From the Well

Time and date

Friday 17 July 2026

Time

1:00 pm

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From the Well is the annual short story competition organised by Cork County Library and Arts Service. Twenty stories are shortlisted by Patrick Holloway for publication in the From the Well anthology. Róisín Ní Chonaill, the winner of the competition, Alexandra Tyndale, second place, and Seán McNicholl, third place will read their stories in this event hosted by author and editor Patrick Holloway.

Admission: Free

Róisín Ní Chonaill‘s short story ‘Bó’ won the 2026 From the Well Short Story Competition and this anthology is her first time being published.

Alexandra Tyndale’s short story ‘Daisy Chains’ was awarded second place.

Seán McNicholl‘s short story ‘Help me Jesus ‘was awarded third place.

The photo accompanying this event is from the launch of the 2025 From the Well anthology

Writers

Róisín Ní Chonaill

Róisín Ní Chonaill is a mother of two, living for the past number of years on the islands off West Cork, where tide, weather, and the slow turning of seasons...

Alexandra Tyndale

Alexandra Tyndale is based in West Cork. She began writing in 2019 and has had three stories included in the From the Well anthology , one of which was recorded...

Seán McNicholl

Seán McNicholl is an award-winning writer and GP from Armagh. He is the winner of the Hammond House International Literary Prize, and his work has been shortlisted for the CRAFT...

Patrick Holloway

Patrick Holloway is the winner of The Bath Short Story Prize, The Allingham Fiction Contest, The Molly Keane Creative Writing Prize, among others. His debut novel, The Language of Remembering,...

Time and date

Location

Writers

Róisín Ní Chonaill

Alexandra Tyndale

Seán McNicholl

Patrick Holloway

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