Seán Ó Faoláin International Short Story Competition 2025
By: Munster Literature CentreLast update:
Applicant criteria
NationalityNo specific nationality required
Age
- No specific age required
Gender
- Both
Opportunity criteria
Opportunity FieldForeign Languages and Literature
Opportunity description
The Munster Literature Centre, a non-profit arts organisation based in Cork city, Ireland, announces the Seán Ó Faoláin International Short Story Competition 2025. The competition is open to everyone.
The competition is open to original, unpublished, and unbroadcast short stories in the English language of 3,000 words or fewer. The story can be on any subject, in any style.
Entry Fee: 19 € per story.
Prizes:
- 1st prize: 2,000 €, publication in the literary journal Southword.
- 2nd prize: 500 €, and publication.
- Four Runners-Up: 400 €, and publication.
For more information, please visit the official competition website.
Benefits
Winners will receive cash prizes and publication of their stories in a literary journal.
Eligibility criteria
Stories must be original, unpublished, unbroadcast short stories in English, and not exceed 3,000 words.