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2025 Mentorship Bursary Recipients selected
Mentorships, applied for through open submission, have been awarded to twelve writers living in Munster as part of our yearly Munster Literature Centre mentorship programme, as well as mentorship bursaries through our Frank O’Connor International Short Story Fellowship programme. We have one more poetry mentorship opportunity this year with Mary Noonan, with a closing date…
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Fiction Mentorships Bursaries with Frank O’Connor Fellow Laura Jean McKay
Australian author Laura Jean McKay is the 2025 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 Laura, tuition fees covered, between October and December of…
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Laura Jean McKay: 2025 Frank O’Connor Fellow & judge of the Ó Faoláin Competition
Laura Jean McKay has been appointed as this year’s Frank O’Connor International Short Story Fellow, which includes a three-month residency in Cork and the delivery of workshops and mentorships. She will also be the judge of the Seán Ó Faoláin International Short Story Competition, which opens for submissions on 1st May. The opportunity to apply…
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Frank O’Connor Fellow Mentees Selected
Mentorships with this year’s Frank O’Connor International Short Story Fellow, Camilla Grudova, applied for through open submission, have been awarded to four writers living in Munster. Frank O’Connor International Short Story Fellow: Camilla Grudova Camilla Grudova lives in Edinburgh. Her critically acclaimed debut collection, The Doll’s Alphabet, was published in 2017. Her first novel, Children of Paradise, was…
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4 mentorships available with Camilla Grudova
Canadian author Camilla Grudova is the 2024 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 Camilla, tuition fees covered, between September and November of this…
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Camilla Grudova: 2024 Frank O’Connor Fellow & judge of the Ó Faoláin Competition
Camilla Grudova has been appointed as this year’s Frank O’Connor International Short Story Fellow, which includes a three-month residency in Cork and the delivery of workshops and mentorships. She will also be the judge of the Seán Ó Faoláin International Short Story Competition, which opens for submissions on 1st May. The opportunity to apply for…
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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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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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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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Alexander MacLeod to judge Ó Faoláin Short Story Competition
The Seán Ó Faoláin International Short Story Competition, open until 31st July to original, unpublished and unbroadcast short stories in the English language of 3,000 words or fewer, will be judged by Alexander MacLeod. McLeod will also take up the appointment of Frank O’Connor International Short Story Fellow in October. Alexander MacLeod’s work has appeared in The…