Announcing the launch of the KBC Dalkey Short Story Competition
30 May 2012
Announcing the launch of the KBC Dalkey Short Story Competition
The 3rd annual Dalkey Book Festival is bigger and better than ever and kicks off on June 15th.
For three days, books of every kind will be celebrated and brought to life by their authors. This year, we are very excited to launch a terrific new short story competition in association with KBC Bank. We’re looking for stories on the subject of ‘Summertime’. If you’re under 13 (the best age for writers, we think) send us your masterpiece! A prizewinner will be selected in each category (9 and under and 10-13yrs).
Both winners will receive books equal to the height of a Dalkey goat, as well as Weekend festival tickets (subject to availability) for the winner and their family to the festival and lunch with the children’s authors and a two night family stay with dinner in Fitzpatrick’s Castle Hotel!
Pictured to launch the new childrens competition are Dara Deering, Executive Director, KBC Bank (left) Ireland and Sian Smyth, Festival Director, Dalkey Book Festival (right).
Dara Deering, Executive Director of KBC Bank Ireland said, "This is a fantastic initiative which KBC Bank is very proud to support. There will be lots of Summertime reading from this competition which I am looking forward to! The best of luck to all the talented boys and girls who take pen to paper. We look forward to hearing about the winners in a few weeks' time."
Click here to visit the Application Page
This year, our children’s festival is bigger than ever with bestselling authors like Derek Landy, the author of the Skulduggery Pleasant series who has sold 17 million books. Multi-talented author and actor Pauline McLynn will be talking about her latest book as will children’s authors Alan Early and Judi Curtin. Author of over 40 books , Gordon Snell, will be talking about the magic of words and we also have Nicola Pierce, Sarah Webb and Anna Carey. For illustrators, there will be a comic workshop with Alan Nolan and there’ll be drawing with the hugely popular Chris Judge.
For more information and to book tickets online see dalkeybookfestival.org.
Ticket prices for children are very reasonable and range from €5 to €7
Box Office opens 28 May at 20 Railway Road, Dalkey; telephone booking on 089 472 6756
