Finding Me Beyond Illness by Shanali Perera explores resilience and transformation through the lens of creativity . . .

Westmeath County Council and the Arts Council are currently accepting applications from writers for the 2025 John Broderick ...

I’ve written on and off for years, mainly short stories, but began in earnest in late 2022. My first novel was runner-up in ...

Author Emmet O’Reilly on the inspiration behind and the lessons learned in the writing of This Is Ourselves, Under Pressure.

At the An Post Irish Book Awards, a fabulously glittery evening, hosted by Miriam O’Callaghan, Vanessa Fox O’Loughlin was delighted to announce the winner of the Writing.ie Short Story of the Year ...

Ruth Frances Long, Author of The Book of Gold, on Inspiration, Research and Historical Fantasy . . . Once upon a time I fell in love with a book. Not an uncommon occurrence. We’ve all done it at one ...

Camilla Macpherson, first prize short story winner in the 2023 Plaza Prizes, recently caught up with Rémy Ngamije, one of the judges in the 2024 competition, to find out more about his creative life.

Among the many things it takes to make an engaging fantasy novel, worldbuilding might be one of the biggest. You have to strike a balance between the fantastical and the believable in such a way that ...

Zachary Finn is a lover of all things history and horror. He currently resides in central NY with his dog and his girlfriend. When he’s not working at a museum, reading, or writing, you can find him ...

Amanda Addison is an award-winning author of books for adults and children. Her books have been shortlisted for The CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medal and the Searchlight Writing Novel Opening ...

In Showbusiness with Blood, Eamon Carr beguiles the reader with an insightful account of the world’s greatest boxers, from Steve Collins to Mike Tyson to Tyson Fury and Katie Taylor. Boxing, Ireland’s ...

This year I’ve read or judged six competitions and read hundreds of pieces. I said I’d do a thread of things to pay attention to before submitting. So. Yeah. Reprinted here is an awfully opinionated ...