Competition deadline: 12th June 2026 Michael Hartnett Annual Poetry Award 2026/Gradam Bliantúil Filíochta i gCuimhnear ...

Sea Faerie Tales is a quietly captivating collection of original Irish faerie tales rooted in the rhythms of the sea. Joanne McFall, a lecturer and writer from south-east Ireland, ...

Whitby Lit Fest marks a new exciting chapter as it’s been granted charitable status. The festival, which launched last year, ...

Jenn Noon tells us the inspiration behind his evocative new novel, Moon Over Brendle . . . I was sitting at my desk, writing the first chapter of a novel. I imagined a young ...

Author Jayne Chard on why Cornwall is so perfect for writers of Crime Fiction and why crime writers and TV producers can’t resist it . . . Whether it’s the beauty and wildness of the Lizard ...

Tom McAndrew, author of Doocey Half-Sees Whodunnit, asks: how the hell are you supposed to know that you’re a good writer? Hello there! By way of an introduction, my name is Tom McAndrew. I’m ...

My brother, David Heidenstam, died in April 2024, a month short of what would have been his 80th birthday. He was a writer, who left behind a legacy of a play, a book of short stories, or ...

Miriam Mulcahy on the writing of her captivating memoir, Walking to the Foot of the Sky . . . Nothing about this book turned out the way it should have done. It began ...

People are often surprised when they hear that I wrote a fantasy novel in Afghanistan. For many around the world, Afghanistan is usually associated with war, politics, and tragedy. Rarely do they ...

To mark World Limerick Day, Irish Ferries has today launched Limericks for Kids, a new initiative to encourage creativity and storytelling, while celebrating the wonder of ferry travel with ...

The School of Art History and Cultural Policy at University College Dublin is launching a part time offer of the MA in ...