Arts Council Bursary Decisions

The last round of arts council bursary decisions are announced. Here are the literary ones:

Begley, Barty Limerick City Council €14,000 (Postgraduate translation studies Leeds) He won the Aidan Higgins Competition, otherwise little information to be found.

Dorcey, Mary Wicklow County Council €14,000 Here's a poem by her.

Firetog, Emily Dublin City Council €14,000 MA in Creative Writing TCD. Short Stories.

Granier, Mark Poet Multi Annual Bursary. €45,000 awarded over 3 years:€15,000 in 2008, €15,000 in 2009 and €15,000 in 2010 South Dublin County Council. Mark's blog is here.

Groarke, Vona Multi Annual Bursary. €29,000 awarded over 2 years: €14,650 in 2008 and €14,650 in 2009 United Kingdom Poet

Harpur, James Cork County Council €9,984 Poet

Malone, Martin Kildare County Council €14,000 Novelist.

McManus, Manus Dublin City Council €5,000 poet won the Patrick Kavanagh in 1985.

Ni Bhroin, Ainin Dublin City Council €14,000 MA in creative Writing TCD. I think she's a poet.

Wyley, Enda Multi Annual Bursary. €20,000 awarded over 2 years: €10,000 in 2008 and €10,000 in 2009 Dublin City Council poet

There's quite a lot of poets here and it's a bit Dublin centric. Quite a few emerging writers too.