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MUNSTER LITERATURE CENTRE IONAD LITRÍOCHTA an DEISCIRT |
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Welcome to the Munster Literature Centre Founded in 1993, the Munster Literature Centre (Ionad Litríochta an Deiscirt) is a non-profit arts organisation dedicated to the promotion and celebration of literature, especially that of Munster. To this end, we organise festivals, workshops, readings and competitions. Our publishing section, Southword Editions, publishes a biannual journal, poetry collections and short stories. We actively seek to support new and emerging writers and are assisted in our efforts through funding from Cork City Council, Cork County Council and the Arts Council of Ireland. Originally located in Sullivan's Quay, the centre moved to its current premises in the Frank O'Connor House (the author's birthplace) at 84 Douglas Street, in 2003. In 2000, the Munster Literature Centre organised the first Frank O'Connor International Short Story Festival, an event dedicated to the celebration of the short story and named for one of Cork's most beloved authors. The festival showcases readings, literary forums and workshops. Following continued growth and additional funding, the Cork City - Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award was introduced in 2005, coinciding with Cork's designation as that year's European Capital of Culture. The award is now recognised as the single biggest prize for a short story collection in the world and is presented at the end of the festival. In 2002, the Munster Literature Centre introduced the Seán Ó Faoláin Short Story Prize, an annual short story competition dedicated to one of Ireland's most accomplished story writers and theorists. This too is presented during the FOC festival. The centre also hosts the Cork Spring Literary Festival each year. Workshops are held by featured authors in both autumn and spring, allowing the general public to receive creative guidance in an intimate setting for a minimal fee. In addition, the centre sponsors a Writer in Residence each year. We invite you to browse our website for further information regarding our events, Munster literature, and other literary information. Should you have any queries, we would be happy to hear from you.
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Seán Ó Faoláin International
First Prize: €2,000 (*approx $2602.11/£1700.04), publication in the literary journal Southword, Second Prize: €500 and publication in Southword. Four other shortlisted entries will be selected for publication in Southword and receive a publication fee of €120. *Currency exchange amounts via XE.com, calculated 10.04.13. If the winner is from outside Ireland, the amount paid will be the equivalent of €2,000, subject to market changes as determined by the bank in September 2013.
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Frank O'Connor International
We are pleased to announce the jury and longlist for the 2013 Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award. A record seventy-five eligible entries were received this year. On the list there are One Swiss, thirty-one American, thirteen British, eight Irish, seven Canadian, four Australian, two Indian, two Nigerian, two Singaporean, two South African authors. The jury this year consists of non-voting chairman Patrick Cotter, the short story writer John F. Deane and editors Cathy Galvin & Brigid Hughes.
New Co-Sponsor: We are delighted to announce that the award has new co-sponsors. Joining Cork City Council as award funders are the Boole Library and the School of English at University College Cork. Their involvement means we can sustain the value of the award in a time when our country is facing severe economic hardship.
http://www.frankoconnor-shortstory-award.net/
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Poetry International Web - Ireland
The Munster LIterature Centre and editor Billy Ramsell produce the Irish section
of this prestigious poetry site.
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The Novel
Poetry International: Ireland
MLC produces the Irish section
Read Southword Journal
(annually in September)
Seán Ó Faoláin Open to entries
The Cork Spring Each February
The Gregory
Southword
Visit our bookstore here.
Munster Literature Centre
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Frank O'Connor House, 84 Douglas Street, Cork, Ireland. Tel. (353) 021 4312955 Email munsterlit@eircom.net |
Irish Registered Charity No.12374 |
