Programme

The 11th International Fish Short Story Prize


Project Partner:
West Cork Literary Festival

Contact:
www.fishpublishing.com & www.westcorkmusic.com

Venue: Bantry House, Bantry, Co. Cork

West Cork Literary Festival
Date: 25 June - 1 July 2005

Fish Short Story Prize Awards Ceremony
Date: 29 June 2005

Project Description:
In 2005, the Fish Short Story Prize featured a top prize of € 10,000 and saw the launch of the Fish Anthology 2005 with readings from the winning entrants. The Fish Short Story Prize Awards Ceremony took place in Bantry House during the West Cork Literary Festival. The West Cork Literary Festival provided week-long workshops and one-day seminars and included readings by Nobel Prize winner Seamus Heaney, Booker nominee David Mitchell (‘Cloud Atlas’), Conal Creedon, Thomas McCarthy, Imelda Maguire, Denise Blake, John O'Leary, Eugene Daly, and Sean Lusk. There was a variety of Fringe activities and music. The West Cork Literary Festival was run concurrently with the West Cork Chamber Music Festival.