A Story of the Irish Diaspora…through the eyes of one father and son
I was thrilled to have my short story “The Glimmer Man” published in the 2023
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Meeting Vanessa by Audrey Mac Cready
June is Crime Reading month on these islands, organised by the Crime Writers’ Association with
Going Full Circle by Martin Hand
My employer advertised for ‘Time to Read Volunteers’ just before Christmas 22. Its a give
Positive Feedback on my Novel by Audrey Mac Cready
In April, my novel ‘The Acrocorinth Incident’ was longlisted in the Plaza Prizes writing competition
The Faery Eddie of Irish American Sentimentality by Victoria Costello
Towards the end of my forthcoming novel, Orchid Child, which explores intergenerational legacies and debts
The Prodigal Child Departs by Lissa Oliver
Rather than returning, as I am to these pages after a long spell away, my
Love, Interrupted by Paula Tully – now available!
I am delighted to post that book number 3, Love, Interrupted, is now available in
Editing Abroad, and Preparing the Pitch by Audrey Mac Cready
Off to Germany again, this time to spend a week with my editor friend in
Ink-credible by Mary Egan Campbell
A best-selling author I met with recently very kindly advised that which I had heard
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New writing courses in Dublin and online
Big Smoke is delighted to announce more creative writing courses running in Dublin city over
Writing Retreats and Workshops for 2023 in Switzerland
This year I’ll be running two writing retreats in Switzerland: from 28 May to 3
Anam Cara Writer’s & Artist’s Retreat Update for 2023 by Sue Booth-Forbes
We are delighted to bring you all our Anam Cara Retreat update for 2023 with
To Change or Not To Change, by Sahlan Diver
Three decades ago, a colleague of mine travelled to London to see a farce at
Talk at TMYS – Letters from Santa, Vernacular Poetry & Prose
TMYS – Tell Me Your Story Project 11: Letters from Santa Panelists – Smeetha Bhoumik,
Reading, recording and listening to your text by Audrey Mac Cready
It’s Draft 12 and I’ve finished editing it. The concepts of ‘omniscient’ (avoid) and ‘close
New year, new courses…
2023 is here and with it a new set of writing workshops at the Big
New Year’s Resolutions by Audrey Mac Cready
2022 has to go down as a bad year, whatever the joys or successes we
A Christmas Excerpt From ‘Letters To Jude’ by James Lawless
A CHRISTMAS EXCERPT FROM LETTERS TO JUDE (https://amzn.to/3bTj5CJ) I look out my window through the
Reviews by Mark Byrne
I sit and wait for reviews, On my debut indie book, Tried for weeks to
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