Calling All Poets and Writers

The Galway "Over the Edge" organisation is now open for submissions to its New Writer of the Year creative writing competition 2009. Open to poets and fiction writers, the total prize money is €1,000 with €300 each for the best fiction entry and the best poetry entry. One of these will then be chosen as the Over the Edge New Writer of the Year 2009 and receive an additional €400. The Edge New Writer of The Year will be a featured reader at a reading to be scheduled in Galway City Library in winter 2009/10. The closing date for entires is Monday, August 3rd 2009, with the winner announced on Sept 24th. For further details see http://overtheedgeliteraryevents.blogspot.com