Francis MacManus 2012 short story competition winners

At last! And a big congratulations to the winning and shortlisted writers!

Ist prize - It's All a Cod by Phil Kearney Byrne, will be broadcast on Monday 18 June 2012

2nd prize- The Glass by John Austin Connolly, will be broadcast on Tuesday 19 June 2012

3rd prize - At The Ranch by Dorene Groocock, will be broadcast on Wednesday 20 June 2012 )

"For the first time in the history of The RTÉ Radio 1 Short Story Competition 2012 in Memory of Francis Mac Manus, the judges listened to recordings of the stories as well as reading the scripts of each story before deciding on their literary and broadcasting qualities and selecting the winning entries. The professional readers of the stories included Pat Laffan, Cathy Belton, Pat Kinevane and Ingrid Craigie. Series Producer of the RTÉ Radio 1 Short Story Competition, Clíodhna Ní Anluain, says: "This development in the competition takes into account how the listener experiences the stories, off the page, as literary audio."

Shortlisted Writers

· The Lottery Tickets by Maire P. Crowley, broadcast on Thursday 21 June 2012

· Departed by Barbara Tarrant,  broadcast on Friday 22 June 2012

· All Nine Colours by Annemarie Neary, broadcast on Monday 25 June 2012

· No Candles for Jamie by Jim McGowan, broadcast on Tuesday 26 June 2012

· Haunted by a Rock Band by Frances Macken, broadcast on Wednesday 27 June 2012

· Portrait by Justin MacCarthy, broadcast on Thursday 28 June 2012

· Omissions by Wayne O’Keeffe, broadcast on Friday 29 June 2012

· Remembering the Big Field by Bill Coen, broadcast on Monday 2 July 2012

· You by Nollaig Rowan, broadcast on Tuesday 3 July 2012

· The Pond by Richard Cotter, broadcast on Wednesday 4 July 2012

· Falling is Just Flying Downwards by Ilija Cvetic, broadcast on Thursday 5 July 2012

· Idling by Aideen Henry, broadcast on Friday 6 July 2012

· A Rest on the Stave by Marianne O’Rourke, broadcast on Monday 9 July 2012

· Orange and Brown by Angela Finn, broadcast on Tuesday 10 July 2012

· The Creek by Chris Connolly, broadcast on Wednesday 11 July 2012

· Hold The Line by Eileen Lynch, broadcast on Thursday 12 July 2012

· Friend Me? by Peter McCarthy, broadcast on Friday 13 July 2012

· The Praeger and The Mohican by Áine Ryan, broadcast Monday 16 July 2012

· Five Days to Polling Day by Danielle McLaughlin, broadcast on Tuesday 17 July 2012

· Operation Glasnost by William Kennedy, broadcast on Wednesday 18 July 2012

For more about the winners and the competition click HERE

Francis Mac Manus Short Story Award Shortlist 2010

Congratulations to everyone shortlisted(esp to Brigid O Connor who blogs at Sortofwriting!!)It is an extra achievement this year as they had the most entries ever.
The Shortlist...
The Sampler by Jeanne Beary
None Of Us Will Be Okay by Elizabeth Costello
Friday by Larry Cotter
Scabapple by Gabriel Curtis
The Effort of Walking in Water by Catherine Finn
Nesting by Andrew Fox
Four by Four by Richard Gibney
Remains of the Dead World by David Hayden
The Shallow End by Ned Kennedy
Silverfish by Eileen Lynch
Radiators Hiss When They Are Bled by Maire Mc Sweeney
Richard the Lionheart by Maurice Maguire
The Ghosts of Saturday Night by Ailbe Malone
Comfort by Sheila Mannix
Madigan’s Lake by Patrick Mc Cusker
Kaare by Darragh Mc Keon
The Night Is Cold, The Hour Is Late by Maire Ni Tuathail
In A Minute Rita by Brigid O’Connor
Raparee by John Philip O’Connor
Split by Sarah Purcell
Fishing for Dreams by Joyce Russell
Digging Australia by Bernadette M. Smyth
May to September by Richard Stevens
Gravity by Cathy Sweeney
A Sunny Sunday In July by Grace Trench

And for the rest of us, the long wait is over and we can send our beloved stories off to fight another day!

Mc Manus Awards Shortlist

Just a quick post, the shortlist is meant to be published on the 19th May* on the RTE website - thanks for the information to the comments page on Eimear Ryans blog, where Susan, (Joy of Writing) left a message. End of newsflash!
(*correction)