This is exciting! The Stinging Fly has announced the return of the Davy Byrnes Irish Writing Award, Ireland's biggest short story competition and the world's richest prize for a single short story. Next year's award will see €25,000 going to the best short story and five runners-up receiving €1,000. The acclaimed American novelist and short story writer Richard Ford will judge the competition.
Timeline for 2009 Award:
Open for Entries: October 1st 2008
Deadline for Entries: Monday Feb 2nd 2009
Shortlist: late May/early June 2009
Winner Announced: June 2009
The competition is open to Irish citizens and to residents of the thirty-two counties. There is no word count limit, but entries must consist of a previously unpublished short story written in English. A full set of rules and entry forms will be made available in advance of the competition being open for entries in October.
See: Davy Byrnes Award
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2 comments:
hmm...do you think I could qualify as an "Irish" writer coz my Dad lives in Cork???
Hi T
I think it's so funny how people 'change' nationality in order to enter prizes. British for the National S Story Prize (by being born there), Irish for The Irish Novel Award etc. Some writers I know have addresses in Ireland and the UK, to cover all bases! Not sure if a Dada in Cork qualifies, but hey, who am I to say?! It's an address....maybe you 'live' there half the year??!
WRW
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