The RTÉ Guide/Penguin Ireland Short Story Competition
Rules: All entries for the RTÉ Guide/Penguin Ireland Short Story Competition 2018 should be original, unpublished and previously not broadcast short stories in English, of 2,000 words or less. Paper manuscripts must be typed and cannot be returned. Entrant’s name and contact details (address, phone and/or email) should be on a separate page. There is no fee for entering the competition but only one entry is allowed per person. The deadline for this year’s competition is 6pm, Friday, June 15, 2018.
Send your entries to: RTÉ Guide/Penguin Ireland Short Story Competition 2018, PO Box 1480, RTÉ, Donnybrook, Dublin 4 or you can email to rteguidepenguin2018@gmail.com making sure to label your mail RTÉ Guide/Penguin Ireland Short Story Competition 2018.
RTÉ Radio 1 Short Story Competition (in honour of Francis MacManus)
The 2018 RTÉ Radio 1 Short Story Competition in honour of Francis MacManus is now accepting entries.We are seeking submissions of original, unpublished short stories, written for radio, of 1800 to 2000 words.
The writer of the first prizewinning story will receive 3000 euros, the second prizewinner 2000 euros and the third prizewinner 1000 euros.
Winners and shortlist will be announced by the end of September 2018. The top three stories and seven shortlisted stories will be broadcast on a two week season of new writing on RTÉ Radio 1 in the autumn. They will also be podcast.
The top three prizewinning stories will also be published in thejournal.ie.
Judges Cormac Kinsella, Sinéad Crowley and Danielle McLaughlin will select a shortlist of 10 stories, from which they will choose the top three prizewinners. The full shortlist of 10 stories will then be broadcast on RTÉ Radio 1 over two weeks in the autumn, read by some of Ireland’s leading actors.
The shortlist will be announced by the end of September 2018.
Find out more about the competition and its history.
How to enter
Please consult the Guidelines for all the competition rules, regulations, and where to send your story.
Submissions will be accepted by post only. You may email fmacmanusstories@rte.ie or phone 01-2083277, providing your name, phone number, and postal address, to request an entry form to be posted to you.
The closing date is Friday 8 June.
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