Short-list Announced for Over The Edge 'New Writer of the Year'

galway | arts and media | press release Wednesday August 08, 2007 00:10 by Over The Edge

A short-list of eight has been chosen from the long-list of sixteen for the inaugural Over The Edge New Writer of The Year Competition. The competition has been a big success, attracting one hundred and sixteen entries.

The short-listed writers are

Claire Anderson-Wheeler, Paris, France
Megan Buckley, Galway City
Paul Duffy, Dublin
Cate Huguelet, Cork City
Aidan Hynes, Dublin
Kevin Lavelle, Galway County
Alan McMonagle, Galway City
Grace Wells, County Tipperary

The winner will be announced at the first Over The Edge: Open Reading after the Summer break in Galway City Library on Thursday, August 30th, 6.30pm.

The competition judge is Alan Jude Moore who will be a Featured Reader at the reading on Thursday, August 30th. His reading is sponsored by Poetry Ireland. The other Featured Readers will be Margaret Faherty and Tom Lavelle. There will as usual be an open-mic when the Featured readers have finished. All welcome.

For further details contact 087-6431748 or e-mail over-the-edge-openreadings@hotmail.com