Entries are being invited for short story competition being held to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the First World War.
The Historical Commemorations and Centenaries Working Group of the Church of Ireland is sponsoring the short story competition for those between the ages of 15 and 21 to mark the centenary.
The competition will be impartially judged by a select panel including the renowned author Glenn Patterson and the Queen’s University Belfast historian Professor David Hayton.
The prize for the best story will be €1,000 with a runner–up prize of €300 and a highly commended award of €200.
It is hoped to publish the winning entries along up to eight of the best stories in November.
Entrants are free to write about any aspect of the impact of the First World War in any part of Ireland or on Irish people in the period 1914–18.
The story should be no more than 3,500 words in length.
The deadline for the receipt of entries is 12 September next and the awards will be announced in November.
The decision of the judging panel will be final and entries will all be anonymised during the judging process.
To receive an entry form, contact: Jenny Compston, Church of Ireland Press Office, by email: [email protected] or by telephone: +44 (0)28 90828880.
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