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Creative Writing Ink March Competition Winner

Congratulations to Vera Sugár, Roehampton, London who is the winner of our Creative Writing Ink March competition for her poem, “Optimism.” You can read the winning entry here. Mark Airlie, Joseph Burke and Emmy Todd were the shortlisted entrants. Thanks to everyone who entered and our April competition is still open.

Creative Writing Ink Competition Winner

Congratulations to Bill Hodson, York, England who is the winner of our February Creative Writing Ink Monthly Competition for his piece “Getting away from it all.” You can read the winning entry over at http://creativewriting.ie/creative-writing-ink-journal-2/

Creative Writing Ink Competition Winner

Congratulations to Pauline Murphy who is the winner of our January Creative Writing Ink Monthly Competition and you can read the winning entry over at http://creativewriting.ie/2013/02/14/creative-writing-ink-january-competition-winner/

Winner of Creative Writing Ink December Competition

Many thanks to everyone who entered our monthly writing competition and congratulations to Anne Goodwin who is the winner of our December competition for her piece, “Reflecting Queenie.”

Our January competition is still open and closes on the last day of the month. Remember, it’s free to enter and the winner will receive a gift voucher worth at least €100. We accept short stories or poetry. Word limit; 3,000 words, any theme. Full details over at http://creativewriting.ie/competitions-and-events/

Creative Writing Ink Competition Winner

Congratulations to Peter Branson who is the winner of our November Creative Writing Ink Monthly Competition for his poem “Conkers.” Thanks to everyone who entered our competition, the December competition is still open for submissions and will close on the 31st.

Creative Writing Ink October Competition Winner

Congratulations to Barry Carter, Hull, England who is the winner of our October writing competition for his piece, “Cemetery Rose.” You can read the winning entry over at http://creativewriting.ie/creative-writing-ink-journal-2/

Creative Writing Ink Monthly Competition Winner

Thanks to everyone who entered our competition and congratulations to Trisha McKinney who is the winner of our September Creative Writing Ink monthly competition. You can read more about our monthly competition over at http://creativewriting.ie/competitions-and-events/ and previous winning entries over at http://creativewriting.ie/creative-writing-ink-journal-2/

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We offer proofreading and editing services for essays, dissertations, theses and journal articles. Rates from €5.00 per 1,000 words. Please contact us at info@creativewriting.ie with a note of your word count and deadline date for a full quote. Rate depends on the editing required and the time frame involved.

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Creative Writing Ink Competition Winner – August

The winner of our August Creative Writing Ink competition is “The Rainy Day” by Martin Keaveney. You can read Martin’s story over at http://creativewriting.ie/2012/09/11/august-competition-winner/ Our September competition is open until September 30th 2012.

Creative Writing Ink Competition Winners

Congratulations to Celia Donoghue and Andrew Campbell-Kearsey who are the winners of the Creative Writing Ink short story and poetry competition (July). You can read the winning entries on our Creative Writing Ink Journal.

Creative Writing Ink June Competition Winners

Congratulations to Nicola Garrett, Co. Meath, Ireland who is the winner of our June short story competition for her story, “Duck a l’Orange” and to Marie Munnelly, Ireland the winner of our poetry competition for her poem, “Celestial Beings.” You can read both winning entries at http://creativewriting.ie/creative-writing-ink-journal-2/

Creative Writing Ink Competition Winners

Congratulations to Colm Reynor, Dublin who is the winner of our May short story competition for his story, “Luna” and to Juliet Wilson, the winner of our poetry competition for her poem, “Sleep Disturbed.” You can read both winning entries at http://creativewriting.ie/creative-writing-ink-journal-2/

Creative Writing Ink April Competition winners

Congratulations to Samuel Dodson, Warwick, England and to Bern Butler, Galway, Ireland who are the winners of our April short story and poetry competitions. You can read the winning entries over at http://creativewriting.ie/creative-writing-ink-journal-2/

Creative Writing Ink March Competition Winners

Congratulations to Joan Skura who is the winner of our March short story competition for her story “What Goes Around” and to Marie Munnelly who is the winner of our March poetry competition for her poem,”Love for a Sister.”

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 February Competition Winners