Writing a novel is often compared to running a marathon—a long and arduous thing that requires stamina and perseverance.

Ellen Britton – writer of short stories – some published in Bray Arts Journal, children’s stories – one self-published and ...

Amsterdam 1648, Captain Andrew Ross, a young soldier of the Scots Brigade serving in the Dutch Republic falls in love with ...

The Irish Writers Union (IWU) is encouraging members to make a formal, legal complaint to Meta. The IWU have created a ...

Zoë Miller, author of The Girls' Trip, on the 'huge leap to get into the heart and mind of a forbidding or criminal character ...

Dublin on the 11th of November, 1977. Brought up in Enniscorthy, now lives in Cork. Her first book, a children’s book The ...

I began to see SOLO not as lines of poetry, but as bars of music . . . a new way the poems could look on the page.

Murder at Gulls Nest by Jess Kidd is a wonderfully written book. It’s witty and clever and full of fabulous characters and ...

Six novels have been shortlisted for the 2025 Dublin Literary Award, which celebrates 30 years of excellence in world ...

Claire Hennessy, author of In the Movie of Her Life, with some key pointers in the writing of flash fiction . . .

Sandra Behan recalls the 'hard work, laughter, and friendship' in the climbing of Muckish Mountain in Co. Donegal . . .