We are delighted to share the names, ages and locations of our 10 Bloomsday competition finalists! Although we will select an overall winner, all finalists will be published on our website after Bloomsday and will be invited to our awards event in the beautiful Marsh’s Library in early September. Well done to all. We had some fantastic entries and they have made the judges’ job incredibly difficult.
| Name and location | Age | Title |
| Angela, Dublin | 10 | When I woke up |
| Caterina, Mitchelstown | 11 | Sarjena |
| Chris, Dublin | 14 | I woke up again |
| Katelyn, Minnesota | 17 | Eye of the beholder |
| Lucy, Luxembourg | 11 | Splatter of paint |
| Matvii, Dublin | 16 | Old Cycle |
| Raonall, Dublin | 13 | Nostos |
| Saidhbhín, Dublin | 13 | Not just colours |
| Shirine, Dublin | 14 | When I met You: The End |
| Ysandre, Waterford | 13 | B.S. is my name |
We thank our sponsors (Children’s Books Ireland, Experience Glasnevin, Futa Fata, Gill Books, & The O’Brien Press) as well as our friends in Marsh’s Library.
And finally …. a special thanks to a few schools for their high quality and volume of entries. Our Blooming Amazing Bloomsday Schools are St Columba’s NS in North Strand (again!) and St Patrick’s Cathedral Choir School. At second level, we acknowledge the collective support received from the wonderful JSCP Librarians, especially those in Clogher Road Community College, Rathdara Community College, and Killinarden Community School.
