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Partition: How and Why Ireland was Divided by Ivan Gibbons

My Writing Life: The Perfect Life by Nuala Ellwood

All the Colours of the Days: Beyond the Horizon by Eoin Lane

My Path to Publication: Girls Who Lie by Eva Björg Ægisdóttir

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Writing.ie Short Story of the Year 2021

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MONO. Poetry Competition

Competition: Anthology Poetry Award 2021

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My Writing Journey: Treaty or Treason by Phillip Kerrigan

A Singular Family Drama: Something Bigger by Sheila Killian

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All for the Sake of a Party by Evelyn Killeen McCrann

(Knickerbocker) Glory Days by Orla Doherty

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Partition: How and Why Ireland was Divided by Ivan Gibbons

My Writing Life: The Perfect Life by Nuala Ellwood

All the Colours of the Days: Beyond the Horizon by Eoin Lane

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SoA Condemns Government Raid on Union of Belarusian Writers

Writing.ie Short Story of the Year 2021

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MONO. Poetry Competition

Competition: Anthology Poetry Award 2021

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My Writing Journey: Treaty or Treason by Phillip Kerrigan

A Singular Family Drama: Something Bigger by Sheila Killian

Mining memories View all

All for the Sake of a Party by Evelyn Killeen McCrann

(Knickerbocker) Glory Days by Orla Doherty

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Really Useful Links: Writing Characters by Lucy O’Callaghan

Writing about the Movies by Wayne Byrne

Submissions Call: Dedalus Press

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Really Useful Links: Writing Characters by Lucy O’Callaghan

Writing about the Movies by Wayne Byrne

Submissions Call: Dedalus Press

Using Real Experience to Inform Fiction Writing by Emily Freud

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How To Be Sad by Valerie J. Deady

A Short Blog From Sainte Bastien by Lissa Oliver

The World We Know by Maurizio Bisogno

‘Cove Road’: ‘Elevator Pitch’ and Short Synopsis by Paula Tully

The World We Know by Maurizio Bisogno

‘Cove Road’: ‘Elevator Pitch’ and Short Synopsis by Paula Tully

An Introduction to Isabelle and Friends

The Role(s) of Writing by Kathryn Crowley

The Benefit of Examining Your Writing Mind by Maurizio Bisogno

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How To Be Sad by Valerie J. Deady

𝑨𝒄𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘𝒍𝒆𝒅𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇, 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒃𝒆𝒂𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆 𝒔𝒂𝒅. Feeling heavy, comes from an

A Short Blog From Sainte Bastien by Lissa Oliver

Hi, everyone, you’ll notice here that I’m not one for blogs. But I do have

The World We Know by Maurizio Bisogno

We experience the world through our body, although we are not passive recorders of it.

‘Cove Road’: ‘Elevator Pitch’ and Short Synopsis by Paula Tully

I thought it might be useful to some members to post my ‘elevator pitch’ (less

An Introduction to Isabelle and Friends

The Role(s) of Writing by Kathryn Crowley

The Benefit of Examining Your Writing Mind by Maurizio Bisogno

The Balance of Academia and Artiness by Kathryn Crowley

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The Bride Collector by Siobhán MacDonald

Did Ye Hear Mammy Died? by Séamas O’Reilly

Sam’s Stories: The Guide by Martin Declan Hayes

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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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Did Ye Hear Mammy Died? by Séamas O’Reilly

Sam’s Stories: The Guide by Martin Declan Hayes

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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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In Conversation with Rachel Joyce and Niall Edworthy

Paper Lanterns Issue 5 Launch!

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Winning the Writing Game: Simon Scarrow on Blackout

Industry Insider – Breaking Out: 3 New Voices in Crime Fiction

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Fiction Editing with Niamh Mulvey

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

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Irish Literature – From Moore to Enright – REMOTE

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Irish Literature – From Yeats to McKeon – REMOTE

WRITE FROM THE HEART: Online Writer’s Cafe

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Creative Connections Easter Course!

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COURSES & EVENTS

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UPCOMING EVENTS View all

In Conversation with Rachel Joyce and Niall Edworthy

Paper Lanterns Issue 5 Launch!

Belfast Book Festival 2021

Winning the Writing Game: Simon Scarrow on Blackout

Industry Insider – Breaking Out: 3 New Voices in Crime Fiction

Cork World Book Festival Agents Day

Write Here Write Now 5 Day Writing Challenge

How to Boost Your Book Sales on Amazon

Writing for Wellbeing with ER Murray

Writing for Children & Young People: An Introductory Workshop Series (Online) for Adults with E.R. Murray

one day courses View all

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

Solving a Murder: The First 48 Hours

PART TIME courses View all

Fiction Editing with Niamh Mulvey

How to Boost Your Book Sales on Amazon

Irish Literature – From Moore to Enright – REMOTE

Creative Writing: Single Project – REMOTE

Distance courses View all

Creative Writing: Portfolio

Irish Literature – From Yeats to McKeon – REMOTE

WRITE FROM THE HEART: Online Writer’s Cafe

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Writing with Betsy Cornwell: Connemara Folklore

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Creative Connections Easter Course!

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BBC Radio 1’s Annie Mac to unveil debut novel at Belfast Book Festival 2021

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A New Adventure in Publishing – SHORT CUTS

What do The Old Man and the Sea, The Metamorphosis, A Christmas Carol, Heart of Darkness, Of Mice and

On The Trail of Colmcille/Columba

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WINNERS OF 2021 CILIP CARNEGIE AND KATE GREENAWAY MEDALS ANNOUNCED

Livestreamed from the British Library yesterday, the winners of this year’s CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals, the UK’s

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

Bressie’s first mindfulness book for children, The Magic Moment, now free to download.

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The Moth Poetry Prize 2021

Warsan Shire Somali-British writer and poet will judge The Moth Poetry Prize 2021.

And then they came for the poets

Waterford Poetry Prize 2021

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

Award-winning children’s author Máire Zepf, musicians from the Ulster Orchestra and Cultúrlann Mac Adam Ó Fiaich are set to

The Unuhi Story Writing Competition 2020

The UNESCO and Idries Shah Foundation “World Tales” Short Story Competition

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CWA Opens Membership to Self-Published Authors!

For the first time in its 68-year history, the prestigious Crime Writers’ Association will allow self-published authors to join

THEAKSTON OLD PECULIER CRIME WRITING FESTIVAL 2021 ANNOUNCES FULL PROGRAMME!

NEW BLOOD 2021: VAL MCDERMID PICKS CRIME FICTION’S ONES TO WATCH!

Ink stains Wordspark View all

Head of Zeus announce partnership with Peter Cox’s “Pop-Up Submissions”

Publisher Head of Zeus are to work with agent Peter Cox on his YouTube show, ‘Pop-Up Submissions’. In the

London’s Bedford Park to Celebrate WB Yeats

29 Literature Mentorships Available in the National Mentoring Programme 2021

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From the Front Row View all

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

From the Society of Authors . . . The future of the UK’s copyright regime is under threat. In

Dublin Book Festival announces a special summer series: Departures

BBC Radio 1’s Annie Mac to unveil debut novel at Belfast Book Festival 2021

Songbook View all

A New Adventure in Publishing – SHORT CUTS

What do The Old Man and the Sea, The Metamorphosis, A Christmas Carol, Heart of Darkness, Of Mice and

On The Trail of Colmcille/Columba

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

Flourish & Blogs View all

WINNERS OF 2021 CILIP CARNEGIE AND KATE GREENAWAY MEDALS ANNOUNCED

Livestreamed from the British Library yesterday, the winners of this year’s CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals, the UK’s

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

Bressie’s first mindfulness book for children, The Magic Moment, now free to download.

Poetic Licence View all

The Moth Poetry Prize 2021

Warsan Shire Somali-British writer and poet will judge The Moth Poetry Prize 2021.

And then they came for the poets

Waterford Poetry Prize 2021

Ink stains View all

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

Award-winning children’s author Máire Zepf, musicians from the Ulster Orchestra and Cultúrlann Mac Adam Ó Fiaich are set to

The Unuhi Story Writing Competition 2020

The UNESCO and Idries Shah Foundation “World Tales” Short Story Competition

Crime Scene View all

CWA Opens Membership to Self-Published Authors!

For the first time in its 68-year history, the prestigious Crime Writers’ Association will allow self-published authors to join

THEAKSTON OLD PECULIER CRIME WRITING FESTIVAL 2021 ANNOUNCES FULL PROGRAMME!

NEW BLOOD 2021: VAL MCDERMID PICKS CRIME FICTION’S ONES TO WATCH!

Wordspark View all

Head of Zeus announce partnership with Peter Cox’s “Pop-Up Submissions”

Publisher Head of Zeus are to work with agent Peter Cox on his YouTube show, ‘Pop-Up Submissions’. In the

London’s Bedford Park to Celebrate WB Yeats

29 Literature Mentorships Available in the National Mentoring Programme 2021