The shortlist for the Allingham 2017 Poetry Competition is as follows:
Moyra Donaldson
Frank Fahey
James Finnegan
Siobhán Flynn
Teresa Godfrey
Patrick Holloway
Paul Jeffcutt
John D. Kelly
Olivia Kenny McCarthy
Rose Malone
Karen O'Connor
John Baylis Post
Maresa Sheehan
Well done to all those who entered. This was a record year for entries in the Poetry competition. Best of luck to all those who have been shortlisted. Winners will be contacted in the near future.
The shortlist in the Allingham 2017 Flash FictionCompetition is as follows:
Mary Angland
Amy Campbell
Chris Connolly
Michela Esposito
Patrick Holloway
Louise Kennedy
Paul Lenehan
Róisin Loughrey
Niamh MacCabe
Siobhán McNamara
Una Mannion
Best of luck to all! The shortlist for Poetry
willbe published in coming days.
Join us for the Allingham Festival programme launch with 'Young Stephen', a dramatic adaptation of Joyce's 'A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man', starring Patrick McEneaney, in the Abbey Arts Centre on October 14th, with wine reception at 7.30pm.
'Young Stephen' examines the early life of Stephen Dedalus from Joyce’s semiautobiographical novel. Stephen’s young and idyllic life is turned around as he spends his first term at boarding school. We follow Stephen from isolation and loneliness to a new sense of freedom. On his return home he finds a household torn down the middle due to the political turmoil caused by the fallout from the revelation of Charles Stewart Parnell’s affair with Kitty O’Shea.
McEneaney’s highly energetic performance expertly weaves through the characters and stories of young Stephen’s formative years.
Also on the night, Allingham Festival Committee chairperson Tom Sigafoos will present a preview of the Allingham Festival 2017.
Not to be missed!
Abbey Arts Centre - October 14th - Free Admission - Wine Reception - 7.30pm.
The deadline for entries to the Allingham Festival Songwriting Competition has been extended to midnight on Friday October 8th. Spread the word! If you didn't get the chance to enter the first time, now is the time to upload via our website www.allinghamfestival.com/songwriting, or to post your entry with payment to Allingham Songwriting, A Novel Idea, Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal.
The deadline for the Allingham Festival Flash Fiction and Poetry competitions has been extended to September 17th! It's time to upload or post your entry. There's a €300 prize in each category. To be in with a chance of winning, simply visit www.allinghamfestival.com/online-entry to upload your entry, or post it to Allingham Fiction/Poetry, A Novel Idea, Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal with your entry fee. Winners will receive a €300 prize and be invited to read at our Literary Lunch event on Saturday Nov. 11th in Ballyshannon.
