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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
Hitting My Writing Targets: Stasi 77 by David Young
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Not Writing Would be Hell: M for Mammy by Eleanor O’Reilly
Read the full interview here.
Other recent Interviews
Love Notes from a German Building Site by Adrian Duncan by Adrian Duncan
On Writing Things in Jars by Jess Kidd by Jess Kidd
The Inspiration for The Killer in Me by Olivia Kiernan by Olivia Kiernan
Jacob’s Ladder by Charlie Pike by Charlie Pike
Bollywood Why? – Bollywood Wives by Alex Khan by Alex Khan
WE Summit Together – A Collection of Empowering Stories by Empowered Women by Donna Kennedy
I am a Self-Published Author: Black Wood by Derek Flynn by Derek Flynn
The Doctor Who Sat for a Year by Brendan Kelly by Brendan Kelly
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Latest News for Writers
Outstanding Pieces of Irish Literary History For Sale
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Wolfson History Prize 2019 Shortlist Revealed
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Other recent News articles
Irish Bestsellers 6th April 2019 by
Drop Everything and Read (DEAR) Challenge 2019 by writing.ie
Irish Bestsellers 30th March 2019 by
The European Union Prize for Literature Irish Shortlist Announced by writing.ie
New Irish Writing Celebrated at 48th Hennessy Literary Awards by
Irish Bestsellers 23rd March 2019 by
Irish Bestsellers 16th March 2019 by
Little Island Books wins Irish Small Press of the Year by writing.ie
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Writing Competitions
WOW! Women On Writing Creative Nonfiction Essay Competition
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Competition: Literary Taxidermy Short Story
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Other recent Comps & Giveaways
Competition: Words by Water, Kinsale Literary Festival by writing.ie
Competition: The New Roscommon Writing Award by writing.ie
Wexford Literary Festival Writing Competitions by writing.ie
Competition: Aesthetica Creative Writing Award by writing.ie
RTÉ Radio Short Story Competition 2019 by writing.ie
Competition: National Flash Fiction Day Micro Fiction by Writing.ie
The Neil Gunn Writing Competition 2018/19 by Writing.ie
Competition: Women on Writing Flash Fiction Contest 2019 by writing.ie
View the entire Comps & Giveaways archive.
Tell Your Own Story
Writing & Me by Howard Edmunds
Read the latest Writing & Me article here.
Mislaid Memories by Michael Connolly
Read the latest Mining Memories article here.
Other recent "Tell Your Own Story" Articles
Writing & Me by Howard Edmunds by Howard Edmunds
A Rainy Night in a Ditch in County Limerick by Simon Murphy by Simon Murphy
The Shadow Beyond by Daniel Reiner by Daniel Reiner
Father’s Fashion Rules by Evelyn Killeen McCrann by Evelyn Killeen McCrann
My Writing Life by Tracy Ryden by Tracy Ryden
The Emigrant Writer, Eustace Boylan SJ by Paul B McNulty by Paul B McNulty
