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Pictured: Alan McMonagle
Alan McMonagle has published two collections of short stories, Psychotic Episodes and Liar Liar, both nominated for the Frank O’Connor Award. Ithaca, his first novel, was published by Picador in 2017, and shortlisted for the Desmond Elliott Award for first novels, the Dublin Literary Award, and shortlisted for an Irish Book Award.
His second novel, Laura Cassidy’s Walk Of Fame, was published in 2020, is a comedy of delusion and hope against self-sabotaging hope. Laura Cassidy’s Walk Of Fame tells the story of a troubled soul desperate to find her place in life.
Alan McMonagle is a writer based in Galway. His stories have appeared in many journals in Ireland and North America, and he has read from his work at many festivals at home and abroad. He also writes for radio and has had four radio plays (Oscar Night, People Walking On Water, Shirley Temple Killer Queen and Pink Moon) produced and broadcast as part of RTE’s Drama on One season.
The 2023 Allingham Flash Fiction Competition is currently open for entries, with a deadline of 22 September. The winning entry will win a €300 prize, and the First-, Second-and Third-Place winners will read their work in an on-line Awards Ceremony on Friday, November 11.
Festival guests will include novelist Liz Nugent, broadcaster-broadcaster Sinead Crowley, soprano Regina Nathan, children's author Shane Hegarty, actor Sean McGinley and author, Sunday Miscellany favourite, Olive Travers.
Full details and entry forms for the Allingham Poetry and Flash Fiction Competitions are posted on-line at https://www.allinghamfestival.com/fiction-poetry- competitions.
The 2023 Allingham Festival will take place in Ballyshannon, Co Donegal, from 8-12 November. Headline events will include a conversation with best-selling author Liz Nugent, a concert by soprano Regina Nathan, an interview with veteran actor Sean McGinley, and a big-screen viewing of The Deepest Breath.
Festival information is posted on-line at www.allinghamfestival.com.
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