Seán Ó Faoláin International Short Story Competition
31 July
Deadline: Midnight on 31 July 2024
Entry Fee: €19 per entry
Prizes: 1st Place: €2,000 plus featured reading at the Cork International Short Story Festival (with four-night hotel stay and full board); 2nd: €500; 3rd: €250. All winners will receive publication in Southword magazine.
The Seán Ó Faoláin Short Story Competition is an annual short story competition open to writers from around the world, submissions accepted from May 1st to July 31st annually. It is dedicated to one of Ireland’s most accomplished story writers and theorists and is sponsored by the Munster Literature Centre.
The competition offers a generous cash prize of €2,000, plus the winning entry will be featured at the Cork International Short Story Festival (with a four-night hotel stay and full board for the winner!). All the winners’ stories will be published in Southword.
The Seán Ó Faoláin Short Story Competition is an annual short story competition open to writers from around the world, submissions accepted from May 1st to July 31st annually. It is dedicated to one of Ireland’s most accomplished story writers and theorists and is sponsored by the Munster Literature Centre.
The competition offers a generous cash prize of €2,000, plus the winning entry will be featured at the Cork International Short Story Festival (with a four-night hotel stay and full board for the winner!). All the winners’ stories will be published in Southword.
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