About the festival:

In 2000, the Munster Literature Centre organised the first Frank O'Connor International Short Story Festival, an event dedicated to the celebration of the short story and named for one of Cork's most beloved authors. The festival showcases readings, literary forums and workshops. Following continued growth and additional funding, the Cork City - Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award was introduced in 2005, coinciding with Cork's designation as that year's European Capital of Culture. The award is now recognised as the single biggest prize for a short story collection in the world and is presented at the end of the festival.

In 2002, the Munster Literature Centre introduced the Seán Ó Faoláin Short Story Prize, an annual short story competition dedicated to one of Ireland's most accomplished story writers and theorists. This too is presented during the short story festival. The centre also hosts the Cork Spring Poetry Festival each year.

www.munsterlit.ie

Cork International Short Story Festival Media Coverage

Munster Literature Centre

Websites

Cork International Short Story Festival coverage

West Cork Guide informational page on the festival.

Frank O'Connor Short Story Competition coverage

Wayne Price's Furnace longlisted for prize. (Freight Books)

Curtis Brown Literary Agency annouces the longlist.

Johanna Skibsrud mentions her longlisting on her home page.

Seán Ó Faoláin Short Story Competition coverage

Notice in the Iowa Review about competition entries.

Blogs

Frank O'Connor Short Story Competition coverage

Excellent books-blog, Rob Around Books, covers the FOC longlisting.

Tania Hershman on her longlisting at Red Room and at Tania Writes.

Smoked Meat longlisted for FOC Award. (Flambard Press)

Festival workshops coverage

Tania Hershman promotes the Flash Fiction workshop at her blog Tania Writes.

Nuala Ní Chonchúir mentions our Short Stories for Beginners at Women Rule Writer.