I am pleased to announce this year’s Story Contest:
Kansas City Irish Fest Shanachie Contest – 2014
Far Afield Story Contest
Our story this year is about the Magical Creatures out of the Irish Woodlands.
Contest Info: We are looking for a Shanachie. An Irish storyteller is called a Shanachie, pronounced sha na key. If you possess any Celtic blood (real or borrowed) - at all - then look to yourself, deep inside yourself, there you will hear the echoes of the voice of The Last Giant, the voice of Ossian, calling to you, telling you of the Times of the Giants and the Days and Nights of the Fairy Folk - the mythology and rich history that you humans love to hear. The fairies gave us laughter and the giants who have merged with nature taught us how to treat each other and the earth. And many of the ghosts that came from the forests taught us how to enjoy a good old fashioned thriller. So, you may want to give us a lesson or you may want to give us a fright with your story.
We will have winners from four age groups - 14-18 years old (high school), 10-13 (middle school), 7-9 (older grade school), and finally 4-6 (when the seeds of writing are just being planted ;)
The winners will be the special guests of the Children’s area at the Festival and there will be more for the age group winners once they are at the FEST. Prize day will be Sunday, August 31. More to come about prizes…
From the Fairy Queen
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