BBF 2019 Competitions – Results

Adult Poetry

English

1^st. Violin Concerto in E Minor and The Joyrider – Louis Mulcahy

2d. Beach-front Property – Eileen Connolly

3^rd. Reality – Lola Scollard

Adult Short Story

1^st. Pink Steel – Noel King

2^nd. The Calf – Helen Broderick

3^rd. Christine – Priscilla Donovan

Irish Poetry or Prose

1^st. Éalú – Matt Mooney

2^nd. An Gaiscíoch – Eileen Connolly

3^rd. Údair le Chéile – Matt Mooney

Children’s Writing (L = Lisselton, C = Coolard, GS = Gaelscoil Lios Tuathail)

English

1^st. The Alone Wing (L) Aimee Stack

2^nd. Our Sun Holiday (L) Jodie O’Keefe

3^rd. Saturn the Talking Cat (C) Kaelynn Murphy

Irish

1^st. Chuala mé an Ghaoth (L) Aideen Whelan

2^nd. An Cluiche Cispheile (GS) Rebecca Spréacha

13-18

Joint 1^st.

My Life – Brid Courtney – Ardfert

An tAon Duine Fágtha ar Domhan – Ava Nic Aodha

121 Adult Entries and 123 Entries From Children in 2019! Thank You All!

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Competitions Guidelines (To be revised for BBF 2020)

Adults

Poem – (50 lines max) Robert Leslie Boland Award

Short Story – (2,500 words max) Quiet Man Maurice Walsh Award

Dán – (50 línte ar a mhéad) no Gearrscéal (2,500 focal ar a mhéad) as Gaeilge. Duais Phádraig Liath Ó Conchubhair

Children

Poem – (50 lines max) or Short Story (1,000 words max) in English – The Chrissie Nolan Creative Writing Award

Dán – (50 línte ar a mhéad) no Gearrscéal (1,000 focal ar a mhéad) as Gaeilge

Entry Fees: Adults €10, Children €5 for up to two entries in any combination

Prizes: Adults €150, €100 and €50 in each category; Children €100, €75 and €50 in the form of Book Tokens

Cheque or postal order to the address below, payable to Ballydonoghue Bardic Festival.

Address:

***Ballydonoghue Bardic Festival,* *Loughanes, Lisselton, Listowel, Co. Kerry***

You can now also pay by PayPal payment system or Credit/Debit Card. Please go to REGISTER page for instructions.

Please put the category of your entry at the top of the page.
Please put your name and contact details on a separate sheet and not on your poem or short story. If using email, please include your name and contact details in a separate attachment.
Please type your entries and print on one side of paper only.
Prizes: All adult competitions carry a First Prize of €150, Second Prize €100 and 3^rd prize €50. Children’s prizes in the form of book tokens – First Prize of €100, Second Prize €75 and Third prize €50.
The competitions will be judged anonymously by Annemarie Ní Churreáin, Kerry Writer-in-Residence, and the winners will be announced at The Festival Launch in The Thatch Bar, Lisselton on March 22nd.
The judge’s verdict is final. No correspondence will be entered into.