AIS Alumni Creative Writing Competition Prose Winner AnnouncedÂ
EmerRose Kealy from Tinahely, Co. Wicklow, was selected as the overall winner of the 2025 All Ireland Scholarships Creative Writing Competition in the Prose Category for her short story The Crown.
The 2025 competition focused on the short form written word (max 1000 words) with fiction, non-fiction, op-ed and poetry categories.
EmerRose was awarded the All Ireland Scholarship in 2017 and went on to study Medicine in the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RSCI). She graduated from RCSI in May 2022 and is currently training to specialise as a GP with the Irish College of General Practitioners.
Speaking about the competition, EmerRose said: ‘I wanted to enter the All Ireland Scholarships Creative Writing Competition because I think it is a wonderful opportunity for All Ireland Scholarships Alumni to share ideas and showcase our varied talents and interests. I have admired the shortlisted entries in previous years and am honoured to have my piece featured as a winner in 2025.’
The judges were impressed by EmerRose’s winning piece, The Crown describing it as, ‘Wonderfully written and instantly engaging with an ability to conjure both poignantly and accurately the atmosphere of a hospice. An outstanding piece.’
The Crown can be read here.