Eight of Ireland's best writers set writing prompts and the public were invited to submit up to 750 words of poetry or prose. In the first episode, '...the patron saint of…’ was chosen as the prompt acclaimed writer Mike McCormack.
The shortlist for this prompt featured eight talented writers:
Amanda Bell – One for Sorrow
John Paul Davies – Patron Saint of the Homeless
Ben Donnellan – Matron Saint of Hopeless Cases
Ella Gaynor – Patron Saint of Good Excuses
Brendan Kileen – The Patron Saint
Jackie Lynam – Patron Saint of Being
Colm McAuliffe – I Hear You Call My Name
Tom O'Brien – Pictures or It Didn't Happen
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