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The Lonely Voice: Short Story Introductions

Since its inaugural month in January 2010, the Lonely Voice has introduced over twenty of Ireland's best new short story writing talent to the public through its monthly competition and readings. Here is a list of the winners so far for each month and the guest judges that anonymously selected the winning writers:

Month Guest Judge Winning Writers and Stories

January '10

Jack Harte

Aideen Henry- Oculoterra

  Annemarie Neary- The Exchange
Mary O'Shea- Enclosed Orders
Niamh Bagnell- White Room
   
February '10
Catherine Phil MacCarthy

David Murray- School's Out

  Megan Stack- Between the Notes
Monica Strina- The Fisherman
Susan O'Keeffe- The Sasanach
   
March '10
Anthony Glavin

Brian Kirk- That Day

  Mark Kilroy- Alterations
Pat O'Connor- Sex for the Organism
Tony Devlin- Coronary Care
   
April '10

Molly McCloskey

Anne Harris- Requiem
  Jan Carson- My Oldest Memory
Orla Price- The Butterfly House
Susan Lanigan- Amazon
   
May '10
Michael O'Loughlin
Cathy Sweeney- The Web
  David Cahill- Until Tomorrow
Elizabeth Reapy- Moving Statues
Pat O'Connor- Don't Start Reading this Story
September '10
Arlene Hunt
Alan Bradley- They Were Here
  Antain MacLochlainn- Vacancy
Cathy Sweeney- The Woman with Too Many Mouths
   
October '10 John Givens Trisha McKinney - The Night Shift
Laura Peters - Begging Times
Niall Quinn - The Shopkeeper
David Mohan - The Colour of Maps
     
November '10 Emer Martin

Stephen Wade - The Land of the Ever Young

Frances Macken - Spirit Safari
Michael Donohue - Swimming Pool

A.M. Cousins - Soft Child

     
January '11 Kevin Barry Mary Costello - Man in the Moon
Liz McSkeane - Leopold' Violin
Alan McMonagle - Bleeding Boy
Eddie Stack - Mr. Jones
       
  February '11 Michael O'Ruairc Jamie O'Connell
John O'Donnell
Paul O'Reilly
Celeste Fahy
       
  March '11 Nessa O'Mahoney Rona Fitzgerald
Brian Kirk
Pauline Burges
Catriona Campbell
       
  April '11 Jack Harte Celeste Auge - Mammary World
Louise M. Phillips - Hello
Finbar Rafferty - The Tormentor
Patrick Fitzgerald - Nebraska
       
  May '11 Catherine Dunne Seán Ferrick - Larry
Gabriel Fulcher - The Shawl
Andrew Fox - Seven Steps Home
Mark Kilroy - Spike


     
  June '11 Leo Cullen Sarah Gilmartin
Deirdre McClay
Orla Fay
Guy Barriscale


     
  July '11 Alan Jude Moore Ron Woods
Niamh Mac Allister
Damian Cunniffe
Joe McKiernan
       
  August '11 Anthony Glavin Carmel McMahon
Ardin Lalui
Siobhán Mannion
Eddie Hearne
       
  September '11 Chris Binchy Mary Healy
Cathy Sweeney
Colm Reynor
Pearse Murray
       
Winners October '11

October
'11

John McKenna Sheela Armstrong
Maebh Culhane
Mary Rose McCarthy
Carol Brick
 
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