Competition deadline: 31st May 2026 The Bridport Short Story Prize is one of the most prestigious awards in the literary ...

When I was growing up, Christmas was a magical time. Of course we were poor as church mice, living hand to mouth so the only ...

John Leitch, writing as Arlinda Rotate, on why he chose to use a pen-name when writing his crime thriller, Black Cloud, Red ...

Marian Keyes in conversation with journalist and writer Madeleine Keane . . . Bestselling author and Irish Writers Centre ...

The advice to ‘kill your babies’ or ‘kill your darlings’ has been a feature of writing guides and workshops for decades, but ...

Editor Tara MacLeod on the publication of an outstanding new anthology of stories from multi-generational Irish women writers ...

The bookbuying season is in full swing, and every book in the Irish bestselling books Top 20 has clocked over a thousand ...

Author Jo Nestor on the evolution and publication of her award-winning chapbook, Swimming Donkeys. A ping on my phone alerted ...

Author Charles Harris tells all about researching his latest novel, Play Me – which unfortunately included falling off a ...

Christy Theodoulou, author of Godless Cosmologies, on finding the best way to tell your story . . . I believe all people are ...

Amy Jordan, author of the gripping thriller, The Dark Hours, on how people drive our life stories and characters drive books ...

Submissions deadline: 11th March 2026 Submissions are open for the Mairtín Crawford Awards for Poetry and Short Story 2026.