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Welcome to the Munster Literature Centre Founded in 1993, the Munster Literature Centre (Tigh Litríochta) 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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THE SEÁN Ó FAOLÁIN SHORT
2009 Winners First Place: "Cold Cut" by Alexa Beattie, CT, USA Second Place: "My Friend Joe" by David Mohan, Co. Dublin, Ireland
2009 Shortlist and Commendation (alphabetical order) "Snow" by Elaine Barnard, California, USA "Harm" by Michael Copperman, Oregon, USA "Southern Hospitality" Alyn Fenn, Co.Cork, Ireland "The Mason's Tale" by Alec Solomita, MA, USA "Holding On" Sheena Wilkinson, Co. Down, N. Ireland
The winners and shortlisted authors will be published in the next edition of Southword Journal Online.
Commendation (In order of entry)
“The Shaman Can’t Call the Spirit Home” Benjamin Arda Doty, Mn, USA “Scattered Teeth” Tabitha Roemish, Seattle, USA “The Statistician” Richard Scarsbrook,Toronto, Canada “The Fallen Cone” Sasha Margolis, Ohio, USA “Nel Mezzo del Camin” James Moynihan, Cork, Ireland “The Sky at Night” Robert Keaton Mac Donald, California, USA “Giving Up” Gerry McCullough, Northern Ireland “The Girl in the Window” Brian Kirk, Dublin, Ireland “Island Shaman” René J. Navarro, Pennsylvania, USA “The Girl at the Fair” Howard Petote, North Carolina, USA “ Italian Lesson” Grace French, Dublin, Ireland “The Grind” Dónal Moloney, Waterford, Ireland “Waiting for the Bullet” Madeleine D’Arcy, Cork, Ireland “The Boys” Emily Firetog, Dublin, Ireland “Dancers” Andrew Fox, Dublin, Ireland “Losing Amanda” Andrew Rodgers, North Carolina, USA “Never, Ever bring this Up Again” Luke Woods, New York, USA “A Smudge of Color” Chris Nicholson, New York, USA “The Cost of Fuel” Kathryn Hively, New Jersey, USA "Dilation" Beverly Parayno, California, USA __________________ The 7th Annual Seán Ó Faoláin Short Story Competition 2009
The 2009 competition has closed. Thank you to everyone who entered! The Seán Ó Faoláin Short Story Competition is an annual short story competition dedicated to one of Ireland’s most accomplished story writers and theorists, sponsored by the Munster Literature Centre. Judge: For 2009 is Penguin author Philip Ó Ceallaigh. First Prize: €1,500 (approx US $2000) and publication in the literary journal Southword. Second Prize: €500 (approx US $650) and publication in Southword. Four other shortlisted entries will be selected for publication in Southword and receive a fee of €100 (approx USD $130).
For further information contact The Munster Literature Centre, Frank O'Connor House, 84 Douglas Street, Cork or email the administrator at administrator(AT)munsterlit(DOT)ie. |
Spring 2010 Workshops
Workshops in poetry and fiction will be starting mid-March at greatly reduced fees. The leaders include published poet and fiction writers. Banish those wintry thoughts and get writing for inspiration! Click on the poster for more information.
Read Southword Journal Online
Supplement 17A coming soon!
Spring Literary Festival
17 February - 20 February
Best Irish Poetry in English 2010
Visit our bookstore here.
Poetry International.org
The Munster Literature Centre produces the Irish section of this prestigious poetry site. Current featured poets are Martina Evans and Pat Boran. For further information, please visit the site at www.poetryinternational.org.
Festivals
The Munster Literature Centre hosts two annual festivals. The larger Cork City - Frank O'Connor International Short Story Festival takes place each September, while the Cork Spring Literary Festival, with varying themes, is presented each spring. Further information is available on our drop down menus.
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Frank O'Connor House, 84 Douglas Street, Cork, Ireland. Tel. (353) 021 4312955, Email: munsterlit(AT)eircom(DOT)net |
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