UNION AGM Saturday 13th April 2013The AGM took place in the Writers' Centre, 19 Parnell Square, and guest speaker Samantha Holman, of the ICLA, gave an excellent talk on the Google Settlement and Public Lending Rights. Seán Carabini was elected Chairman of the Irish Writers' Union and the Executive Committee said a fond farewell to outgoing Chairman Liz Carty, who has retired from the Committee. Lucille Redmond was welcomed on the Committee as a new Executive Officer and has set up a Twitter Account for the Union. You can now follow us on @writersunion_ie and we look forward to hearing your news! The remaining Executive Officers were re-elected and John Waring has since joined the Committee, too. |
James Plunkett Short Story Award
Second Round James Plunkett Short Story Award Competition Winners Announced! We are delighted to announce that the following three stories have been selected by our judge, Evelyn Conlon, from this phase of the Plunkett Short Story Competition:Fiona O'Conner for her story 'The Mystery of the Missing Finger and the Dead Cat' Noel O'Regan for his story 'Hoax' Maureen Gallagher for her story 'Apparition At Friars Hill' Sincere thanks to all who entered. The standard was extremely high and is a great reflection on the strength of the short story in Ireland. The shortlisted entries will be read in a free event at the Irish Writers' Centre on June 5th at 7:30pm. All are welcome. In addition to the prize fund and the chance to speak alongside an established writer, the winners will be invited to speak at events organised by the Dublin City Library Service towards the end of the year as part of their promotion of Plunkett's Strumpet City as the 'One City, One Book' title for 2013. The third leg of the Plunkett Award competition is now open for entries and will close in August, with the overall winner being decided by Jennifer Johnson in October. The competition is kindly sponsored by the 1913 Lockout Commemoration, Dublin UNESCO City of Literature, Dublin City Council, Dublin City Libraries and ICTU Competition Details: |
Irish Writers' Union 25th Anniversary EventThe anniversary celebration held at the Guinness Storehouse,on the evening of Saturday 15th December, proved an excellent event and the special guest was honorary IWU member President Michael D. Higgins, one of the Union's original members, who made a point of mingling and chatting with every guest, posing for photos with all. Many are now available to be viewed on our website here. All can be sent out to members on request. |