diarmuidfitzgerald

Eight Poems Shortlisted

Eight Poems Shortlisted in the Blue Nib Chapbook Contest

Eight poems of mine where shortlisted as Highly Commended in the Blue Nib Chapbook Poetry Contest IV 2018. Helen Mort, the poet, was the judging poet. I found out a few weeks ago. I am delighted. There were many submissions so to get Highly Commended is a great accolade. Thanks to the Blue Nib. Please click on the link to read more. https://thebluenib.com/announcing-the-winners-of-chapbook-contest-five

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I am a poetry and prose writer. I write poetry, haiku, short stories as well as novels. My first collection of haiku and tanka poetry Thames Way was published in 2015 by Alba Publishing (www.albapublishing.com). A Thousand Sparks, which is my second collection of haiku was published in 2018, also by Alba Publishing. A poem of mine won 2nd place in the Ballyroan Library Competition 2018. I won the Individual Artist Bursary from South Dublin County Council 2018. I won a scholarship to attend the Yeats Summer School 2018 in Sligo. Eight poems of mine were Highly Commended in the Blue Nib Chapbook Contest IV in 2019. In 2019 two poems were published in Poetry 24 and five poems and a short story were published in Mustang Bally anthology. A poem is forthcoming with Impossible Archetype, an LGBTQ journal.

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