Literary journals have thrived in Ireland and have repeatedly succeeded in their goals of finding, supporting, and showcasing new writing. These journals have published works by writers who go on to become established authors; these include The Stinging Fly (Emma Donoghue, Colum McCann, Kevin Barry, Sally Rooney), Banshee Lit (Sinéad Gleeson, Lucy Sweeney Byrne, Deirdre Sullivan, Sarah Maria Griffin), and The Moth Magazine (June Caldwell, Sara Baume, Mike McCormack, Paul Durcan). There are new literary journals emerging, each with a …
Month: August 2020
The Truth Must Dazzle Gradually was initially inspired by the Japanese art of kintsugi – the practice of repairing broken pottery with powdered gold, silver, or platinum. The breakage, and …
So, Happy Summer Readers! It’s been a strange few months and I hope you are all doing OK. It’s weird and great to be a debut fiction writer this summer …
I sat for a while at the cross at Finnoe Where young lovers would meet when the flowers were in bloom Heard the men coming home from the fair at …
I had heard, from many people, that the second book is the hardest one you’ll ever have to write. “I don’t remember mine at all,” says one author friend. “Except …
I find it absolutely thrilling to pick up a book that’s full of twists and turns even the most experienced of readers will find hard to predict. It takes true …
Of all the whimsical words of wisdom circulating on social media at the beginning of the Covid-19 restrictions, this one struck me as funny and starkly relevant: At the end …
To all of Dubray’s wonderful customers, This is a strange letter to be writing – not because I’m not glad to be doing it, but because I never thought I’d …
Ideas come from many places, but a story about waylaid Girl Guide cookies is definitely one of my most unusual sources of inspiration. The story – related in a US …
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