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MUNSTER LITERATURE CENTRE IONAD LITRÍOCHTA an DEISCIRT |
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Welcome to the Munster Founded in 1993, the Munster Literature Centre (Ionad Litríochta an Deiscirt) is a non-profit arts organisation dedicated to the promotion and celebration of literature, especially that of Munster. To this end, we organise festivals, workshops, readings and competitions. Our publishing section, Southword Editions, publishes a biannual journal, poetry collections and short stories. We actively seek to support new and emerging writers and are assisted in our efforts through funding from Cork City Council, Cork County Council and the Arts Council of Ireland.Originally located in Sullivan's Quay, the centre moved to its current premises in the Frank O'Connor House (the author's birthplace) at 84 Douglas Street, in 2003. In 2000, the Munster Literature Centre organised the first Frank O'Connor International Short Story Festival, an event dedicated to the celebration of the short story and named for one of Cork's most beloved authors. The festival showcases readings, literary forums and workshops. Following continued growth and additional funding, the Cork City - Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award was introduced in 2005, coinciding with Cork's designation as that year's European Capital of Culture. The award is now recognised as the single biggest prize for a short story collection in the world and is presented at the end of the festival.In 2002, the Munster Literature Centre introduced the Seán Ó Faoláin Short Story Prize, an annual short story competition dedicated to one of Ireland's most accomplished story writers and theorists. This too is presented during the FOC festival. The centre also hosts the Cork Spring Literary Festival each year, at which the Gregory O'Donoghue International Poetry Prize is awarded (established 2010). Workshops are held by featured authors in both autumn and spring, allowing the general public to receive creative guidance in an intimate setting for a minimal fee. In addition, the centre sponsors a Writer in Residence each year. We invite you to browse our website for further information regarding our events, Munster literature, and other literary information. Should you have any queries, we would be happy to hear from you.
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Cork Spring Poetry Festival Tickets and workshops now on sale! February 2015
Early birds who purchase tickets online before 8 February can avail of a 22% discount * We continue to accept registrations for workshops including a masterclass Visit corkpoetryfest.net for more information.
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Fool For Poetry International Chapbook Competition
now open for submissions! Deadline 31 May 2015
TWO winners to receive manuscript publication, 50 free copies, 25 - 50 more will receive commendations.
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The Munster Literature Centre is a not-for-profit organisation; all moneys raised from the competition benefits writers and writing.
Announcing the 2015 winners These poems will be published in a future issue of Southword Journal.
1st Prize: 'Self Portrait in the Convex Bulge of a Hare's Eye'
by Breda Wall-Ryan of Co. Wicklow, Ireland
2nd Prize: 'Love Meter' by Caitlin Pryor of Texas, USA
3rd Prize: 'Radio Clash' by Jane Satterfield of Maryland, USA
View the shortlisted and highly commended poems here.
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Writing
Workshops
New: poetry courses
Southword Issue 27
Cork Spring
11 - 14 February
Fool for Poetry
Deadline
Southword Publications
Newest publication:
O'Donoghue Poetry
2015 Winners
The Cork
International
September, 2015
Frank O'Connor
Seán Ó Faoláin
Now closed!
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Frank O'Connor House, 84 Douglas Street, Cork, Ireland. Tel. (353) 021 4312955 Email munsterlit@eircom.net |
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