The Limerick Writers’ Centre is proud to announce that Cork based Freyja Hellebust has been named the winner of the 2024 Gerald Griffin Competition for First Original Adult Fiction with her manuscript novel submission “Head First, From a Height.” The official announcement took place on Friday, September 20th at The People’s Museum of Limerick, Pery...
The Desmond O’Grady International Poetry Competition 2024 CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES IS MIDNIGHT SAT 16th MARCH 2024 The Desmond O’Grady International Poetry Competition was inaugurated in 2012 by the late Barney Sheehan – poetry impresario of the White House Poetry Revival – in honour of Limerick poet Desmond O’Grady who dies in 2014. The Limerick...
The Limerick Writer’s Centre are delighted to announce that celebrated Irish writer Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin, has been appointed external judge of the Gerald Griffin Competition for First Original Adult Fiction 2024. Ní Chuilleanáin is an Irish poet and academic, and has left an indelible mark on the literary landscape. Born in Cork City in 1942,...
The Gerald Griffin Competition for First Original Adult Fiction 2024 Due to a request for a postponement of deadline being granted for the initial submission to the Gerald Griffin First Fiction Competition, this postponement has now been granted to all who wish to avail of it. The new deadline is now Friday 2nd February Limerick...
The Desmond O’Grady International Poetry Competition 2024 CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES IS MIDNIGHT SAT 16th MARCH 2024 The Desmond O’Grady International Poetry Competition was inaugurated in 2012 by the late Barney Sheehan – poetry impresario of the White House Poetry Revival – in honour of Limerick poet Desmond O’Grady who dies in 2014. The Limerick...
Co Clare poet Niamh Twomey was announced the winner, with her poem ‘Airmead in the Glen’, of the Desmond O’Grady International Poetry Competition 2023 by competition judge Eleanor Hooker last night at the Desmond O’Grady Memorial Reading held in The People’s Museum of Limerick. Eleanor Hooker said about the winning poem: ‘Airmead in the Glen’,...
The Desmond O’Grady International Poetry Competition 2022 December 19, 2021 @ 8:00 am – March 18, 2022 @ 11:30 pm The Desmond O’Grady International Poetry Competition 2022 CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES IS MIDNIGHT FRI 18th MARCH 2022 The Desmond O’Grady International Poetry Competition was inaugurated in 2012 by the late Barney Sheehan – poetry impresario of the...
The Desmond O’Grady International Poetry Competition 2022 CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES IS MIDNIGHT FRI 18th MARCH 2022 The Desmond O’Grady International Poetry Competition was inaugurated in 2012 by the late Barney Sheehan – poetry impresario of the White House Poetry Revival – in honour of Limerick poet Desmond O’Grady. The Limerick Writers’ Centre revived the...
The Desmond O’Grady International Poetry Competition 2021 ENTRIES ARE NOW CLOSED. The Desmond O’Grady International Poetry Competition was inaugurated in 2012 by the late Barney Sheehan – poetry impresario of the White House Poetry Revival – in honour of Limerick poet Desmond O’Grady. The Limerick Writers’ Centre revived the competition as part of our April...
The power of the little five line verse known as the limerick to attract visitors to the region was demonstrated in no uncertain terms Saturday 17th August as writer Clause Ankersen from Denmark made his way to Limerick from Copenhagen to take part in the Bring Your Limericks to Limerick final, held in Dolans Music...
