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2023 Seán Ó Faoláin Short Story Competition Results
The first prize winner of the 2023 Seán Ó Faoláin International Short Story Competition, Tom Harvey, will read his winning story on 14th October 2023 at the Cork International Short Story Festival. The first prize, second prize, and shortlisted stories will be published in issue 46 of Southword in summer 2024. Alexander MacLeod, the 2023…
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Short Fiction Workshop with Alexander MacLeod 17 Oct – 7 Nov
4-week workshop on Tuesdays 17th & 24th October7 – 9 PM (GMT/UTC +1)31st October & 7th November7 – 9 PM (GMT/UTC +0) €150 Registration12 places availableinfo@munsterlit.ie to book Full prospectus here
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Culture Night: Munster Literature Centre Readings
This Culture Night (22nd September) join the Munster Literature Centre on Nano Nagle Bridge from 19:00 – 20:15 for a series of readings from four poets: Neo Gilson, Gerry Murphy, Afric McGlinchey and Mary Noonan.
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Frank O’Connor Fellow Mentees Selected
Mentorships with this year’s Frank O’Connor International Short Story Fellow, Alexander MacLeod, applied for through open submission, have been awarded to four writers living in Munster. Frank O’Connor International Short Story Fellow: Alexander MacLeod Alexander MacLeod’s work has appeared in The New Yorker, Granta, The Guardian, and The Globe and Mail. His first collection of short stories, Light…
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Cork International Short Story Festival programme (11-14 Oct)
The 2023 Cork International Short Story Festival programme is now live on our festival website. Taking place from 11th – 14th October in Cork City Library and the Cork Arts Theatre, tickets are available now.
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O’Donoghue Poetry Competition Open
The Gregory O’Donoghue International Poetry Competition is now open for entries. Line limit: 40Closing date: 30th NovemberEntry fee: €7 per poem or €30 for a batch of five The competition is open to original, unpublished poems in the English language of 40 lines or fewer. The poem can be on any subject, in any style, by a writer of any nationality,…
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Outsiders, Always by Mary O’Donnell, new poetry chapbook from Southword Editions
Outsiders, Always by Mary O’Donnell is available now! Buy for €6 here.
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Fool for Poetry Competition – deadline extended one week
The deadline for the Fool for Poetry International Chapbook Competition has been extended, from 31st August until 7th September (midnight).
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4 mentorships available with Alexander MacLeod
Canadian author Alexander MacLeod is the 2023 Frank O’Connor International Short Story Fellow. The fellowship is very kindly funded by Cork City Council and is an initiative of the Munster Literature Centre. There is the opportunity for four Munster fiction writers to be mentored by Alexander, tuition fees covered, between September and November of this…
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2023 Mentorship Bursary Recipients
Mentorships, applied for through open submission, have been awarded to eight writers living in Munster. Poetry Mentor: Thomas McCarthy Thomas McCarthy was born in Cappoquin, Co. Waterford, in 1954 and educated locally and at University College Cork where he was auditor of the English Literature Society. He has published many collections of poetry, including The First Convention,…
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