tackles serious issues under the cover of comedy and talked about some of the situations he found himself in. Check out some of his clips on YouTube for a flavour and buy his newest book, Lost At Sea, which takes him from the Klu Klux Klan to LA drug barons to psychics. I have a theory that because he is a small, unassuming man in appearance, he can get away with a lot more than bigger guys as he does not come over as threatening.He was massively generous and patient with the huge queue to sign his books, talking to everyone who all came away with a big smile.
Thursday I went to Caitlin Moran, a hero of mine, hard core feminist and funny and irreverent, she says out loud many things I've thought for years, some of which I've never said out loud. The National Concert Hall was sold out, which with the chorus seats also open, is about 1,300 people, some of them were men too! Again, massively generous with her time at the signings and there must be loads of photos of her posing with her fans now, young and old.
Friday I went to see the Scottish poet Robin Robertson who was wonderfully dry and clever at Smock Alley, introduced by Paul Perry. I missed hearing Frank McGuinness but the reaction to his reading was very positive. I bought Robin Robertson's newest collection, The Wrecking Light, at the Gutterbookshop after. Check out his poem called A&E about going to hospital post heart surgery. Gruesom. I loe his sea poems too, the language is wonderful.
Saturday I went to an event in the Chester Beatty Library (love that building) talking about reading and sharing the reading experience with Christina Dwyer Hickey, Naomi Alderman and a very engaged audience.
After that Anthony Cronin's epic poem Titanic, first published more than fifty years ago, with musical colaboration by the traditional musician Donal Lunny. The music made the hair on your arms stand to attention. Great response from the audience at the United Reform Church.
On Sunday I had an early start at the GutterBookShop who had unfortunately started the day with a breakin and a visit from the guards. So I took some story books outside in the sunshine and read to the small group of children who came to storytime. We all enjoyed it immensely. One book we read was Where the Wild Things Are and I had kids roaring their terrible roars and rolling their terrible eyes fit to burst. I'd happily do it again and so would some of the other volunteers I talked to. So let's do that again!
Then hotfoot up to the Dublin Writers Centre to catch a chat with the indefatigable Programming Director Liam Browne talking to Thomas Keneally about one of his favourite books, Voss by Australian Laureate Patrick White.
Lastly a children's event in the Ark with writer Sally Gardner. A lovely lady but I felt she did not engage at all well with the children or their parents. Not every writer is a good speaker.
Lastly a children's event in the Ark with writer Sally Gardner. A lovely lady but I felt she did not engage at all well with the children or their parents. Not every writer is a good speaker.
Sean O'Faolain International Short Story Competition
If the winner comes to Cork to collect their prize, we will lavish them with hotel accommodation, meals, drinks and VIP access to the literary stars at the Cork International Short Story Festival (18 - 22 September 2013).
- First Prize: €2,000 (*approx $2602.11/£1700.04), publication in the literary journal Southword, AND a week-long residency at Anam Cara Writer's and Artist's Retreat.
- Second Prize: €500 and publication in Southword.
- Four other shortlisted entries will be selected for publication in Southword and receive a publication fee of €120.
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