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competition is free to enter and attracts thousands of entries every year. The total prize fund is €13,750 with the winner receiving an award of €5,000. The second and third placed writers receive €4,000 and €3,000 respectively. A further seven runners-up receive €250 each. A shortlist of ten stories is released in
September, and the top prize-winners are announced on a RTÉ Arena special programme on RTÉ Radio 1 later. All 10 shortlisted stories are published on the RTÉ Culture website and broadcast in a season of new writing on RTÉ Radio 1. Each of the 10 short-listed stories is read and recorded by professional actors. The judges listen to these recordings and read the stories to consider their broadcasting and short story qualities before they select the winning entries. According to the entry form, "Over the past 25 years the competition has proved to be a launching pad for several new and emerging Irish writers and continues to offer a platform for the best of contemporary Irish fiction." Since 1985 over 500 stories from the competition have been broadcast. Among the names who have featured and who have gone on to win acclaim in Ireland and internationally are
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Francis MacManus, the RTÉ Short Story Competition recognises and rewards the best new Irish fiction writing for radio. Since its inception, the competition has been a critically important launch pad for new and emerging writers in Ireland. The
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241:(Dublin: Clonmore & Reynolds 1963), biography.
442:3rd : "The World of Tides" by Bill Murray
235:(Dublin: Sairseal agus Dill 1955), travel essays.
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512:3rd : "Seven Steps Home" by Andrew Fox
492:Winner: "Fishing for Dreams" by Joyce Russell
355:2nd: : "Stay Close to the Water's Edge"
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484:3rd : "Romance" by Alastair Hadden
481:2nd : "Home Help" by Dolores Walsh
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