Canon Sheehan Short Story Competition

The Doneraile Literary and Arts Festival 2011 is holding a Short Story competition and is inviting submissions. A prize of €1000 is on offer for the winning entry.

Conditions of Entry are as follows:

• The competition is open to people aged 18 or over
• Stories must not be more than 2000 words. The stories may be on any subject
• The story must be fictional
• Entries to be submitted with a fee of 10 Euros. Please do not send cash. Cheques/postal orders to be made out to Doneraile Literary and Arts Festival
• Stories must be typed on A4 paper. No handwritten entries will be accepted. 
• Entrants may submit only one short story for the competition. Stories must be the original work of the author. Stories must not have been previously published or accepted for future publication elsewhere. 
• Copyright of each story will remain with the author but Doneraile Literary and Arts Festival Committee reserve the right to publish the story on their website to highlight the authors work
• All entries must be accompanied by an entry form. The name of the entrant must not appear on the story itself.
• The Judges decision is final.
• Closing date for receipt of applications is June 15th 2011
• The winning prize will be €1000 and presentation by one of our guests of the Canon Sheehan Perpetual Literary Award to be held by the winner for a period of one year. A smaller award will be presented on a permanent basis. 
• Submission of a story automatically deems acceptance of each of the above conditions

For more information, including how to enter please click here.