KENMARE CONNECTED
SHORT STORY COMPETITION
Submissions close 30 May 2025

Kenmare Connected Short Story Competition
Celebrate Kenmare’s Spirit Through Your Story!

 

Submissions open until 30 May 2025

 

The Kenmare Chronicle and Mill Cove Gallery warmly invite everyone connected to Kenmare to take part in our Short Story Competition, inspired by the theme:
 

“Our yesterdays, today, and tomorrows.”

 

Please include a related photograph with your story if possible.

 

Important Dates

• Submissions open

• Deadline: 30 May 2025

• Shortlist announcement: 11 July 2025

• Celebration event: 6 August 2025 at the Carnegie Arts Centre
   

Competition Details

• Eligibility: Open to everyone aged 18 and older

• Story length: 500 to 1500 words

• Submission fee: €10 (non-refundable) (Administration Charge €1.00)*

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Prizes

• Winner: €400

• Second place: €200

• Third place: €100

 

A shortlist of stories will be published in an anthology, launched on 6 August at the Carnegie Arts Centre

 

Guidelines for Submissions

• Originality: Stories must be original, unpublished, and fully authored by the participant (no AI-generated content).

• Language: Submissions must be in English, or accompanied by an English translation if written in another language.

• Format: Submit as a Microsoft Word file (.doc or .docx).

• Optional: include a related photo, drawing, or painting. Stories should be double-spaced, in 12-point Times New Roman or similar font, with numbered pages.

 

Submission Options

1. Entry: Send your story, entry form and payment - click the button below
    

2. Enter by email to  kenmareconnected@gmail.com, a payment link will be sent to you

3. By Post or Hand Delivery:

   • Print your story without your name.

   • Include your details on the official entry form.

Send your entry with the fee to:
Kenmare Connected
Mill Cove Gallery
21 Main Street, Kenmare
Co. Kerry V93 KW68​

Judging and Results

• All entries will be judged anonymously.

• Winners and shortlisted writers will be notified by email or text and announced on the festival website

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* There is no administration charge if you submit directly to Mill Cove Gallery

 

Publication and Copyright

• Winning and shortlisted stories will be published in an anthology

·       Recognition: Winning and commended stories will be celebrated at a public reading event during the Kenmare Arts Festival at the Carnegie Arts Centre, Kenmare.

·       Publication: Selected stories, including category winners, will be published in a printed anthology. Submission of an entry grants The Kenmare Chronicle permission to include the work in the anthology and related public readings or online features. Personal information will be retained only for the duration of the competition and publication process.

·       Copyright: Copyright remains with the author. However, by entering, participants grant The Kenmare Chronicle a non-exclusive license to publish and publicly present the submitted work in connection with the competition.

 

Data Protection

·       Personal information, including name, address, and email, will be processed following applicable data protection laws.

·       By entering the competition, participants agree to be contacted regarding the results.

 

Additional Notes

·       Retention of Entries: Submissions will not be returned. Please retain a copy of your work.

·       Publication Timeline: Submissions will be made from 7 April to 30 May 2025, followed by editing, arrangement, and publication of the anthology in time for the Kenmare Arts Festival 2025.

 

We look forward to reading your stories and celebrating your creativity!

For inquiries, please contact us at: kenmareconnected@gmail.com