The inaugural ‘Flash Fiction ‘ competition was kindly sponsored by North Cork Co-Op Ltd.
Congratulations to all the winners in both the adult and junior sections.
Adult Winners
First: ‘The Pest’ by Geraldine McCarthy.
Click to read The Pest
Geraldine McCarthy lives in west Cork and has been writing flash fiction and short stories for a year and a half. Her work has appeared in The Fable Online, Seven Deadly Sins: YA Anthology (Gluttony), The Incubator Journal and Scarlet Leaf Review.
Runner Up: ‘The Bangor Boat’s Away’ by Sinead Slattery.
Click to read The Bangor boat’s away
Sinead Slattery’s Biography:
Born in Co. Down and grew up in Belfast. Trained as a Primary School teacher. I moved to Dublin and on to Cork when I got married. I am now retired and live with my husband in Glanmire, Co. Cork. We have four adult sons. I was runner-up in the Michael McLaverty short story competition in November 2016 and have been longlisted twice in the RTE/Penguin competition. I was longlisted last year for the Colm Toibin short story award and shortlisted for the James Plunkett Memorial award.
Junior Winners
Click on the links to read
Finding My Family by Calum Carroll
The Titanic – My Story by Kallum Young