Cavan Crystal/Windows Publications
18th National Student & Adult Poetry Competition
Closing date: March 31st
Adjudicators: Heather Brett and Noel Monahan
Windows Publications, in association with Cavan Crystal, is pleased to announce the opening of their 18th National Poetry Competition.
In addition to cash prizes in each category the winner will be presented with a beautiful and much coveted Cavan Crystal goblet sponsored by Cavan Crystal Design.
This year, Windows editors Heather Brett and Noel Monahan are incorporating an adult category into the competition, which they do every three years. The first prize for each of the student categories is €100 or equivalent and in the adult category 1st prize is €500.
Rules for Student Competition:
Entry to this competition is free. Entrant details (name, age, school or contact number) must be clearly marked on the BACK of each entry if posting work or at the end of the work if sending by email. Poems should NOT have been published before or won a prize in any other competition, and must be the student’s OWN work.
Competition entries will also be accepted on line as well as by post. Send entries to heatherbrett22@hotmail.com or by post to Cavan Crystal Hotel, Dublin Rd., Co Cavan clearly stating which category you are entering for.
Junior Category-
Open to all students aged 10-13 throughout Ireland in primary or national school education or equivalent.
Senior Category-
Open to all students aged 13-18 throughout Ireland in second level education or equivalent.
Irish language Category-
Open to all students in Ireland between 10 and 18.
Best Overall Schools –
All school entries are automatically entered.
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Rules for Adult Competition:
The competition is open to all persons in Ireland or elsewhere, over the age of 19 on May 20th 2010 and can only be entered by posting entries to Cavan Crystal/Windows Poetry Competition, Adult Category, Cavan Crystal Hotel Dublin Rd.,Cavan. Details (name, address and contact number) must NOT appear on the poems entered, but must be on a separate sheet.
Poems should NOT have been published before or won a prize in any other competition.
The entry fee is €10 for each three poems entered. (Please make cheques or postal orders payable to Windows Publications.) It is a condition of this competition that winning poets make themselves available to come and read their work at the Awards Ceremony in Cavan Crystal Hotel on Thursday May 20th 2010 at 8pm. A shortlist of winners will appear by the beginning of May.
For any enquiries please ring 0860650908.
Editors Heather Brett and Noel Monahan are set to launch the ninth book in their Authors & Artists Introduction Series. The anthology has 30 contributors, over half of whom are participants of the Meath/Cavan Lit Lab writers group. The cover art work by Anne Harkin-Peterson. Click to enlarge cover image
Windows Publications Authors & Artists Introduction Series No 9
Launch Dates
Culturlann Centre, Falls Rd Belfast Wednesday 30th September at 7.00pm
Cavan Crystal Hotel, Dublin Road Cavan Thursday 1st October at 8pm
Longford Public Library Main St, Longford Thursday 1st October at 8pm
Set Theatre (Langton’s) John St., Kilkenny Monday 5th October at 8pm
Irish Writer’s Centre Parnell Sq., Dublin Wednesday 7th October at 8pm
Castle Arch Hotel, Summerhill Rd, Trim Thursday 8th October at 8pm
Honey Trap, Elena Duff and Aperture of Longing, Anne Harkin-Peterson
The event will also have an exhibition of the work of the three artists featured in the anthology, Elena Duff from Virginia now living in Berlin: Anne Harkin-Petersen from Tuam in Galway and Raymond Watson from Ballycastle in Co. Antrim.
‘well & bucket’ by Raymond Watson, ‘Push Lever – Release Egg’ by Elena Duff
From Ballycastle to Berlin –
New artists featured in Windows Publications.
Cavan Crystal Hotel Thursday 1st October at 8pm
Raymond Watson and Elena Duff are two of the artists in the new Windows anthology. Their styles could not be more different. Raymond, from Ballycastle and based in Belfast , has a stark and disturbing eye for this series of portrayals of Long Kesh prison. The paintings resonate absence loudly and conjure immense power to the ordinary paraphernalia of prison life…the scrap of letter or the water bottle. These paintings are just one of the facets of Raymond’s artistic career- he has travelled to many countries with art projects for students and in Belfast has just completed a Peace Flag initiative in several schools.
Elena Duff graduated from Dublin in 1995 and has lived in Virgina with her mother Honor Duff who also contributes to the anthology with her poetry. She currently resides in Berlin and her work is as she says herself…obsessive , complex and joyful. Stunning abstract forms in layers are woven through more natural shapes with a wonderful use of intense colour. Her titles are just as different…’Push lever …Release Egg’ is one of my favourite.
Both artists work can be seen during the launch of the 9th Authors & Artists Introduction Series when editor Heather Brett will be joined by guests Jack Keyes, Rita Kelly, Philip Casey and several contributors including Brendan Mc Cann, who will read from their work. Enquiries 086 0650908
Music for the event is also on the cards with a new duo called Emily’s Eldest comprising of Ben Tiernan and Eileen Tackney who are currently recording their debut album. Eileen, who is a music graduate of NUI Maynooth, is known for her arranging skills and along with Bens unusual songwriting talent the couple produce an uplifting and unique sound – praised by Sonny Condell of ‘Scullion’. Gigs have included the Le Cheile and Flat Lakes Festivals.
Reading in Cavan on the night will be Irene O Dea, Aisling Murtagh and Brendan McCannwith an address by Mr Jack Keyes, Cavan County Manager.
Guests alsdo include writer Rita Kelly from Kildare and novelist Philip Casey from Dublin who will be doing a lunchtime reading in Crannog Bookshop as part of All Ireland Poetry Day.
The evening will be hosted by Heather Brett and is the second of the six launches organised by Windows. Wine will be served and everyone is welcome.
Enquiries 086 0650908
All Ireland Poetry Day – Cavan Style
Great timing for Windows Publications Launches
Thursday 1st October :
Lunch-time reading with Rita Kelly & Philip Casey 1pm Crannog Bookshop
Afternoon workshop with Rita Kelly 4.30pm Johnston Central Library
Windows Authors & Artists No 9 Book launch 8pm Cavan Crystal Hotel
Philip Casey and Rita Kelly
All Ireland Poetry Day sponsored by Poetry Ireland with assistance from Cavan County Council aims to bring poetry and creativity just that little bit closer with a huge nationwide campaign to have poetry readings at local venues in every county in Ireland. Last year Fred Johnston and Mary O’ Donnell visited Cavan and joined Heather Brett for a lunchtime reading. This year Heather will introduce writers Rita Kelly and Philip Casey in Crannog bookshop at 1pm.
Rita – originally from Galway and living in Athy in Co Kildare is no stranger to Cavan – having once been Writer- in -Residence here. She writes poetry, fiction, drama and criticism in both Irish and English and has just completed an MA in Creative Writing at WIT.
This will be London-born Philip Casey’s first visit to Cavan. Philip grew up in Wexford but has lived in Dublin for the past 30 years. Philip is a novelist and poet with three novels and four collections published, the latest entitled ‘Dialogue in Fading Light’.
The Launch Dates again…
Culturlann Centre, Falls Rd Belfast Wednesday 30th September at 7.00pm
Cavan Crystal Hotel, Dublin Road Cavan Thursday 1st October at 8pm
Longford Public Library Main St, Longford Thursday 1st October at 8pm
Set Theatre (Langton’s) John St., Kilkenny Monday 5th October at 8pm
Irish Writer’s Centre Parnell Sq., Dublin Wednesday 7th October at 8pm
Castle Arch Hotel, Summerhill Rd, Trim Thursday 8th October at 8pm
