Michael Farry

Michael Farry is a founder member of Boyne Writers Group which was established in February 2006 to give those interested in creative writing in the south Meath area a forum for the sharing of ideas and work.

The group meets twice a month, to read and critique members' work in a relaxed atmosphere.

They also publish a magazine, Boyne Berries, twice a year accepting submissions of prose and poetry from all over the world.

Members of the group have had their work published in the Meath Chronicle, The Irish Times, The Sunday Independent, Revival and Crannog Literary Magazines, a member was shortlisted for the Sligo SCRÍOBH Poetry competition 2006 and for the Plough Poetry Prize 2007. Two members were longlisted for the Fish 2007 International Poetry Prize. One of the members won the 2007 Boyle Poetry Competition and got second place in the Golden Pen award 2008.

The group was awarded third prize in the Writers Group of the Year Award 2008 at the National Writers' Groups Festival in Longford.

Boyne Writers Group website.

With members of Boyne Writers Group before their satire reading at the Swift Festival 2008, Trim.