Hey, hope everyone is having a great summer:) Just wanted to let you know about this writing contest I heard about. Any theme, maximum 5,000 words and the deadline is November 30th. 3,OOO euro and inclusion in the annual Fish Anthology are great prizes. Here is the link anyhow that tells you more.
http://www.fishpublishing.com/short-story-competition-contest.php
All the best guys..
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Monday, August 9, 2010
Hi there, are any of you guys on facebook? There are some interesting creative writing pages and I thought it would be a good place to keep in touch :-D Jen
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Prose on the Pier Competition Dunlaoghaire
Competition deadline for this is 16 August. Visit: www.mountainstosea.ie for more details.
PROSE ON THE PIER
NEW WRITING COMPETITION
Mountains to Sea dlr Book Festival
Dún Laoghaire Rathdown has been the hatching ground for an incredible spread of literary talent. The list already includes Maeve Binchy, Samuel Beckett, Colum McCann, Hugh Leonard, Flann O’Brien, Marian Keyes and Joseph O’Connor. Each of these writers needed a first break, something to give them confidence, something to get them noticed. In September the Mountains to Sea dlr Book Festival, aims to highlight new literary voices from this unique literary landscape with its exciting venture, PROSE ON THE PIER.
PROSE ON THE PIER is an open submission competition the winners of which will take part in a Showcase Reading, planned for 2pm, Saturday, September 11th, on the newly renovated East Pier sun shelter.
The Brief:
Submissions should be a max of 1,500 and must be inspired by the phrase “Mountains to Sea”.
The Catch:
Submissions are only invited from residents of Dun Laoghaire Rathdown who have not previously published a book. Submissions of fiction, non-fiction and memoir are all welcome, so long as they have not been previously published in any form.
The winning entrants will not only get to read their work in the Prose on the Pier event, but will also have their submissions published in a Festival Free Sheet, which will be available throughout the Mountains to Sea dlr Book Festival. Winners also receive a free Festival Pass.
The Mountains to Sea dlr Book Festival runs from September 7th to 12th and will feature acclaimed Irish and international writers.
The judge/event organiser of Prose on the Pier is former Writer-in-Residence for Dun Laoghaire Rathdown, Katie Donovan. A long-time resident of DLR herself, Donovan is a poet and teaches Creative Writing at IADT Dun Laoghaire.
Submissions should be sent no later than August 16th to Tim Carey, Director, Mountains to Sea dlr Book Festival, Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Country Council, Town Hall, Dun Laoghaire.
Tim Carey
Mountains to Sea,Festival Director
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council
Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin
01-2054868/tcarey@dlrcoco.ie/www.moun
Prose on the Pier: New Writing Competition
PROSE ON THE PIER
NEW WRITING COMPETITION
Mountains to Sea dlr Book Festival
Dún Laoghaire Rathdown has been the hatching ground for an incredible spread of literary talent. The list already includes Maeve Binchy, Samuel Beckett, Colum McCann, Hugh Leonard, Flann O’Brien, Marian Keyes and Joseph O’Connor. Each of these writers needed a first break, something to give them confidence, something to get them noticed. In September the Mountains to Sea dlr Book Festival, aims to highlight new literary voices from this unique literary landscape with its exciting venture, PROSE ON THE PIER.
PROSE ON THE PIER is an open submission competition the winners of which will take part in a Showcase Reading, planned for 2pm, Saturday, September 11th, on the newly renovated East Pier sun shelter.
The Brief:
Submissions should be a max of 1,500 and must be inspired by the phrase “Mountains to Sea”.
The Catch:
Submissions are only invited from residents of Dun Laoghaire Rathdown who have not previously published a book. Submissions of fiction, non-fiction and memoir are all welcome, so long as they have not been previously published in any form.
The winning entrants will not only get to read their work in the Prose on the Pier event, but will also have their submissions published in a Festival Free Sheet, which will be available throughout the Mountains to Sea dlr Book Festival. Winners also receive a free Festival Pass.
The Mountains to Sea dlr Book Festival runs from September 7th to 12th and will feature acclaimed Irish and international writers.
The judge/event organiser of Prose on the Pier is former Writer-in-Residence for Dun Laoghaire Rathdown, Katie Donovan. A long-time resident of DLR herself, Donovan is a poet and teaches Creative Writing at IADT Dun Laoghaire.
Submissions should be sent no later than August 16th to Tim Carey, Director, Mountains to Sea dlr Book Festival, Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Country Council, Town Hall, Dun Laoghaire.
Tim Carey
Mountains to Sea,Festival Director
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council
Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin
01-2054868/tcarey@dlrcoco.ie/www.moun
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Book recommendation (novel)
I would like to recommend 'The Lacuna' by Barbara Kingsolver. A great read with an interesting backdrop of Mexican and U.S. history through the forties and fifties, including Trotsky's exile and murder in Mexico, through to McCarthyism and the Hollywood 'Reds under the Bed' paranoia. It's also 'told' by an aspiring writer, which I found drew me in even more.
Fiona
Fiona
Friday, June 25, 2010
Grades
Hi all
Just back from a great holiday. Haven't a clue how to access our grades. Anyone know how to?
Fiona
Just back from a great holiday. Haven't a clue how to access our grades. Anyone know how to?
Fiona
Friday, June 18, 2010
Book Festival!
Hey guys,
Just to let you all know that there's a book festival on in Dalkey starting today until Sunday. Our very own fantastic Katie is doing a poetry reading at 3 o'clock tomorrow (Saturday) in Dalkey in "On the Grapevine"! I'll be heading down hopefully anyways so maybe see some of you around!
Sinead
Just to let you all know that there's a book festival on in Dalkey starting today until Sunday. Our very own fantastic Katie is doing a poetry reading at 3 o'clock tomorrow (Saturday) in Dalkey in "On the Grapevine"! I'll be heading down hopefully anyways so maybe see some of you around!
Sinead
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Irish Times Editorial Internship Scheme
Hi everyone!
Just in case anyone's interested The Irish Times is offering 12-month internships starting in September. (The deadline to apply is June 11th.) If you go onto their website and search "editorial internship" you can find the application form. You have to submit two journalism-related pieces with your application. So obviously we all already have one. I'm trying to think of an idea for another piece to write but I haven't thought of anything so far - If anyone has any ideas I'd appreciate it! I'll be at the book launch tomorrow night so I presume I'll see some of you there!!
Sinead
Just in case anyone's interested The Irish Times is offering 12-month internships starting in September. (The deadline to apply is June 11th.) If you go onto their website and search "editorial internship" you can find the application form. You have to submit two journalism-related pieces with your application. So obviously we all already have one. I'm trying to think of an idea for another piece to write but I haven't thought of anything so far - If anyone has any ideas I'd appreciate it! I'll be at the book launch tomorrow night so I presume I'll see some of you there!!
Sinead
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