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Welcome to our Web site!
We are Lucan Creative Writers Group, a collective of aspiring authors and poets based in Lucan, Dublin, Ireland.
Our aim with this site is to share with you some of our writing, to let you know what we've achieved, and to provide links to useful websites and competitions. We're just up and running, so be sure to check us out again in the near future as the site is added to and updated.
If you've any thoughts you want to share, feel free to send us an email.
Latest News
- August - October 2009:
Continuing his remarkable year David Mohan has been winning every award going it seems! Not content with a commendation in the IYeats awards, and taking second place in the 2009 Sean O'Faolain Short Story Awards, last week he was awarded the Over the Edge New Writer of the Year Award. Well done David!
We have to also congratulate Liam Aungier who has also been doing the Lucan Writers very proud. Not only has he had a poem, From the Irish, in Southword, but he has had another poem The Willow Tree chosen for inclusion in the textbook Spotlight 1 (published by Gill & Macmillan). School children will soon be enjoying his work!
Back in August, Tríona and Niamh made up two thirds of the Poetry Divas at this years Castle Palooza festival reading their poetry on the main stage to enraptured crowds. Niamh and Colm also kept the festival vibe going appearing at Electric Picnic, enjoying very successful readings.
Well done everyone!
- 3rd July 2009:
Huge congrats to Louise, Tríona and David who swept the boards at this year's Jonathan Swift Awards, presented in Saggart on 21st June. Louise won first prize in the Short Story category, closely followed by Tríona in the runner-up spot, while David took runner-up in the Poetry category. Well done all!
- 20th May 2009:
Well done to Joan O'Flynn and Tríona Walsh - both shortlisted in the Malahide Library Centenary Short Story competition. Neither of them won, but they're happy just to be recognised!
Also here are some more details on David Mohan's recent Hennessy Award wins: some photos from the awards presentation and a piece that appeared in The Irish Times a couple of weeks ago talking about David's success and the utterly crucial role we had in his victory. :)
David with his New Irish Writer award
David with fellow award-winners Kevin Power (Emerging Fiction category) and Eimear Ryan (First Fiction category)
Irish Times, 2 May 2009
- 29th April 2009:
Massive congratulations to David Mohan, the big winner at this year's Hennessy X.O. New Irish Writing awards! David won both the Emerging Poetry category and the overall title of Hennessy X.O New Irish Writer of 2008!
Also, a very honourable mention for Colm Keegan, nominated also for the Hennessy, in the Emerging Fiction category. Truly, we are not worthy to have two such tremendous talents in our midst!
- 11th November 2008:
Group member Colm Keegan has a short play at the next Shoestring Collective evening on Sat Nov 22nd. The venue is James Joyce Centre, North Great Georges Street, Dublin 1. Tickets €10 (available at the door only) gives you admission to Colm's play plus a full evening's entertainment from the Collective. Bargain!
- 14th October 2008:
Added details of the Francis MacManus Awards and Davy Byrnes Irish Writing Award to the Competitions page.
- 17th September 2008:
Details of the Mitchelstown International Short Story Competition 2008 have just been added to the Competitions page.
- 16th September 2008:
Colm Keegan has been chosen as a runner-up in this year's Sean O'Faolain Short Story Competition for his story "A Nighttime Crackle". The story will be published in Southword next December. There were over 700 entries for the competition this year - the highest ever. Southword decided to have eight runners-up instead of just four this year. Full results will be announced at the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Festival on Saturday September 20th.
- 3rd September 2008:
David Mohan has had a poem selected for the Oxfam Poetry Calendar for the second year running.Last year's calendar sales raised over €9,000 for Oxfam Ireland's work overseas. This year David's poem will rub shoulders with work from guest poets such as Moya Cannon, Patrick Deeley, Eamon Grennan, Vona Groarke, Dave Lordan and Eilean Ni Chuileanain.
- 18th July 2008:
Congrats to Louise who has just found out that she was shortlisted for this year's Molly Keane Creative Writing Award, for her moving short story 'A Part of Me'.
- 15th July 2008:
Well done to Niamh who organised and supervised (with two helpers) a 'day out' for the Teen Writers Group. They climbed Killiney Hill, had a meal at Mao's, and a dramatic experience with 'Fifty Ways to Leave Dun Laoire'. They were full up of food, fresh air and fears of the moving bag before they left the Pavilion area for home. I'm sure they will remember it forever - or at least until next meeting... Well done Niamh! - 26th June 2008:
We are thrilled to announce that Tríona's story The White Mulberry won 1st prize in the Prose section of the Jonathan Swift awards last weekend. Congrats Tríona! - 13th June 2008:
3 group members (Joan O'Flynn, Tríona Walsh & David Mohan) have just had stories shortlisted for this year's Jonathan Swift Creative Writing Awards. The ceremony will be on Saturday 21st June in Saggart Heritage Centre, Dublin. Best of luck everyone! - 4th May 2008:
Group member David Mohan has had 2 poems published in the Sunday Tribune's New Irish Writing. This achievement will also see him shortlisted for the prestigious Hennessy Awards. Congrats David! - 13th March 2008:
Lucan Writers Group win second place in the National Writers Group Award 2008!