Short Story Competition 2024 - Results!

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​A massive thank you to everyone who entered our writing competition. Your imagination is incredible. If you didn't make the short list or the prizes, don't be too disappointed. The standard was impressively high. 

The short listed stories were:

Bloody Tin Can by Elena Stain

Broken Skin by Sarah Bower

The Scuffèd Heart (La Vie Sans Rose) by Gareth Bartaby

TheTale of Falling through the Hedge by Gareth Bartaby

Between the Lines by Andrea Burns

Fairytale Casting by Marian Myers

Transformation by Liam Smith

Corpus Christi by Petra McNulty

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It was a difficult decision but our judge Lisa Eveleigh decided on the following winners

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(Click on titles to read the winning stories below)

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First Prize (€70) to Sarah Bower's Broken Skin.

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Second Prize (€30) to Petra McNulty's Corpus Christi.

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Third Prize (a copy of 'Into the Woods') to Gareth Bartaby's The Scuffèd Heart (La Vie Sans Rose).

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Once again, thank you to everyone who makes Mani Lit Fest so special. We hope 2025 brings you good books and even better friends!

 

With all best wishes,

Theresa & Mel