SiarSceal Festival 2010 is organising a Poetry/Short Story Competiton with the following themes
1. Home place in translation,
2. Threading my existence through family gone before,
3. Roscommon my home.
Inviting all writers, individuals and groups
Competition Guidelines
- All entries submitted must be the authors' own unpublished work.
- Bilingual entries are encouraged especially in the Irish language.
- Entries are limited to two poems/stories per person.
- Poems will be no longer than 60 lines. Short stories no longer than 500 words.
- Entries submitted must be typed and titled.
- Entrants name, address, contact number, details and poem/story title must be written on a separate page.
- Closing date for entries will be Friday, 12th February 2010.
- Entries will not be returned and the judges' decision is final.
- Entry into the competition implies acceptance of the competition guidelines.
- Festival organisers and guests are not eligible for entry.
1st prize winners in four categories* will receive the Hanna Greally Award Trophy.
Highly commended runners up will each receive a certificate and cash prize.
The winners will be presented with the awards by the Mayor of Roscommon and invited to read during the Festival launch.
Entries to be sent to Gwen Bond, Emlagh, Castleplunkett, Castlerea, Co. Roscommon.
For further details phone
Submission Fees
Ten Euro per entry.
Concessions (proof needed) Five euro per entry.
School Class submissions - 20 euro per class.
Patron: Richie Farrell, Roscommon County Librarian.
*Active Age, Writers, Disability.
Gwen McNamara Bond
SiarSceal Director
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