Irish American Crossroads Festival 2012 - Writing Contest Award and Open Mic Reading March 15, 2012

This event is co-sponsored by the MFA in Writing Program at the University of San Francisco.

Crossroads is proud to present the winner of the 2nd Annual Crossroads Irish-American Writing Contest in Short Story. The aim of this contest is to support and develop the voices of Irish-American writing.

This event celebrates the winner of the Short Story contest, Kathleen Donohoe, who will read the winning selection, “You Were Forever.”

The event also provides an "open mic" opportunity for writers in the community to read from their short story work which engages with the meaning of an Irish-American heritage. Open-mic readers will be limited to 5 minutes. We welcome all to join us, including those who submitted their work of short story to the contest. Please send us an email if you are planning to read from you work. it is not necessary to RSVP to secure a slot, however, please help plan the evening through this notification.

Official Website: http://www.irishamericancrossroads.org/calendar.html