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Creative Writing Ink Competition Winners
Thanks again to everyone who entered our December writing competition. Congratulations to Jonathan Cooper, Sheffield, United Kingdom who is the winner of our December poetry competition for his poem ”Windy Day” and to Rose Kelland, Suffolk, United Kingdom who is the winner of our short story competition for her story,”Jessie” You can read more over at http://creativewriting.ie/creative-writing-ink-journal-2/
November Poetry & Short Story Competition Winners
Congratulations to C.R. Redd and Nora Hegarty who are the winners of our November poetry and short story competitions. You can read both winning entries over at http://bit.ly/nGvMC0
Creative Writing Ink Quarterly Competition Winner
Congratulations to Amanda Bowden who is the winner of our August-October 2011 quarterly competition! You read Amanda’s short story “Papier Mache Doll” at http://creativewriting.ie/creative-writing-ink-journal-2/
September Poetry & Short Story Competition Winners
The winners of our September short story and poetry competitions are listed below. Congratulations to Susan and Henry!
September Poetry Competition Winner
Susan Morgan, Newry, Northern Ireland – “Guzelyurt”
September Short Story Competition Winner
Henry St.Leger-Davey, Winchester, England
I went to the beach today
I start to feel uncomfortable, sitting here still. Her damp cheeks make me want to stand up; push the world over; dismiss it; throw it away; reject it; tell it something must be wrong with it; tell it that it’s failing; make it see that its purpose, whether it doesn’t include her or me (or is one of those ‘the point is there’s no point’ so-zen-it’s-crazy mentalities), can’t possibly be doing its job right when she, she is sitting here at the edge of this wooden platform with her frame collapsing into her stomach and her sobs sinking ever deeper into her chest with each rush of salt sliding down the bridge of her nose, manoeuvring over and around the resigned freckles in its path, palely dotted like the careless afterthought of a painter flicking the last specks of orange off his brush. The way they rest on her, parallel to the curved hoods of her eyes, reminds me of the faint caresses prodded into the sand by the first dozen drops of February rain (who goes to the beach in February?).
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Creative Writing Ink August Competition Winners
Congratulations to Amanda Bowden, Bristol England who is the winner of our August short story competition, for her story, “Papier Mache Doll.” And to Annie Lang, Sheffield, England, the winner of our August poetry competition for her poem, “The Midnight Poet.”
You can read the winning entries on our Creative Writing Ink Journal page at http://creativewriting.ie/creative-writing-ink-journal-2
Creative Writing Courses Ireland
You can view our new schedule of courses and relevant dates at http://creativewriting.ie/online-writing-courses/
Our new schedule of online courses includes;
1. Beginners Creative Writing with Adam Wyeth (6 weeks)
2. Intermediate Creative Writing with Adam Wyeth (8 weeks)
3. Advanced Creative Writing with Geraldine Mills (6 weeks)
4. Writing for Children with Oisin McGann (6 weeks)
5. Beginners Poetry with Afric McGlinchey (6 weeks)
6. Intermediate Poetry with Afric McGlinchey (6 weeks)
7. Advanced Poetry with Afric McGlinchey (6 weeks)
8. Screenwriting with Anne Barrett (6 weeks)
9. Memoir Writing with Ivy Bannister (6 weeks)
10. How to Blog with Niamh Griffin (4 weeks)
11. Social Media for Writers with Olive O’Brien (3 weeks)
For more detailed information on each course, please visit our website at www.creativewriting.ie
Quarterly Competition Winner
Congratulations to Vesna McMaster, of Merewether Heights, NSW, Australia who is the winner of our quarterly competition. You can read Vesna’s winning entry over at our Creative Writing Ink Journal page.
Beginners Creative Writing Course
Our next Beginners Creative Writing course starts on August 22nd with Adam Wyeth. It runs for 6 weeks and costs €150.00.
You can find out more at http://creativewriting.ie/beginners-creative-writing-2/
Writing for Children Course with Oisin McGann
We have set a new date for Oisin McGann’s writing for children course which will begin on September 5th 2011. Places are limited to 12, so early booking is advisable!
More information at http://creativewriting.ie/writing-for-children-course/
Creative Writing Ink July Competition Winners
Congratulations to C.R. Redd, North Somerset England who is the winner of our July short story competition for the story ”The White Hart” and to Henry St. Leger-Davey, of Winchester, England who is the winner of our July poetry competition for his poem,”Just not as they ought to be.”
We will release details of the winner of our quarterly competition in our next newsletter.
In the meantime, you can read the winning entries on our Writers Resources page at http://creativewriting.ie/creative-writing-ink-journal-2/
Creative Writing Ink June Competition Winners
Congratulations to Mandy Taggart, Coleraine, Northern Ireland who was the winner of our June short story competition, for her story, “Butterfly Cakes.” And Peter Branson, South Cheshire, England was the winner of our June poetry competition for his poem, “Letting Go.”
You can read the winning entries on our Creative Writing Ink Journal page at http://creativewriting.ie/creative-writing-ink-journal-2
Creative Writing Ink Competition Winners
Congratulations to Vesna McMaster, New South Wales, Australia and Cynthia Baculi-Condez, Pasig City, Philippines who are the winners of our May poetry and short story competitions.
In addition, the winner of our quarterly competition (February-April 2011) is Nicholas Beaumont, Lincoln, England.
You can read the winning entries on our Writers Resources page at http://creativewriting.ie/writers-resources/
Quarterly Competition Winner
Congratulations to Nicholas Beaumont who is the winner of our quarterly competition, February-April 2011. You can read the winning entry here
Creative Writing Ink April Competition Winners
Congratulations to Tom Nash, Cornwall, England and Nicholas Beaumont, Lincoln, England who are the winners of our April short story and poetry competitions.
You can read the winner entries over at our Writers Resources page.
New Online Courses
We have set a new date for Oisin McGann’s writing for children course which will begin on September 26th 2011. Places are limited to 12, so early booking is advisable!
More information at http://creativewriting.ie/writing-for-children-course/
We have set up a new Advanced Poetry course which starts on May 3rd with Afric McGlinchey http://creativewriting.ie/advanced-poetry-course/. Congratulations are in order too as it was announced this month that Afric is the winner of this year’s Hennessy Poetry Award. Our beginners and intermediate courses also begin on the 3rd and all courses run for 6 weeks. More info at http://creativewriting.ie/online-writing-courses/