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2009 Over The Edge New Writer of The Year LONGLIST ANNOUNCED
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arts and media |
press release
 Friday August 21, 2009 13:01 by Over The Edge
A long-list for the 2009 Over The Edge New Writer of The Year competition has been announced.
 Over The Edge This year’s competition attracted 324 entries.
The long-list is as follows:
Graham Allen, Cork
Lisa Allen, Galway
Sharon Black, France
Elizabeth Brennan, Dublin
Brendan Carey Kinane, Dublin
Gary Casey, Galway
Mike Casey, Dublin - two entries on the long-list
Jane Clarke, Wicklow
Paul Conway, Galway - two entries on the long-list
Evan Costigan, Kildare
Madeleine Darcy, Cork - two entries on the long-list
Ursula Deane, Dublin
Danny Denton, Cork
Vincent Flannery, Galway
Andrew Fox, Dublin
Cristina Galvin, Galway
Richard Gibney, Dublin
Valery Gring, Galway
Noel Harrington, Clare
Orla Higgins, Galway
Paul Jeffcutt, Down
Sandra Jensen, Cork
Eileen Keane, Kildare
Brian Kirk, Dublin - two entries on the long-list
Britt Kwait, Galway
Tom Lavelle, Galway
Seán Leonard, Galway - two entries on the long-list
Mike MacDomhnaill, Limerick
Marie MacSweeney, Louth
Gemma Marren, Mayo - two entries on the long-list
Connie Masterson, Galway
Patricia McAdoo, Galway
Maggie Mitchell, Dublin
David Mohan, Dublin
Marcella Morgan, Galway
Áine Ní Choisdealbha, Dublin
David O'Dwyer, Dublin
Lani O'Hanlon, Waterford
Shane Ó Maoildhia, Galway
Kevin O'Shea, Galway
Brendan Murphy, Galway - two entries on the long-list
Deirdre Nevin, Galway
Shane Raymond, Dublin
Elizabeth Reapy, Mayo
Nollaig Rowan, Dublin
Maureen Ryan, Galway - four entries on the long-list
Seamus Scanlon, New York
Evelyn Walsh, Dublin
Suzanne Walsh, Tipperary
Grace Wells, Tipperary
The competition judge this year is Patrick Chapman.
The total prize money is €1,000. The best fiction entry will win €300. The best poetry entry will win €300. One of these will then be chosen as the overall winner and will receive an additional €400, giving the author total prize money of €700 and the title Over The Edge New Writer of The Year 2009. The 2009 Over The Edge New Writer of The Year will be a Featured Reader at a reading to be scheduled in Galway City Library in Winter 09/10.
The 2009 Over The Edge New Writer of The Year competition is sponsored by Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop, Kelly Office Supplies, Mary Higgins & a generous individual donor who wishes to remain anonymous.
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Jump To Comment: 1A short-list of 30 for 2009 Over The Edge New Writer of The Year will be announced at the Over The Edge: Open Reading in Galway City Library, Augustine Street this coming Thursday. The event starts at 6.30pm.