Bibliofemme News

The first prize of a Waterford Crystal trophy and a cheque for 3,000 was presented to Martin Malone, Kildare Town for his short story The Mango War. Over the past few years Martin has published three novels Us, After Kafra and The Broken Cedar. Martin was twice nominated for a Hennessey Award and has won the John B. Keane/Sunday Independent Fiction Award at Listowel Writer's Week in 2002 for his first novel Us.

Second prize went to Walking Toby by Geraldine Mills, Rosscahill, Co. Galway. The third prize winner Glimpse by James Moynihan, Kanturk, Co. Cork. James was short-listed for The Francis Mac Manus Awards last year.

This competition for original short stories for radio commemorates the distinguished broadcaster and novelist Francis Mac Manus (1909 - 1965) who was a major influence in encouraging writers and developing radio as a medium for the expression of ideas and the promotion of new writing. This is the 19th year of the competition.

All of the winning stories will be broadcast on RTÉ Radio 1 over the coming months starting with the winning entry this coming June.

Shortlist
(1) Alienation by Gerardine Burke, Claremorris, Co. Mayo.
(2) The Agadir Plage Photographer by Muhammad Hassan, Dublin 14.
(3) Say It With Flowers by Joe Kearney, Enniskerry, Co. Wicklow.
(4) Little Fawn No More by Cyril Kelly, Drumcondra, Dublin 9.
(5) The Show Ends by Irene Rose Ledger, Glasthule, Co. Dublin.
(6) Net Results by John Lawlor, Skerries, Co. Dublin.
(7) The Mango War by Martin Malone, Kildare.
(8) Glimpse by James Moynihan, Kanturk, Co. Cork.
(9) Walking Toby by Geraldine Mills, Rosscahill, Co. Galway.
(10) The Retro Feminists by Breda Nathan, Glasnevin, Dublin 11.
(11) War Song by Billy O'Callaghan, Douglas, Cork.
(12) A Little Piece of Dublin by Aran Rafferty, Marino, Dublin 3.
(13) My Soul Is A Horse by Padraig Standun, Tuar Mhic Eadaigh, Co. Maigh Eo.

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