The results of the Allingham Flash Fiction & Poetry awards have been announced! Congratulations to the winners in each category, and well done to everyone who took part in this year’s festival. We received a record number of entries, making the work of the judges very difficult! Our judges Jo Holmwood, Brian Leyden, Denise Blake and Annemarie Ní Churreáin certainly had their work cut out for them.
Poetry
First Place: “The Children of Lir” by Marah P. Curran
Second Place: “Harbour's Mouth” by Annette Skade
Third Place: “Wishbone” by Sighle Meehan
Flash Fiction
First Place: “A Drag Queen Named Lipstik” by Conor Duggan
Second Place: “Boy A & Boy B” by Clodagh O’Brien
Third Place: “The Mating Call of the Accountant” by Julian Wakeling
The winners will receive a trophy and a prize of €300 each. The top 3 in each category are invited to attend the Awards Ceremony at the Literary Lunch on Saturday Nov. 9th to read their work. This event is open to the public and will begin at 12.45 in Nirvana Restaurant, the Mall, Ballyshannon.
