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Competition deadline: 15th September 2021 The Moth Nature Writing Prize aims to encourage and celebrate the art of nature writing. It will be awarded to an unpublished piece of prose fiction or non-fiction or poetry which best combines exceptional literary merit with an exploration of
Every writer’s journey is different. When a book deal is announced, a lot of noise
It started with an advent calendar. I had been a reporter for years writing about
I believe John Moriarty has something to say to younger people and readers from outside
There is nothing nicer than starting a book that no-one knows about. Sometimes, I watch
I’m going to admit to something that may make me sound like a book snob.
Yeats’ poetry has helped shape Ireland as a nation. His words have given hope, inspiration
Welcome back to another week in the charts! This week’s big news is, of course,
Even nicer than another week of the bestselling charts, it’s nice to see a bit
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Gaza’s largest and most beloved book shop and library was destroyed by air strikes on
When I wrote L’assente, I was transported far away, immersed in the flow of writing.
A pointless reflection, I know, but I wonder whether there are more books than people
In my final year at university, when the terrible prospect of having to get a
When I was ten, I wrote and illustrated a story called ‘The Giraffe who Sneezed’.
In the churchyard the snowdrops Push their way through cold earth, Their soft petals cover
The husband and I were excited, if a bit confused ,when my son suggested a
By way of introduction, I was the first surviving of my siblings to be born
Whether one was born into a rural or urban environment, growing up in the 1930s
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