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Quick post to say the reading went well! There was a decent-sized audience and it was nice to meet the other writers: Orla Price, Anne Harris and Jan Carson. Although all last night’s readers were female (the month before they were all men!) the selection is done anonymously so do check out the Irish Writers’ [...]
When writing his summary of the Davy Byrnes Short Story Award early last year, Richard Ford remarked “[I could have done with] a few Irish of colour. If you’re writing about the actual world, well . . . they’re in there, too.” While I was slightly sceptical of Ford’s other criticisms, this one, I think, [...]
to all visitors to this website who have just completed the “Writing Short Fiction” workshop in the Mermaid Arts Centre. It was a pleasure to work with you all. Please feel free to browse around the site and blog entries; comments are welcome. For my posts about the process of writing, please click on the [...]
I just remembered that I’d been down at the Cáca Milis cabaret in Wexford town last week and I was going to blog about it. Master of ceremonies Helena Mulkerns runs it once a month – next one is on Friday May 14th. The event takes place in the Wexford Arts Centre and the atmosphere [...]
Busy getting ready for tomorrow’s workshop. I’m quite excited to meet everyone and share my experience with them and hear what they have to say too. I have a post or two in my mind, one about commitment and the other about cultural and race representation, but they’re just simmering away at the moment while [...]
When I was writing about this the last time, it was “on mature reflection”. But I didn’t talk about the sensation of being kicked in the solar plexus that sometimes comes with a rejection, particularly if you have a lot invested in your work. I’m having that experience right now. There’s a volcano in Iceland [...]
Greetings all If you are free on Wednesday 28 April at 7pm and fancy hearing me read, do come along to the Irish Writers’ Centre on Parnell Square for the next “Lonely Voice” session. Along with three others out of an open submission, I have been selected to read one of my latest short stories. [...]
Sorry to spam you all with posts this sunny Friday when you’re having your lunch – but I’ve no idea how this didn’t get picked up on earlier. The very respectable online magazine Dublin Review of Books is running a Flash Fiction Competition with James Ryan and Eilis ní Dhuibhne as judges. The prize is [...]
…some good writing-related news. More anon!
When I originally set out to try and create an e-book, I was soon stumped by the need for a cover illustration. Ladies and gentlemen, I draw on the left side of the brain. Enuff said. So do I 1. Download something like GIMP or MS Paint and try desperately to cobble up something? or [...]
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