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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
Writing to Music: The voices that help shape my novels by Ally Bunbury
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Just Keep Writing: No Turning Back by Sam Blake
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Other recent Interviews
A Long, Bumpy Road: Gangster School by Kate Wiseman by Kate Wiseman
Grace After Henry by Eithne Shortall by Eithne Shortall
Listen for the Weather by Justine Delaney Wilson by Justine Delaney Wilson
The Lies We Told by Camilla Way by Camilla Way
Without You – Living With Loss by Orlaith Carmody by Orlaith Carmody
The Inspiration for The Cow Book by John Connell by John Connell
Italy and the Inspiration for A Known Evil by Aidan Conway by Aidan Conway
The Torchbearers by Bairbre Higgins by Bairbre Higgins
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Latest News for Writers
Deirdre Sullivan and Karen Vaughan win the 28th CBI Book of the Year Award
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Irish Bestsellers 12th May 2018
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Other recent News articles
Sarah Crossan is Ireland’s Fifth Laureate na nÓg by
Irish Bestsellers 5th May 2018 by
New Irish Independent Authors’ Collective by Amanda J Evans
Irish Bestsellers 28th April 2018 by
Mark O’Connell wins 2018 Wellcome Book Prize for ‘To Be a Machine’ by Writing.ie
Irish Bestsellers 21st April 2018 by
Canadian Poet Natalya Anderson Wins Prestigious €10,000 Moth Poetry Prize by Writing.ie
Irish Bestsellers 14th April 2018 by
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Writing Competitions
Competition: Creative Future Literary Awards 2018
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Richard & Judy’s Search For A Bestseller 2018
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Other recent Comps & Giveaways
The Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award 2018 by Writing.ie
WOW! Women On Writing 2018 Flash Fiction Contest by Writing.ie
Mairtín Crawford Poetry & Short Story Award. by Writing.ie
Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Competition by Writing.ie
2 Elizabeth’s Romance & Women’s Fiction Writing Contest by Writing.ie
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
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Tell Your Own Story
Where Do Writers Get Their Ideas From? by Olivia Rana
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
Woodcutter by Shaun Baines by Shaun Baines
Layla’s Song by Paul McCracken by Paul McCracken
Circumference by Mark Ward by Mark Ward
Our Diligent Souls by Emer G.M. Lawless by Emer Lawless
The Merrow’s Chorus by Gerard Quinn by Gerard Quinn
Using Pastiche to Create Convincing Historical Fiction by Matthew de Lacey Davidson by Matthew de Lacey Davidson
