Following on from my being highly commended in the Irish Writers’ Centre Novel Fair Competition in January, I have been given an Honourable Mention in the Labello Press Leonard A. Koval Memorial Prize for my short story The Shawl. Details of the winning and shortlisted stories are here. Congratulations to them all! It’s a shame to miss out on being in the Gem Street anthology, but at the same time it’s reassuring that my work was in the frame going into the final stages of the judging process.
It’s also great to see another independent publisher setting up in Ireland and championing the short story form. Kudos goes to Deborah McMenamy who is the brains and the courage behind Labello Press.
In other news, I’m glad to report that my short poem Gerry Asleep will be featured in Cancan Poezine issue #3 in March. Cancan looks like a really interesting magazine, edited and produced by the very talented poet Kit Fryatt who is the driving force behind wurm im apfel. Check it out!
Hi Brian, Well, I agree, you should feel reassured – they often say there’s only a whisper between a shortlistee and the winner. Well done on the Cancan publication – it does sound like an interesting magazine.
Thanks David. Cancan does sound a bit different, doesn’t it.