WILLIAM TREVOR / ELIZABETH BOWEN
INTERNATIONAL SHORT STORY COMPETITION 2012

 

WINNER | 2nd.PRIZE| RUNNERS-UP

Mitchelstown Literary Society, the organizing committee, is pleased to announce the results of the above competition. We would like to thank our preliminary adjudicators, Afric McGlinchey and Vincent McDonnell, and our final adjudicator, Ita Daly for ensuring the quality of our shortlist and the merit of our winning entry.

 

RUNNERS UP - €200.00 EACH to

Rene Rosenstock, 11 Church View, Edengate, Delgany, Co. Wicklow.Espresso.

 

Austin Duffy, 2328 Champlain St., NW, Apt 317, Washington DC 20009, U.S.A.Cold Digging

 

Paul Lenehan, 19 John Paul Avenue, Arklow, Co. Wicklow.December Swimmers

 

Geraldine Creed, 186 Corbawn Wood, Shankill, Dublin 18.The Sheriff of Sunday

 

Laura McKenna, Orchard House, Greybrook, Waterfall, Co. Cork. Seal

 

SECOND PRIZE: € 500.00

Wayne Price, 80 Dunbar Street, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire AB24 3UJ, Scotland. The Newlyweds

 

WINNER: €3,000.00

DANIELLE McLAUGHLIN, CURRAGH, DONOUGHMORE, CO. CORK. THE REVIEW.

We offer heartiest congratulations to our runners up, second prize and winning entrants and we thank all the writers that submitted entries.

We are delighted to report that our adjudicators found the standard of entry extremely high and we will leave the final word to Ita Daly – “the standard was excellent and the final decision was a most difficult one to make.”

Míle Buíochas.

 

 

 

Trevor/Bowen International Short Story Competition,
37 Upper Cork Street,
Mitchelstown,
Co. Cork,
Ireland.

 

Contact Points:

Tel: 025/84969
Email: cusackliam@eircom.net
www.mitchelstownlit.com