On Friday 27th October Arena hosted the 2023 RTÉ Short Story Special at Pavilion Theatre in Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin, where the 10 shortlisted writers and two of the judges Ferdia MacAnna and Kathleen MacMahon (Claire Kilroy could not join us on the night) discussed the inspiration for the writers stories and the creative end result.
Also on the night were live music and performances from leading actors, and the winning writers were announced.
You can listen-back to this special programme on the Arena webpage here
All 10 stories are also available to read on the RTÉ Culture website here