The winner in the fiction category and 2015 Over The Edge New Writer of
The Year is Paul Duffy from Wicklow for his short story 'Redolence'. Paul
receives a cash prize of €700 and his short story manuscript will be read by Doire
Press. Paul will be a Featured Reader at an Over The Edge: Open Reading during
the first half of 2016. Paul also receives a basket of books from Kenny’s
Bookshop.
The poetry winner is Bennett McNiff from Drogheda, for his poem 'Stavrogin in Iceland'. Bennett receives
a cash prize of €300; his poetry manuscript will be read by Salmon Poetry.
Runners up and highly commended in Poetry:
2nd place: Rachel Coventry from
Galway for ‘What Did I Do To Deserve You’
3rd place: Paul McCarrick from
Athlone for ‘Thanks to the Internet’.
Runners up and highly commended in Fiction:
2nd place: Dermot Duffy from
Dublin for ‘Luke Kelly’s Bones’.
3rd place: Michelle Coyne from Galway for ‘The
Sniper’
You can read the shortlist here.
We thank our judge Dave Lordan and our sponsors: Charlie
Byrne’s Bookshop; Dock No, 1, ISupply Quay Street; Ward’s Hotel; Derek
Nolan TD; Clare Daly TD; and Kenny’s Bookshop & Gallery.