Poetry - March 2015

Love at First Sight - February 2015

The winner of our Love at First Sight story competition in February was Caoimhe Healy of 5th Year.

Her story of loving a green mushy thing was really surprising and heartfelt. Hard luck to the hundreds of other entries.

Click here to read       "I didn't believe in love at first sight but now I do."

Our next competition closes on Wednesday 18th March. Can you write a poem or a sonnet or a limerick?

Six Word Stories - December 2014

The five December winners of the six word competition for emailatale, with their winning words are :

Jorgie Wilson (1^st Year)              After he died, his journey began…..

Kate Cullen (1^st Year)                   The wind howled, so did he…

Matthew Robinson (TY)             Love. Hate. Two Sides. Same Coin.

Catherine Quirke (TY)                 One steep well, another person forgotten.

Daniel O’Shea (5^th Year)             ADHD is a …Oh a penguin.

The picture below shows Catherine Quirke, Matthew Robinson, Jorgie Wilson and Kate Cullen with Mr. O'Connor and Mr. Clarke.

Honourable mention goes to :

Kevin Wilson (6^th Year)   Bloody Gloves. Broken Mirror. Spilled Tears.

Daniel O’Shea (5^th Year) Six word stories are often bad.

                                                Low Fat Burger is an oxymoron.

                                                It’s funny when you forget to count.

                                                I swear I didn’t use Google!

Ellie O’Neill (TY)                Sat in traffic, got run over.

Jessie Cossar (TY)              Forget me, it’s what I deserve.

Oran Purcell (TY)               Empty Bottles. Empty Lives. Empty Dreams.

Matthew Robinson (TY) We’re burning up, Do we care?

Short Story Competition - Nov 2014

The winner of this month's emailatale competition is Jessie Cossar of TY. The theme was SciFi & Fantasy, and Jessie's story of competing divisions in some future age was compelling. With stories of shapeshifters and exotic creatures, the runner up was Danielle Moore of 5th year and the 1st year prize went to Molly Coogan. All stories are available to read on our website, just follow the links below. The picture shows some of our burgeoning literary talent. Well done to all the students who entered. The quality of most stories was very high. Next month's theme is totally open, any subject, but in the vein of Ernest Hemingway., the story must be told in exactly six words.

• Winner:         Jessie Cossar -    "No Blood. No Bone. No Ash."
• Runner - up: Danielle Moore -  "A World of My Own"
• 1st Year:       Molly Coogan -     "I think I have an Idea"

1st Years Molly Coogan and Tommy Butler are pictured here. Both entered the SciFi/Fantasy short story competition with superb stories. Well Done.

Short Story Competition - Oct 2014

The winner of this month's emailatale competition is Jessie Cossar of TY. The theme was Horror, and Jessie's story of being buried alive really crept under our skin. The runner up was Sarah Territt of 6th year and the 1st year prize went to Kate Cullen of 1-Johnson. All stories are available to read on our website, just follow the links below. The picture shows Jessie and Kate receiving their book tokens from Mr. Clarke. Well done to all the students who entered. The quality of most stories was very high. Next month's theme is SciFi and Fantasy.

Winner: "No Hard Feelings" by Jessie Cossar Runner - up: "Go to Sleep" by Sarah Territt 1st Year Winner: "Imaginary Friends" by Kate Cullen