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Last site update:
July 2008

Webmaster: Hester Casey

Next workshop: Wednesday September 3rd 2008

Literary Tour of Dublin: Saturday 23rd August.

"Anyone who waits to be struck with a good idea has a long wait coming. If I have a deadline for a column or a television script, I sit down at the typewriter and damn well decide to have an idea."

Andy Rooney

News & Events:

Molly Keane Short Story Award Winner
Congratulations to Susan Knight, winner of the eleventh annual Molly Keane Memorial Creative Writing Award 2008 for her story It’s hard to die in Springtime’
Full details and photo of the winner....

Susan - winner of 2007's Bryan MacMahon Short Story Award - recently published her third novel Gomorrah. A blackly comic fable of modern times, the book also contains 46 wonderful black and white illustrations by acclaimed Polish artist, Marta Wakula. See Fairground Press Website for further details.
Marta Wakula's cover for 'Gomorrah'
Marta Wakula's cover for Gomorrah

Amergin Short Story Award Winner
Eblana Chairman, Caroline Brady, was the winner of the Amergin Short Story Award 2007 for her story A Bee in the Chardonnay
Further details and photos of the event...
Caroline Brady, the delighted winner of the Amergin Short Story Award 2007
Caroline Brady - photo © Chris Warren