Our next meeting will be this Wednesday 1st Feb. 2012 at 3.30pm We are reviewing Clover Twig and the Incredible Flying Cottage by Kaye Umansky.
WILLIAM TREVOR / ELIZABETH BOWEN
INTERNATIONAL SHORT STORY COMPETITION 2012.
FIRST PRIZE: 3,000 EURO (SPONSORED BY WILLIAM TREVOR)
2nd prize: 500 Euro
5 runners up prizes of 200 Euro each.
Mitchelstown Literary Society is pleased to announce the launch of the second William Trevor / Elizabeth Bowen
International Short Story Competition.
The Society was founded to celebrate the lives and works of two of Ireland’s literary greats with Mitchelstown connections. The short story competition evolved as a
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Presented by Amanda Chambers, who has over 20 years experience in information technologies and who is parent to 3 teenagers, the talk is aimed at the “lay person” – no previous IT knowledge is required! Amanda will look at why young people use Facebook, privacy settings and what you think you show the world vs what you are showing the world. Handouts will be provided.
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