News & Articles
Memoir Prize: RESULTS DELAYED
1st April 2026
Hi Memoir writers. Results are not yet decided upon. Elspeth Beard needs more time to decide which memoirs to select for the Fish Anthology. There are a lot of talented memoir writers it seems. Results will be announced during the first week of May. Sorry for the delay.
Short Story Prize 2025/26: RESULTS
17th March 2026
Winners Short-list Long-list On behalf of all of us at Fish, congratulations to those who made the short and long lists. Special congratulations to the ten winning writers, whose stories will be published in the Fish Anthology 2026. Sincere thanks to Sean Lusk for his time and wisdom in selecting the winners. See Sean’s […]
Fish Anthology 2025 LAUNCH
27th June 2025
This launch was wonderful. My personal favorite. The charming Marino Church in Bantry had the smell of fresh paint and new comfy seats, occupied by literary lovers, enjoying the festival, or locals who regularly attend the Fish launches. I will post photos here soon of the event. We had 12 of the authors there to […]
Poetry Prize 2025: RESULTS
15th May 2025
Winners Short-list Long-list Here are the winners of the Fish Poetry Prize 2025, selected by Billy Collins, to be published in the Fish Anthology 2025. Below you will find short biographies of the winners and the Long and Short Lists. From all of us at Fish we congratulate the poets whose poems […]
Flash Fiction Prize 2025: RESULTS
18th April 2025
Winners Short-list Long-list From all of us at Fish, thank you for entering your flash stories. Congratulations to the writers who were short or long-listed, and in particular to the 10 winners whose flash stories will be published in the Fish Anthology 2025. The launch will be during the West Cork Literary Festival, Bantry, […]