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- General | 21.02.12 | w4all_thomas
The theme for all writing submitted for the competition is: “JOURNEY”
1. Entrants may submit an unlimited number of pieces of Flash Fiction.
2. Entry is FREE! Each entry must be:
- 500 words or less; the original work of the author submitting it; never previously published (in any media), self-published, broadcast, and/or have never previously won any competition; typed on one side of the paper only.
Read on for the rest of the details...
- General | 16.02.12 | w4all_thomas
Galway Film Centre, in association with RTÉ, is delighted to announce that they will be granting two awards of €9,500 each as part of their 2012 Short Film Awards. Applicants are invited to request an application form from info@galwayfilmcentre.ie and to submit their short script by 12 noon on Friday, March 30th. The best scripts will be short-listed for interview and two winners will be awarded the prize money as well as the use of equipment and facilities from Galway Film Centre, and a commitment from RTÉ to screen the finished film.
- General | 09.02.12 | w4all_thomas
Jason O'Donnell a student at the National Learning Centre in Limerick is currently looking for submissions for a book of love poems called The Colour Of Love which is his end of course final project. The book will be published in Limerick later on in the year.
- General | 24.11.11 | w4all_thomas
You've got six days to get in your short stories for the Writing Spirit Award. That's six days to get a story ready to win €1000. Max. word count is 4,000 words and the judge is Christine Dwyer Hickey. Read on for the low-down...
- General | 22.11.11 | w4all_thomas
Doire Press is pleased to announce its 2012 iST Annual International Poetry & Fiction Chapbook Competition. Winners will each receive 75 copies of their own professionally edited and printed chapbook, published by Doire Press. Chapbooks will be perfect-bound, contain up to 40 pages, feature colour front and back covers, as well as their own ISBN and barcode.
- General | 17.11.11 | w4all_thomas | 1
As if we needed any more proof that flash fiction is rapdily growing as a literary form, The Irish Times have now begun publishing stories up to 500 words in length. Read on for the details and links to stories already published...
- General | 10.11.11 | w4all_thomas | 2
Founded by writers Liz McSkeane and Anne Tannam, DWF is a group of writers based in Dublin who share a common passion for all things literary. DWF is an open group, so they welcome writers of all genres, of all ages, experienced writers or writers just starting out...
- General | 27.10.11 | w4all_thomas
In celebration of Frank X. Buckley and his extensive collection of art, which is on permanent display in the Irish Writers' Centre, the IWC are inviting all writers of both poetry and fiction to write poems and flash fiction based on pieces from the Frank X. Buckley Collection. Read on for the details!
- General | 20.10.11 | w4all_thomas
See Change, an organisation dedicated to reducing the stigma surrounding mental health, are attempting to break the Guinness World Record for the most people to write a story, and they need YOUR help!
- General | 18.10.11 | w4all_thomas
Originalebooks.ie are delighted to announce that we can help you publish your book as an eBook from as little as €0.61c per page! In addition to this, we also specialise in short print-runs, meaning you can publish as few as 5 copies of your book in print! Interested in becoming a published author? Read on...
- General | 13.10.11 | w4all_thomas | 1
A new online poetry journal, Bare Hands is seeking submissions of contemporary poetry from around the world. Read on for the details...
- General | 04.10.11 | w4all_thomas
Starting your first novel is a challenge, especially when it comes to transferring that initial idea into your opening chapter. This workshop, facilitated by June Considine will cover character development, the power of plot and dialogue, setting your scenes, how to discover your narrative voice, and offer advice on submitting your finished manuscript for publication...
- General | 29.09.11 | w4all_thomas | 1
Ireland’s Big Issue is running a short story competition which its editors hope will help them find the new Roddy Doyle or Maeve Binchy. If it sounds up your street, read on...
- General | 27.09.11 | w4all_thomas
Bord Gáis Energy has launched a competition to find Ireland’s top bookshop and they're asking you to vote. Read on to see what you need to do make your favourite bookstop 'Ireland's Bookshop of the Year'...
- General | 22.09.11 | w4all_thomas | 1
Looking for a free poetry workshop with a renowned poet? Look no further! Máighréad Medbh will be hosting a free poetry workshop at Balbriggan Library, Co Dublin on October 6. Read on for more details...
- General | 20.09.11 | w4all_thomas | 1
The Burning Bush 2 is a new online literary project that will publish new and innovative work from Ireland and the rest of the anglophone world. They are currently seeking submissions for issue #1: The Burning Bush Revival Meeting.
- General | 15.09.11 | w4all_thomas | 1
BBC Radio 4 prompted an outcry from listeners including Stephen Fry and Joanna Lumley after it announced it was going to axe the number of short stories it broadcasts from three to one a week, writes John Plunkett in The Guardian.
- General | 15.09.11 | w4all_thomas | 2
Looking for a workshop with a difference? Look no further than this latest offering: a short story and novel-writing workshop led by (actually) acclaimed short story writer, Claire Keegan.
- General | 09.08.11 | w4all_thomas
The Stinging Fly are accepting applications for their novel writing workshop. The workshop is aimed at writers who are in the early stages of writing a novel and who feel they will benefit from a relationship with a group of others engaged in the same process. If this sounds up your street, then do read on...
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