From the Well 2021 Short Story Competition open for submissions

Cork County Council Library and Arts Service has launched it’s annual From the Well short story competition for 2021. The highly regarded literary competition is now in its 17th year and is open to registered library members who are over 18.

Twenty stories will be selected for inclusion in the 17th edition of the From the Well short story anthology, while the winning story and two others will feature in the 2021 West Cork Literary Festival.

Mayor of the County of Cork welcomed the opening of submissions saying,

“We are a community of storytellers and wordsmiths, and the richness of life in County Cork is a great source of pride, solidarity and inspiration. The From the Well anthology is one way that we recognise and respect the great writers among us. I wish all entrants the best of luck in the competition and every success in their future creative endeavours.”

Applications should be submitted online through YourCouncil.ie before the closing date of Thursday 1st April at 4:00 p.m.

For further information about the competition, contact Cork County Council’s Arts Office at arts@corkcoco.ie