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It’s okay not to be creative right now. That’s a message we’ve heard a lot
How authors can connect with readers in the era of COVID19 In 2019, I signed
Sharing my writing tips as an author is somewhat akin to a new mother offering
John O’Donnell describes the origins of his first short story collection, Almost the Same Blue.
On Tuesday, May 5, 2020 when it is expected that the national lockdown will be
New literary prizes worth €30,000 with winners to be announced on June 20th This year’s
Despite the resurging popularity of old favourites during the pandemic (for example Oprah Winfrey’s What
Over the course of eight weeks, Simon Trewin invited us into the world of the
Welcome back to another week of the charts! It makes quite a difference, being able
We’ve been in lockdown for a period of 7 weeks in Ireland and for many
Iceapelago is a new word for a new world. ICEAPELAGO describes a country – in
What a year to win the Percy French Prize for Witty Verse. One of the
This book really began on a coach trip through Timanfya in Lanzarote. Also known as
Books and writing have always played such a huge role in my life. As a
Like many others, I was shocked by the sudden news of the lockdown on Friday
Over three years ago, or to be exact, three years and ten months ago, I
Major excitement yesterday. In the village where I live in Ireland, we had set up
Even the Abbey Theatre and its direction under WB Yeats himself was not spared the
