€1,000 in cash prizes for writing competition
The Write by the Sea Literary Festival in Kilmore Quay is offering €1,000 in cash prizes, its biggest prize fund ever to the winners of this year’s writing competition.
The organisers want to encourage the creativity of writers currently cocooning or social distancing, and apart from cash prizes, there are valuable publishing opportunities for all winners.
In keeping with Kilmore Quay’s maritime location and traditions, the theme for Write By The Sea 2020 is ‘Waves, and all entries must relate to any interpretation of that topic.
The competition is open for submissions now, with three competition categories: 1. Fiction Short Story, 2. Memoir – a factual account of a memorable moment and 3. Poetry.
An independent panel will select one winner in each category, two of whom will receive a cash prize of €250 each, and a third who will be deemed the overall winner and receive €500.
All three winners will be presented with a specially commissioned, hand-crafted
Write By The Sea 2020 Writing Competition Trophy, and the three winning pieces will be published on the Write By The Sea website.
Each of the three winners will also receive a festival weekend-pass (worth €110), granting free entry to almost all workshops, talks, interviews and other Write By The Sea events.
They will be invited to read their winning entry at the Gala WBTS Festival Opening Reception which takes place on Friday, September 25. Prizes will be awarded during the event.
Launching the competition, Lucy Moore, Write By The Sea Chairperson, said: “We at Write By The Sea are acutely aware of the importance of staying at home to minimise the spread of the Covid-19 virus, so we expect our increased prize fund will encourage more writers to explore their creativity to the fullest.’
The competition is open for submissions now. Get your entries in before the closing date on Friday, July 10.
For further details on how to enter, competition rules and conditions, see https:// writebythesea.ie/writing-competitions.