Francis Mac Manus shortlist announced
The names of the 21 short-listed entrants in the RTÉ Radio 1 Francis Mac Manus Short Story Competition 2003 have been released.
The winners will be announced at a ceremony at 7pm on Wednesday 11 February in the RTÉ Radio Centre.
This competition for original short stories for radio commemorates the distinguished broadcaster and novelist Francis Mac Manus (1909 - 1965) who was a major influence in encouraging writers and developing radio as a medium for the expression of ideas and the promotion of new writing.
This is the 18th year of the competition.
The adjudication panel, under the chairmanship of Seamus Hosey, Senior Producer, RTÉ Radio 1, included editor and author, David Marcus; producer Ann Walshe and the Canadian novelist and poet Jane Urquhardt.
The 2003 competition attracted over 700 entries from all over Ireland and from Irish people living abroad.
Many of the 21 shortlisted stories will be broadcast over the coming months starting with the winning entry on Saturday 21 February.
Writers shortlisted, in alphabetical order
John Allard - 'Running Into Trouble'
Jackie Blackman - 'Still Alive'
Elizabeth Carty - 'House Private'
Sean Coffey - 'The History of War'
Máire de Búrca - 'Hy-Brasil'
Davnet Dennehy - 'The Shed'
Pat Gough - 'Sandra'
Paul Grimes - 'Bright, Shining Light'
Jean Harrison - 'Angels and Octopuses'
Irene Rose Ledger - 'All Day In A Sling'
Bernard McDonnell - 'Lemon Creams'
Noel McFarlane - 'The Price of Breathing'
James Moynihan - 'The Lucky Boy'
Kusi Okamura - 'Little'
Greg Quiery - 'Chicken Crash'
Stanley Regal - 'Sound But No Picture'
Rosie Rowell - 'Letting Go'
Lisa Steppe - 'Now I Dance'
Betty Thompson - 'Would you like to see a photograph?'
Dolores Walshe - 'Wave-song'
Elizabeth Waters - 'Pebble Stones and Sunbeams'
