Would
you like to take part in an International writing competition and help
raise funds for a good cause at the same time? The winner
will receive a limited edition, handcrafted piece of Innisfree Crystal.
Innisfree Crystal is produced in Sligo, Ireland to the highest world standard.
Cloonacool is a small rural parish
in County Sligo in the West of Ireland. The community works hard to preserve
and maintain its culture and identity of which it has a long and proud
tradition. At the present time the people of the area are in the process
of building a Community and Games Park. This park will be a centre for
games, recreation and social events within the parish. All funds raised
from the running of this competition will go towards the development of
this park.
Pieces
should be of no more than 500 words.
Entries
must be clearly written. 
The
name and address of the author should be sent on a separate sheet.
The
entry fee is £3 or $5. There is no limit to the amount of entries
per person.
An
entry fee must accompany each entry.
No
entry form is needed.
You
must enclose a SAE or International Reply Coupon. 
A
panel of experienced and award-winning writers will judge the competition.
Their
decision will be final.
No
correspondence will be entered into concerning results.
Cheques
should be made payable to ‘The Cloonacool Park Development Fund’.
Closing
date for entry is November 30th 1998. 
The
winner will be notified as soon as possible after December 8th 1998.
Arrangements
will then be made for presentation of the prize prize.
All
peices must be under the title "There was a field".
Submissions
of work will be considered an acceptance of these rules.
Send
entries to, Pat McCarrick, P O Box 5000, Tubbercurry, Co. Sligo, Ireland.
