The Francis MacManus Short Story Competition 2010

Week 1

Monday 3rd January 2011 – Ist Prize – “Fishing For Dreams” by Joyce Russell read by Kate Minogue.

Tuesday 4th January – 2nd Prize - “Silverfish” by Eileen Lynch read by Sarah Brennan.

Wednesday 5th January – 3rd Prize - “”Comfort” by Sheila Mannix read by Maria Macdermottroe.

Thursday 6th January – “The Ghosts of Saturday Night” by Ailbe Malone read by Stephen Hogan.

Friday 7th January – “The Night Is Cold, The Hour Is Late” by Maire Ni Tuathail read by Angela Harding.

Week 2

Monday 10th January – “Radiators Hiss When They Are Bled” by Marie Mac Sweeney.

Tuesday 11th January – “None Of Us Will Be Okay” by Elizabeth Costello.

Wednesday 12th January - “Madigan’s Lake” by Patrick Mc Cusker.

Thursday 13th January – “”The Effort Of Walking On Water” by Catherine Finn.

Friday 14th January – “”May To September” by Richard Stevens.

Week 3

Monday 17th January – “Gravity” by Cathy Sweeney.

Tuesday 18th January – “The Shallow End” by Ned Kennedy.

Wednesday 19th January - “Richard The Lionheart” by Maurice Maguire.

Thursday 20th January – “Split” by Sarah Purcell.

Friday 21st January – “Digging Australia” by Bernadette M. Smith.

Week 4

Monday 24th January - “A Sunny Sunday In July” by Grace French

Tuesday 25th January - “Kaare” by Darragh Mc Keon

Wednesday 26th January - “The Sampler” by Jeanne Beary

Thursday 27th January - “Friday” by Larry Cotter

Friday 28th January - “Remains of the Dead World” by David Hayden

Week 5

31st January – “In A Minute Rita” by Brigid O’Connor

1st February – “Scabapple” by Gabriel Curtis

2nd February – “Four by Four” by Richard Gibney

3rd February – “Nesting” by Andrew Fox

4th February – “Raparee” by John Philip O’Connor

The Francis Mac Manus Short Story Season is produced by Seamus Hosey.