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In our Magazine section, find interviews with your favourite authors, song and script writers, publishing news, writing competitions and Irish language articles currated by Cathal Póirtéir our Eagarthóir Gaeilge.
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Latest Author Interviews
Titanic: True Stories of her Passengers, Crew and Legacy by Nicola Pierce
Read the full interview here.
Other recent Interviews
The Mindfulness Workout by Iseult White by Iseult White
Characters and Locations: In Search of Us by Maria Duffy by Maria Duffy
My Road to Publication: Medium Wave by Rose Zolock by Rose Zolock
Her Mother’s Daughter by Alice Fitzgerald by Alice Fitzgerald
When Evil Remembers: Keeper by Johana Gustawsson by Johana Gustawsson
Ready Player One: LitRPG and Virtual Reality by Conor Kostick by Conor Costick
Crime Genre or Not: Behind a Closed Door by Adele O’Neil by Adele O'Neill
The Book I Never Thought I’d Write: The Last Laugh by Tracy Bloom by Tracy Bloom
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Latest News for Writers
Dervla McTiernan’s The Rúin shortlisted for New Blood Showcase
Read the full article here.
Why You Need a VPN as an Author by Kim Martin
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Other recent News articles
International Support for PEN’s Freedom to Write Campaign Protest At Murder of Maltese Journalist by
Writer/Film Director Speed Dating Event by Writing.ie
Irish Bestsellers 12th April 2018 by
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Bookshops contribute €132m to Irish Economy by Writing.ie
Irish Bestsellers 17th March 2018 by
New Irish Writing Celebrated at 47th Annual Hennessy Literary Awards by
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Writing Competitions
Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Competition
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2 Elizabeth’s Romance & Women’s Fiction Writing Contest
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Other recent Comps & Giveaways
The Bath Novel Award 2018 by Writing.ie
Competition: Literary Taxidermy Short Story by Writing.ie
Competition: Words By Water, Kinsale Literary Festival by Writing.ie
Competition: Deviant Minds 2018 by Writing.ie
Competition: The Moth Short Story Prize 2018 by
Competition: The SmokeLong Quarterly Award for Flash Fiction by Writing.ie
Competition: The Edinburgh International Flash Fiction Award by Writing.ie
The Molly Keane Creative Writing Award 2018 by Writing.ie
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Tell Your Own Story
The Merrow’s Chorus by Gerard Quinn
Read the latest Writing & Me article here.
“It’s happy hour again…” by Yvonne Reddin
Read the latest Mining Memories article here.
Other recent "Tell Your Own Story" Articles
“It’s happy hour again…” by Yvonne Reddin by Yvonne Reddin
You Are What You Write: Broken Mirrors by Marie McWilliams by Marie McWilliams
A Wicklow Girl by Brian O’Dowd by Brian O'Dowd
Work (Part 2): Learning Swear Words by Michael Rigley by Michael Rigley
Did You Put The Weasels Out? by Niall Burke by Niall Burke
Leaving School: Work (Part 1) by Michael Rigley by Michael Rigley
