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Irish Short Story of the Year 2021: The Shortlist

Create a Great Character and the Story Will Come: Silent Island by Dana Perry

Inspiration and Practicalities: Riptide by Amanda Bell

The Inspiration behind The Genesis Inquiry by Olly Jarvis

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Shortlist unveiled for the An Post Irish Book Awards 2021

Irish Short Story of the Year 2021: The Shortlist

Writing competitions View

Competition: The Paul Torday Memorial Prize

Competition: Mystery Writers of America First Crime Novel

Writing & Me View

Successful Setbacks: Odd Life by Poraic Cahill

Dedicated to Ciara: Dublin’s Girl by Eimear Lawlor

Mining memories View

The ‘Offaly’ Good Days by Karen Slammon

All for the Sake of a Party by Evelyn Killeen McCrann

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The latest news for writers, by writers.

Meet the author View all

Irish Short Story of the Year 2021: The Shortlist

Create a Great Character and the Story Will Come: Silent Island by Dana Perry

Inspiration and Practicalities: Riptide by Amanda Bell

News for writers View all

Shortlist unveiled for the An Post Irish Book Awards 2021

Irish Short Story of the Year 2021: The Shortlist

Writing competitions View all

Competition: The Paul Torday Memorial Prize

Competition: Mystery Writers of America First Crime Novel

Writing & Me View all

Successful Setbacks: Odd Life by Poraic Cahill

Dedicated to Ciara: Dublin’s Girl by Eimear Lawlor

Mining memories View all

The ‘Offaly’ Good Days by Karen Slammon

All for the Sake of a Party by Evelyn Killeen McCrann

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Writing Memoir: Really Useful Links by Lucy O’Callaghan

Writing a Series by Lindsay J Sedgwick

On Punctuation, Politics and Poetics (Part 1) by William Wall

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Writing Memoir: Really Useful Links by Lucy O’Callaghan

Writing a Series by Lindsay J Sedgwick

On Punctuation, Politics and Poetics (Part 1) by William Wall

Choosing to Self-Publish by Alan Corcoran

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Guy Colombe

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World Thinkers’ and Writers’ Peace Meet by Smeetha Bhoumik

The Irish Wise Guys: My New Book by John Joe McGinley

Dolly Considine’s Hotel – an overdue debut from Eamon Somers

New Novel The Spanish Au Pair by James Lawless

Dolly Considine’s Hotel – an overdue debut from Eamon Somers

New Novel The Spanish Au Pair by James Lawless

Masterclasses For New And Experienced Writers: It’s Not Just Crime!

Winter Warmer Workshops 2021 Book Now for Earlybird Offer

Truth Stranger Than Fiction by Peter Turnham

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World Thinkers’ and Writers’ Peace Meet by Smeetha Bhoumik

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The Irish Wise Guys: My New Book by John Joe McGinley

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Dolly Considine’s Hotel – an overdue debut from Eamon Somers

When I was a naïve twenty-year-old I gave up my nice secure office job to

New Novel The Spanish Au Pair by James Lawless

My new novel The Spanish Au Pair is about how an au pair contributes to

Masterclasses For New And Experienced Writers: It’s Not Just Crime!

Winter Warmer Workshops 2021 Book Now for Earlybird Offer

Truth Stranger Than Fiction by Peter Turnham

At a Loss for Words by Mary Campbell

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A Ghost in the Throat by Doireann Ní Ghroífa

I Couldn’t Love You More by Esther Freud

The Prince of the Skies by Antonio Iturbe

STAGE & SCREEN REVIEWS View all

The Corps Ensemble’s Production of Close To The Sun by Philip Doherty

Theatre Review of Once, the Musical by Sheena Lambert

Imagining Liam by David Scott and Company D Theatre Productions

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We’ve got the fabulous new book from multi-million seller Ceceila Ahern to give away this

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A Ghost in the Throat by Doireann Ní Ghroífa

I Couldn’t Love You More by Esther Freud

The Prince of the Skies by Antonio Iturbe

STAGE & SCREEN REVIEWS View all

The Corps Ensemble’s Production of Close To The Sun by Philip Doherty

Theatre Review of Once, the Musical by Sheena Lambert

Imagining Liam by David Scott and Company D Theatre Productions

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Amergin Samhain Poetry Gathering

About: Blank, Online @The Civic Theatre

Book Launch | Only The Stones Never Die by Padraig McLoughlin

Criminal Minds, Disrupting Criminal Patterns: Crime Science and Cybercrime – Vaseem Khan

Criminal Minds Discussion, Mind for Murder: Psychology of Killing – Dr Emma Donnelly

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Business Writing: Introduction – ONE DAY COURSE

Fiction Editing with Niamh Mulvey

Crime Writing: Making it Real – Custody and Suspect Interviews Workshop

Crime Writing: Making it Real – UK Police Use of Firearms Workshop

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THE LIGHTNING DRAFT – Online Novel Writing Bootcamp November 2021

WRITE FROM THE HEART: Online Writer’s Cafe

Fiction Editing with Niamh Mulvey

How to Boost Your Book Sales on Amazon

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Creative Writing: Complete – REMOTE

Murder One Masterclass: On the Editor’s Desk

Murder One Masterclass: How to Write a Bestselling Crime Novel with Sophie Hannah

RESIDENTIAL courses View all

IRISH CASTLE WRITING RETREAT 3- 6TH FEBRUARY 2022 – 2 spaces left!

Writing with Betsy Cornwell: Connemara Folklore

KIDS & TEENS courses View all

Creative Connections Easter Course!

Senior Creative Writing

COURSES & EVENTS

Access author event sand learning opportunities

UPCOMING EVENTS View all

Amergin Samhain Poetry Gathering

About: Blank, Online @The Civic Theatre

Book Launch | Only The Stones Never Die by Padraig McLoughlin

Criminal Minds, Disrupting Criminal Patterns: Crime Science and Cybercrime – Vaseem Khan

Criminal Minds Discussion, Mind for Murder: Psychology of Killing – Dr Emma Donnelly

Paper Lanterns Issue 5 Launch!

Belfast Book Festival 2021

How to Boost Your Book Sales on Amazon

Book launch: Diarmaid Ferriter in conversation with Neil Jordan

Children’s Books Ireland Artists’ Coffee Morning

one day courses View all

Business Writing: Introduction – ONE DAY COURSE

Fiction Editing with Niamh Mulvey

Crime Writing: Making it Real – Custody and Suspect Interviews Workshop

Crime Writing: Making it Real – UK Police Use of Firearms Workshop

PART TIME courses View all

THE LIGHTNING DRAFT – Online Novel Writing Bootcamp November 2021

WRITE FROM THE HEART: Online Writer’s Cafe

Fiction Editing with Niamh Mulvey

How to Boost Your Book Sales on Amazon

Distance courses View all

Creative Writing: Complete – REMOTE

Murder One Masterclass: On the Editor’s Desk

Murder One Masterclass: How to Write a Bestselling Crime Novel with Sophie Hannah

RESIDENTIAL courses View all

IRISH CASTLE WRITING RETREAT 3- 6TH FEBRUARY 2022 – 2 spaces left!

Writing with Betsy Cornwell: Connemara Folklore

KIDS & TEENS courses View all

Creative Connections Easter Course!

Senior Creative Writing

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Lucy Caldwell wins BBC National Short Story Award 2021

Three-time nominated Lucy Caldwell has won the sixteenth BBC National Short Story Award with Cambridge University (NSSA) with ‘All

The Desiblitz Literature Festival: UK’s leading British South Asian Literary Festival

Join the Society of Authors’ Campaign to #SaveOurBooks and Author Livelihoods

Songbook View all

The Ballad of New York

The author Jonathan Franzen said: “The most purely autobiographical fiction requires pure invention”. I understood what he meant by

Short Fiction Journal: Readers Required

The Gregory O’Donoghue International Poetry Competition

Flourish & Blogs View all

Paper craft and picture books – Interview with Hiyoko Imai

Having been inspired by all things Japanese of late, our picture book expert at Writing.ie, Olivia Hope, took great

LITTLE ISLAND TO PUBLISH CHILDREN’S PICTUREBOOK BY JAMES JOYCE

Little Island to launch McGann’s climate change book of hope

Poetic Licence View all

The Gregory O’Donoghue International Poetry Competition

Thomas McCarthy judges this year’s Gregory O’Donoghue International Poetry Competition.

Poetry Town

Winners of Trócaire Poetry Ireland Poetry Competition 2021 announced

Ink stains View all

Online Writing Masterclasses Aimed at 15-25 Year Olds

A new programme of writing masterclasses aimed at 15-25 year olds, has been released this month. What if YOU

‘Play Me a Story’ seeks children’s words and pictures to set to music

Mindfulness Books for Children: The Chill Skill by Niall Breslin

Crime Scene View all

Darren Boyle wins Amazon Publishing New Voices Award for The Black Pool set in Dublin!

Capital Crime has announced London-based journalist and writer Darren Boyle as winner of the 2021 Amazon Publishing New Voices

CWA Dagger Awards Announced!

THEAKSTON OLD PECULIER CRIME WRITING FESTIVAL 2021 ANNOUNCES FULL PROGRAMME!

Ink stains Wordspark View all

Short Fiction Journal: Readers Required

Short Fiction, a high-quality online journal publishing some of the finest short stories from around the world, is currently

Pioneering Irish Author Inspires Series of Story Walks

Green Light for Wild Atlantic Words Literary Festival

Bloggers

Read exclusive content from our resident bloggers.

From the Front Row View all

Lucy Caldwell wins BBC National Short Story Award 2021

Three-time nominated Lucy Caldwell has won the sixteenth BBC National Short Story Award with Cambridge University (NSSA) with ‘All

The Desiblitz Literature Festival: UK’s leading British South Asian Literary Festival

Join the Society of Authors’ Campaign to #SaveOurBooks and Author Livelihoods

Songbook View all

The Ballad of New York

The author Jonathan Franzen said: “The most purely autobiographical fiction requires pure invention”. I understood what he meant by

Short Fiction Journal: Readers Required

The Gregory O’Donoghue International Poetry Competition

Flourish & Blogs View all

Paper craft and picture books – Interview with Hiyoko Imai

Having been inspired by all things Japanese of late, our picture book expert at Writing.ie, Olivia Hope, took great

LITTLE ISLAND TO PUBLISH CHILDREN’S PICTUREBOOK BY JAMES JOYCE

Little Island to launch McGann’s climate change book of hope

Poetic Licence View all

The Gregory O’Donoghue International Poetry Competition

Thomas McCarthy judges this year’s Gregory O’Donoghue International Poetry Competition.

Poetry Town

Winners of Trócaire Poetry Ireland Poetry Competition 2021 announced

Ink stains View all

Online Writing Masterclasses Aimed at 15-25 Year Olds

A new programme of writing masterclasses aimed at 15-25 year olds, has been released this month. What if YOU

‘Play Me a Story’ seeks children’s words and pictures to set to music

Mindfulness Books for Children: The Chill Skill by Niall Breslin

Crime Scene View all

Darren Boyle wins Amazon Publishing New Voices Award for The Black Pool set in Dublin!

Capital Crime has announced London-based journalist and writer Darren Boyle as winner of the 2021 Amazon Publishing New Voices

CWA Dagger Awards Announced!

THEAKSTON OLD PECULIER CRIME WRITING FESTIVAL 2021 ANNOUNCES FULL PROGRAMME!

Wordspark View all

Short Fiction Journal: Readers Required

Short Fiction, a high-quality online journal publishing some of the finest short stories from around the world, is currently

Pioneering Irish Author Inspires Series of Story Walks

Green Light for Wild Atlantic Words Literary Festival