How time flies. Just over a month ago, a select audience in Theatre 2 enjoyed a talk by Ken Fox about the many films which have used the Donegal landscape to enhance their visuals. We thank Ken for his engagement that day and for supplying us with these slides from his presentation for anyone interested in exploring further.
To get you started, here are a few Trailers on YouTube:
Once again we thank all Primary Schools and their entrants in this year's competitions for their patience over the unavoidable delays in announcing the results. Schools should, by now, have heard from us with lists of winners so we're happy to make them public here now.
The planned prize-giving event which is usually a lovely part of our festival programme, will this year brighten the run-up to Christmas on Saturday, 14th December at 11.00 in the Abbey Arts Centre, Ballyshannon (Theatre 3). Please note - only medals for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places will be presented. Pupils who were shortlisted (including winners) will receive certificates of their achievement via their schools.
Many congratulations to every single entrant. As every artist and writer knows, the act of bringing a piece of work to a readiness to be shown is a huge achievement in itself, regardless of what the reaction may be afterwards.
Well done, everyone!
(NOTE: A small number of names were left out of the lists posted this evening. See below for amended lists.)
We must apologise again to all our entrants in the Primary School Competitions for the delay in announcing the results. As previously notified to schools, this was due to an unavoidable circumstance which arose this year.
We're so grateful to these young people and their teachers for their loyal interest in the Allingham Festival, year after year. Every single entry was enjoyed by our judges and we congratulate all entrants.
We're delighted to publish these shortlists and we will be in touch with schools in the next couple of days to confirm those placed as 1st, 2nd and 3rd.
Jennifer Liston's excellent new book, Grace Notes got the best launch since Grainne Mhaol set out to meet Queen Elizabeth 1. Local writer Win McNulty and Jen decided to structure it as an interview/conversation. Win drew out many key points about the collection with great style and insight.
If you missed it, do catch the video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvambYhu1Xg
Pictures by Brian O'Droma.
Congratulations to the 2024 Winners and Shortlisted Entries as announced at the recent Literary Lunch and listed below.
In response to many requests, you can now read all the winning entries for this year and the last two years on our Competitions page.
POETRY
FIRST PRIZE – Kim - Frank Farrelly
SECOND PRIZE – Little Big Man - Brian Kirk
SHARED THIRD PRIZE – Blood Pear - Heritage Variety – Elaine Desmond
SHARED THIRD PRIZE – Never Mourned - Liam Boyle
SHORTLIST Bless Me Father for I Have Swimmed – Frankie McPhillips Bog Uncles – Gerry O’Donnell Granduncle – Peggy McCarthy Holy – A M Cousins My mother: laughing – Stella Harvey Birrell Tall Boys – Deidre (Deig) Sullivan The Goldfinch – Mary Melvin Geoghogan The Lime Tree – Padraig McLoughlin The More of Less – Deirdre Hines This and That – Eugene O’Hare
FLASH FICTION
FIRST PRIZE – The Questions – Partridge Boswell
SECOND PRIZE - Sunk – Ciaran Cunningham
THIRD PRIZE - Your Heart’s Right There – Jo Nestor
Highly Commended: Big Top – Rachel Smart Jonah – Seamus Harrington Saltwater – Anne Byrne Such Consolations We Find – Jennifer McMahon Terms and Conditions – Jamie D Stacey Unstable – Fiona McKay White Horses – Ruth Mary O’Shea
