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Edna O’ Brien Award 2023 Scariff Community College
Last week we were honoured to have author Donal Ryan come to our school to present the SCC Edna O’Brien Awards 2023 Congratulations to our three Finalists, Ciara Cooney, Emily Chen and Eyla Lienhard. We are thrilled to welcome Donal and a host of other writers including Roisin Meaney, Luke Morgan and Fiona McGarry.
Congratulation to Eyla Lienhard winner of the 2023 Edna O’Brien Award for her poem, “Lost in Sound”.Eyla is the winner of the Edna O’Brien perpetual trophy, a beautiful bog oak sculpture created by local artist, Ian Kelly, 100euro cash and a place on a two day poetry-film workshop during the Mountshannon Arts Festival. Well done Eyla!
Copy of the Programme and the winning piece by Eyla and the two Highly commended enteries from Ciara Cooney and Emily Chen below. A very special thanks to Natasha Barton Photographer for the beautiful images she took on the day .
- Special guest Writer Luke Morgan chats to the students of Scariff Community College at The Edna O’Brien Award for Writing 2023
- Writer Donal Ryan from Nenagh Co Tipperary reads to the students of the Scariff Community College at The Edna O’Brien Award for Writing 2023
- Writer Donal Ryan from Nenagh Co Tipperary presents Emily Chen of Scariff Community College with her medal at The Edna O’Brien Award for Writing 2023
- Writer Donal Ryan from Nenagh Co Tipperary presents Ciara Cooney of Scariff Community College with her medal at The Edna O’Brien Award for Writing 2023
- Writer Donal Ryan from Nenagh Co Tipperary presents Eyla Lienhard of Scariff Community College with The Edna O’Brien Award for Writing 2023
- Shulagh Colleran of Scariff Community College
- Special guest Writer Luke Morgan chats to the students of Scariff Community College at The Edna O’Brien Award for Writing 2023
- Special guest Fiona McGarry of Clare Champion chats to the students of Scariff Community College at The Edna O’Brien Award for Writing 2023
- Special guest Fiona McGarry of Clare Champion chats to the students of Scariff Community College at The Edna O’Brien Award for Writing 2023
- Special guest Fiona McGarry of Clare Champion gives some advice to the students of the Scariff Community College at The Edna O’Brien Award for Writing 2023
- Special guest writer Roisin Meaney from Listowel, Co Kerry chats to the students of Scariff Community College at The Edna O’Brien Award for Writing 2023
- Emily Chen of Scariff Community College reads her poetry at the Edna O’Brien Awards for Writing