Witty Wicklow Writers Contest Issue #1

Issue 1 – International Writing Competition

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SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW CLOSED

Thank you to everyone who submitted work for Issue #1 of Witty Wicklow Writers Magazine.

And the WITTY WINNERS ARE...

1. Brendan Maurice Sheehy
2. Yun Shang Lingzi
3. Barry Malone
4. J. M. Lane
5. Katie Whelan
6. Steve Wade
7. Patrick Byrne
8. Cormac Long
9. Indrė Pliuškytė-Zalieckienė
10. Martha Van Der Bly

💶 Entry Fee:

€9 Regular Entry

🏆 Prizes:

1st Place: Publication + Paperback + Interview on Ring of Culture Podcast
2nd/3rd Place: Publication + Paperback + Ebook
Top 10: Publication + EBook

📖 The Top 10 entries will be published in Witty Wicklow Writers Magazine Issue 1.

WITTY WICKLOW WRITERS CONTEST

The Witty Wicklow Writers Contest invites writers from around the world to submit original work for consideration in Witty Wicklow Writers Magazine – Issue 1.

Originality, literary quality, strong voice and fresh perspectives are encouraged.

WHAT YOU CAN SUBMIT

Genre: Poetry, Short Fiction, Memoir, Creative Non-Fiction, Flash Fiction, Hybrid Forms

Language: English

Length:

* Poetry: up to 1 poem per entry

* Prose: maximum 1,000 words

Original work only.

Entries must not have been previously published in print or online.

Multiple submissions are permitted. Each submission requires a separate entry fee.

JUDGE

All entries will be judged by:

Vitor Vicente

Author, publisher and founder of Ring of Culture.

All decisions are final.

JUDGING CRITERIA

Entries will be evaluated based on:

• Originality
• Literary quality
• Voice and style
• Clarity and structure
• Emotional or intellectual impact
• Overall merit

RIGHTS & CONDITIONS

• Authors retain full copyright of their work.
• By submitting, authors grant Ring of Culture one-time, non-exclusive rights to publish the

selected work in print and digital editions of Witty Wicklow Writers Magazine.
• Entry fees are non-refundable once a submission has been received, including where an entrant subsequently chooses to withdraw their submission.

• Rights revert fully to the author following publication.
• Simultaneous submissions are permitted, but entrants must notify the organiser

immediately if a submitted work is accepted elsewhere.

ELIGIBILITY

• Open internationally.
• Entrants must be 18 years of age or older.
• Work generated primarily by artificial intelligence is not eligible.

ABOUT WITTY WICKLOW WRITERS

Witty Wicklow Writers is a literary initiative and magazine published by Ring of Culture,

dedicated to celebrating emerging and established voices through publication, conversation

and cultural exchange.

RESULTS

Winners Announcement: Mid-September 2026

Publication of Issue 1: Q4 2026