Writers' Week unveiled details of an exciting €30,000 prize fund for their many writing competitions. With over sixteen choices of competitions to choose from novel, poetry, short story, play, journalism, storytelling and children's there is an opportunity for everyone to net a prize. Most notable of the competitions is the Kerry Group Irish Fiction Award with a prize of €15,000 for a work of fiction making it the most valuable in the Irish literary calendar. Other writing competitions include The Bryan MacMahon Short Story, Duais Foras Na Gaeilge, the Eamon Keane Play and the Kerry County Council Writing for Youth.

In addition, Writers' Week announced details of their ever popular and diverse range of three day literary workshops which will take place during their festival from 2nd to 6th June 2010. Workshops to choose from include novel, memoir, songwriting, creative writing, poetry, crime, theatre, journalism, short fiction and storytelling.

Characteristically, Writers' Week have in place professional directors including Roddy Doyle, Terry Prone, Sean O'Reilly, Eilís Ní Dhuibhne, Declan Hughes, Sheila O'Flanagan, Mick Hanly and Michael Harding to share their wisdom and experience in a variety of specialist areas.

"There is unprecedented demand already for these much sought-after writing master classes and intending participants should book as early as possible to avoid disappointment" stated Chairman Michael Lynch.