Closing date: Friday 3rd June 2016 at 5pm
Kildare County Council Arts Service invites applications from writers (aged 12+) living in or from County Kildare, to submit a short story to be included in ‘Stories for the Ear. 1916’. The competition will be open to all writers in Kildare, including anyone who has featured in a collection previously.
Theme: 1916
Successful applicants: Short listed authors will be invited to work with curator Neil Donnelly to refine and edit their story to best fit the medium of spoken word.
Launch: Stories for the Ear. 1916 will be launched at the Kildare Readers Festival (Dates TBC)
Word count: 1500 – 2000 words or 7-10 minutes when spoken / performed.
The sixth volume of this successful project is an audio showcase of writers from County Kildare. Volume 1 - 5 can be listened to via the link below
www.kildare.ie/ArtsService/Literature/
Successful writers will:
- Have their story professionally recorded in the Platform4 Audio and Digital Media Studio
- Receive a once off payment of €120 for having their story included.
- Have their work showcased on the Kildare Arts Service Website www.kildare.ie/artsservice and Kildare Arts Service’s Youtube channel
How to apply:
Please email (preferred option) or post a copy of your short story (Please include your name, phone number and email in the document) to Eoghan Doyle in the Arts Service at the address below, along with a biography and picture of yourself and your contact information.
Please send applications to:
Eoghan Doyle, Kildare Assistant County Arts Officer,
Riverbank, Main Street, Newbridge, Co. Kildare.
Tel: 045 448326 Email: ekdoyle@kildarecoco.ie
Closing date for applications is Friday 5th June 2015.
