Southword is a literary journal featuring new writing from around the globe. This issue includes the winning short stories of the Seán O'Faoláin International Short Story Competition (judged by Billy O'Callaghan), the winning poems of the Gregory O'Donoghue International Poetry Competition (judged by Kim Addonizio), essays by Anthony Walton, Carlo Gébler and Theo Dorgan, poems by Dean Browne, Maram al-Masri, Theresa Muñoz and Kęstutis Navakas, and a photo-essay by John Minihan. Essays Anthony Walton Carlo Gébler Theo Dorgan Photo-Essay John Minihan Seán O’Faoláin Short Story Prize 1st Prize Mike Allen 2nd Prize Peter Hughes Shortlist Cristina Ioana Aramă Shelley Hastings Kelly Kirwan Jean Roarty Gregory O’Donoghue Poetry Prize 1st Prize Jennifer Saunders 2nd Prize Chris Burke 3rd Prize Jed Myers Shortlist Chris Burke Marie Coveney Cian Ferriter Justin Hunt Kathryn Merwin Katherine Noble Melissa Studdard Leslie Williams Mary Woodward Poems Theresa Muñoz Dean Browne Kęstutis Navakas Maram al-Masri