It was an exciting night on Friday 29th November when the audience gathered in the Pavilion Theatre, Dún Laoghaire to hear the winners of the RTÉ Short Story Competition announced by Seán Rocks, presenter of RTÉ Radio 1's Arena. You can listen back to the full programme here
'Dead Bait' by Mattie Brennan won first prize of €5,000 for a story the judges deemed "a triumph of detail, truly superlative storytelling and consummate crafting."
'Divination' by Stephen O'Reilly took second prize of €4,000 and 'The Other Órla' by Emer O'Toole won third prize of €3,000.
Alongside the other finalists - Sharon Guard, Fiona O'Connor, Susanne Stich, Ryan Delaney, Sheila Barrett, Alexis MacIsaac and David Ralph - here is a selection of images from the night (all images are courtesy Maxwell Photography)....
