Sponsored by the 1913 Lockout Commemoration, Dublin UNESCO City of Literature,
Dublin City Council, Dublin City Libraries and ICTU
Organised by the Irish Writers' Union in partnership with the Irish Writers' Centre.
James Plunkett was known as one of Ireland's greatest social
commentators. A founder member of the Irish Writers' Union, James
Plunkett's seminal work, Strumpet City, still stands as one of
the great Irish works of the 20th century. This year, it is of particular
importance as it allows the reader to access the story behind the 1913
Dublin Lockout.
1st prize: €2,000
2nd prize: €1,000
3rd prize: €500
Winners will be chosen from 9 shortlisted candidates.
In the course of the year, there will be three
separate competitions - each of which will lead to three winning authors
being invited to read their stories at a public reading in the Irish
Writers' Centre. The readings will be presented as the James Plunkett
Readings and the three winning authors promoted as being short-listed
for the James Plunkett Award. There will be a separate guest judge, an
established short story writer, for each of these three competitions.
The guest judge will speak about the stories on the night, about the
short story in general, and give a guest reading from his/her own work. A
fourth guest judge will select the Award winner, runner-up, and
third-placed prize-winner from the nine shortlisted candidates chosen at
the three previous events.
In addition to the prize fund and the chance
to speak alongside an established writer, the winners will be invited
to speak at events organised by the Dublin City Library Service towards
the end of the year as part of their promotion of Plunkett's Strumpet City as the 'One City, One Book' title for 2013.
Competition Deadlines:
First James Plunkett Reading Wed 10 April (Closing date for entries 07 Mar)
Second James Plunkett Reading Wed 5 June (Closing date for entries 30 Apr)
Third James Plunkett Reading Wed 16 Sept (Closing date for entries 16 Aug)
Presentation of Awards Wed 16 Oct
Entry Fee: €5 per entry
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