2010 Winning Entries
The Waterford City Council Seán Dunne Young Writers Awards:
• National Senior Award: 'She Served Me in Sequins' by Ciaran Hodgers
• National Junior Award: 'Lights' by Kilian O'Flanagan
• Regional Award: 'The Power of One' by Shannon O'Reilly
Festival comes to a close
The Seán Dunne Festival came to a close for 2010 with a top class debate about the role of the media critic featuring Alan Garvey, Rosita Boland, Mary O Donnell, Alannah Hopkin and WLRM’s Ian Noctor. Amongst the topics discussed were the value of the critic, new Medias and the need for a forensic and accumulative knowledge of the item to be reviewed. The Festival was brought to close by Waterford City Librarian Jane Cantwell who thanked all the contributors, the participants and the team for one of the most successful festivals to date.
Festival Events
•Katherinne Collins, Pauline McLynn and John W. Sexton at Saturday's Literary Breakfast.
•Anthony O'Neil at 'Celebrate' reading of Seán Dunne's work on Saturday
•Arts Officer Conor Nolan with Poet Alan Garvey at Friday's launch of Alan's new collection Terra Haza. 
•Author Ellen McCarthy with Librarian Jane Cantwell and Author Claire Keegan at Friday's superb reading and interview in the City Library.
•Authors John Sexton and Michael Coady
•Kilian O Flanagan Junior National Winner for and Ciaran Hodgers National Senior winner.
•Author John Boyne with Seán Dunne Local award Winner Shannon O'Reilly and the Mayor of Waterford Cllr. John Halligan.
“Festival up and flying”
Over 20 top authors and poets gathered in Waterford to participate in one of Ireland’s most prestigious writers festivals. The biggest audience to date for any one event of the Seán Dunne Writers Festival was achieved on Friday morning for the reading by author John Boyne. The night before - Thursday night also saw a very large audience for the annual Seán Dunne Young Writers Awards which were presented by Waterford City Council's Mayor Cllr John Halligan with special guest John Boyne.
The Tuesday before also saw a packed crowd at the launch of the annual Seán Dunne design students exhibition in Greyfriars Municipal Gallery, Waterford.
For further information Telephone 051 849856/7 or email: seandunne@waterfordcity.ie
