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Submissions deadline: 7th March 2021 The Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize is an international book prize that supports and celebrates the best adventure writing today. The Prize is open to writers of any nationality, writing in English. 1st Prize: a publishing deal with Bonnier Books
My path to publication led me to some interesting places along the way. Various day
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As I’m writing this, 2020 is coming to a close. ‘Thank goodness,’ I hear you
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This week seems to be about two things, mainly: celebrities, and new starts. Celebrities, because
Dublin-born writer Laura-Blaise McDowell has been short-listed for the Costa Short Story Award for her
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The SoA’s Authors’ Foundation and K Blundell Trust are open for applications. Each year the
On November 21st, I published my seventh book of 2020. Everyone who hears that seems
I inherited a skill from my da – I was always good at telling yarns.
My name is Chris Rush, I live in Arklow Co. Wicklow and I am a
Writing had not been my career until I felt the great pulse of never stop
I once boarded a plane with not the faintest idea of where it was going;
I have become obsessed with a demi-john of bubbling, strawberry coloured liquid in my kitchen,
17th May, 1974 Getting from Celbridge to Dublin City Centre is not easy, very few
When the incoming tide threatened to reach the car, we decided it was high time
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