Munster Literature Centre
Ionad Litríochta an Deisceart

Southword Festival Review winner

This year the Munster Literature Centre offered prizes for the best reviews of the 2024 Cork International Short Story Festival, written by a current student of University College Cork. The winner, Kyle Barron, received a first prize of €350.

Kyle Barron’s interest in literature began in 5th year after reading Shakespeare’s Hamlet. He entered, and subsequently came second in, the school poetry competition. His interest grew from there and he is currently a first year undergraduate of UCC’s BA Honours English course.