The 20 winners of the Irish Writers' Centre Novel Fair Competition have been announced. The Centre received over 570 entries.I'm delighted (understatement!) to say that my novel, The Herbalist, is one of the winning novels. Looking forward to the Novel Fair in March where there will be the opportunity to pitch it to Irish agents and publishers. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winners | Novel Titles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Margaret Biessman | Freefall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Helen Blackhurt | The Galah Birds | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Therese Cox | Dear Dirty Dublin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jennifer Brady | What Ghost Burns | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ian Flitcroft | The Reluctant Cannibals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Daniel Seery | The Glue Sniffer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kevin Curran | Beatsploitation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mary Murphy | The Boy from England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Janet Cameron | Next Time the World Ends | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Garvan Grant | A Piece of Work | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michelle Woods | Ire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Susan Stairs | The Watching Wall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delia O'Callaghan | Honeysuckle to Handcuffs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Geraldine Shears | Shakespeare's Tree | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fran Russell Banks | A Spider's Quickness | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Edel Moloney | What is Unspoken | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alan Timmins | The Dogs Came Home | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Niamh Boyce | The Herbalist | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marie Hannigan | Tide Riders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Roderick Maguire | The Legal Term | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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25 comments:
Congratulations Niamh! Just missed the cut myself, ah well.
Thanks a million Brian:)
And congrats on the highly commended.
Congrats, Niamh. I love the title of your novel.
Wishing you lots of luck with it! I recognize a few names in the list.
Congrats to all the shortlistees and the highly commended, I wish I had entered, maybe next time I'll get my act together.
What a huge achievement for you:)
Thanks Brigid:) Do enter next year! Its a good incentive - its great to have a deadline.
Fantastic achievement. Well done and good luck for the next phase.
Alison
Thanks - I'm very curious as to exactly what way the next phase goes. I'm sure we'll be told soon enough!
WOW ... how exciting!!!
A big Congratulations to you! :o)
well done and congratulations - great work!! good luck with the next stage - sounds very exciting!!
Wow! Well done Niamh and good luck with the rest of the process!!
HAPPY DANCE HAPPY DANCE!!! OH Niamh!! WONDERFUL JOYOUS NEWS!!
I'm so so so so happy for you!! Oh wow!! Wowowoowowooowoowow!!! You GO GIRRRRL!!! Oh soooooooooooooooooo exciting!!!!!
Yay!!!
Take care
x
Congratulations Niamh! Very best of luck for you and 'The Herbalist.'
OMG - I am so delighted for you. Fingers crossed all the way to March. That is such a fantastic achievement. And congrats to Brian Kirk too for doing so well. I admire both your writings immensely. xx and well done again!
Congratulations, Niamh! Great start to the New Year. Best of luck with it.
Mega-yay for you! And the very best of luck with the pitching bit.
YAY Niamh. Clapping loudly!!! Congratulations....... Hope you are popping bottles of bubbles.
Fingers and toes crossed for the pitch and a Novena or two. Well it can't hurt, Right?
Well done, Niamh. Is it appropriate to ask for a little synopsis of "The Herbalist" or is that under wraps?
Loads of good luck with next phase!
Yippee, Niamh! Happy, happy, and hooray to you, worthy wordsmith!
What wonderful news! I'm so delighted for you. May you sail through the next phase with your usual aplomb! xx00
That's excellent. Yours is the only name I recognise on the shortlist.
Fantastic, Niamh!! Well done!
Thanks a million for the comments:)
EW
I know, mine is the only name I recognise too! Looking forward to meeting everyone else though.
As for a synopsis mari, I don't know if I can or not? Maybe I should check with the IWC but I suppose there's no reason why not:)
but just for now I'll say its... TORRID :)
Congratulations Niamh! Very well done and a great achievement. Good on you!
Congratulations Niamh - impressive! And well done Brian Kirk :o)
wowowow Niamh!! That's brilliant news, can't wait to see it on a shelf near me soon!
Niamh congrats.Chris Delaney
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