The keen and creative writers among you will be interested to know that the Roberts’ short story competition, organised by the People’s College, is now open for entries.

The competition was established to honour the memory of  Ruaidhrí Roberts, founder of the People’s College, and his wife, Nora Roberts.

Award winning novelist and poet Niamh Boyce will judge the stories. They can be about any subject or issue and limited to 2,500 words. The closing date for entries is 28^th February 2015 and an entry fee of €10 applies.

The cash prizes are €1,000 for the winning entry, with prizes of €750 and €500 for second and third place.

A shortlist will be published on the People’s College website in April 2015 and the winners will be announced by June next year. Winning stories will be published on the College website and the first prize winner will also be published in the People’s College 2015 newsletter.

For more information and an application form click HERE.