It's been a while since I had something to report, but received good news on Saturday. Both Steve and I are shortlisted for the Limnisa short story competition - and boy could we do with a holiday to Greece..!
Incidentally, you can check out Steve's website at www.stephenwade.ie for an update on his writing news. :)
Monday, April 26, 2010
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Crannog 23 Launch
I read one of my stories at the launch of Crannog 23 in the Crane Bar, Galway last night. It was a really nice evening. Crannog is a very impressive journal which includes writers of high calibre. You just have to read the biographies to know the quality of the work!
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Shortlisted for Fish Prize
Great news. Am shortlisted for the Fish Prize! :)
The result will be announced on March 17th!
The result will be announced on March 17th!
Monday, February 1, 2010
Ink Tears Short Story Competition
More good news! I received an email from Anthony Howcroft today to say that I am shortlisted for the Ink Tears Short Story Competition 2009. :)
Monday, January 25, 2010
Crannog Literary Magazine
I received an email yesterday to say that my short story 'When Black Dogs Sing' is being pubished in Crannog's Spring Issue. I will be reading at the launch of the magazine on Friday 26th February at The Crane Bar in Galway City.
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Shortlisted for Writing Spirit Competition
Good news on the writing front to start 2010. I am one of ten shortlisted writers for the Writing Spirit competition run by writing4all. The winners will be announced soon...
Friday, January 8, 2010
Salt have just published the Shortlist for the Scott Prize for a debut collection of short stories. Alas, they failed to recognise my genius...and I must seek vindication elsewhere!
And now for the list:
Ben Cheetham: The Hate Club (UK)
Alexandra Fox: Roundabouts (UK)
Miriam Hastings: Demon Lovers (UK)
Patrick Holland: The Source of Sound (Australia)
Sandra Jensen: A Sort of Walking Miracle (Ireland)
Laurence Klavan: Family Unit and Other Fantasies (US)
Wes Lee: This Animal Kingdom and Other Stories (NZ)
Mary McClusky: Gift to the Dark Gods (UK)
David Philip Mullins: Longing to Love You (US)
Susannah Richards: Hot Kitchen Snow and Other Stories (UK)
Tom Vowler: They May Not Mean To But They Do (UK)
Joel Willians: Buy Ma Biscuits or Kiss Ma Fish (UK)
Congratulations to all you lucky people! :)
And now for the list:
Ben Cheetham: The Hate Club (UK)
Alexandra Fox: Roundabouts (UK)
Miriam Hastings: Demon Lovers (UK)
Patrick Holland: The Source of Sound (Australia)
Sandra Jensen: A Sort of Walking Miracle (Ireland)
Laurence Klavan: Family Unit and Other Fantasies (US)
Wes Lee: This Animal Kingdom and Other Stories (NZ)
Mary McClusky: Gift to the Dark Gods (UK)
David Philip Mullins: Longing to Love You (US)
Susannah Richards: Hot Kitchen Snow and Other Stories (UK)
Tom Vowler: They May Not Mean To But They Do (UK)
Joel Willians: Buy Ma Biscuits or Kiss Ma Fish (UK)
Congratulations to all you lucky people! :)
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Stinging Fly Now Accepting Submissions
The Stinging Fly is now accepting submissions. I have yet to crack this one and sent off my two stories today!
Please see guidelines below...
Submission Guidelines
The Stinging Fly only accepts submissions between January 1st and March 31st each year. Submissions will not be accepted outside of this period.
The Stinging Fly welcomes submissions from Irish and international writers.
All work submitted must be previously unpublished and ideally should not be under consideration elsewhere.
The postal address for submissions is: The Stinging Fly, PO Box 6016, Dublin 8, Ireland. We do not accept e-mail submissions.
Each submission should include an email address for reply. To save time and reduce costs we would prefer to respond to all submissions via email.
If you do need or prefer to have your manuscript returned, please be sure to include return envelopes/postage. If sending work from outside of the Irish Republic, please note that non-Irish stamps are of no use to us here.
All submissions should be accompanied by a cover letter, which should include:
Author's Name
E-mail address and postal address
Name of stories / poems submitted
Brief biog if you wish, no CV necessary.
Date of Submission
Anyone submitting both fiction and poetry submissions should include a separate cover letter with each.
All submissions should be printed using 1.5 or double line spacing. Minimum font size: 11pt. Every piece of work should have the author's name printed or signed on it.
No more than two stories and/or four poems should be submitted at any one time or in any one year.
Short stories should not exceed 3000 words. We do publish longer stories, but it is recommended that first-time submissions not exceed 3000 words (by too much).
There is no restriction on the length of poems.
All submissions are read. The editors' decision may not be correct but it is final.
With a limited budget, we are only in a position to offer contributors a discretionary token payment. They will also receive two copies of the issue in which their work is featured and can order further copies at a discounted rate.
Copyright remains in all cases with the author. Some work selected may be included in future versions of this web site.
Please see guidelines below...
Submission Guidelines
The Stinging Fly only accepts submissions between January 1st and March 31st each year. Submissions will not be accepted outside of this period.
The Stinging Fly welcomes submissions from Irish and international writers.
All work submitted must be previously unpublished and ideally should not be under consideration elsewhere.
The postal address for submissions is: The Stinging Fly, PO Box 6016, Dublin 8, Ireland. We do not accept e-mail submissions.
Each submission should include an email address for reply. To save time and reduce costs we would prefer to respond to all submissions via email.
If you do need or prefer to have your manuscript returned, please be sure to include return envelopes/postage. If sending work from outside of the Irish Republic, please note that non-Irish stamps are of no use to us here.
All submissions should be accompanied by a cover letter, which should include:
Author's Name
E-mail address and postal address
Name of stories / poems submitted
Brief biog if you wish, no CV necessary.
Date of Submission
Anyone submitting both fiction and poetry submissions should include a separate cover letter with each.
All submissions should be printed using 1.5 or double line spacing. Minimum font size: 11pt. Every piece of work should have the author's name printed or signed on it.
No more than two stories and/or four poems should be submitted at any one time or in any one year.
Short stories should not exceed 3000 words. We do publish longer stories, but it is recommended that first-time submissions not exceed 3000 words (by too much).
There is no restriction on the length of poems.
All submissions are read. The editors' decision may not be correct but it is final.
With a limited budget, we are only in a position to offer contributors a discretionary token payment. They will also receive two copies of the issue in which their work is featured and can order further copies at a discounted rate.
Copyright remains in all cases with the author. Some work selected may be included in future versions of this web site.
Reading Opportunities and Writing Courses at IWC
The Writers Centre are giving new writers an opportunity to read their work on the last Wednesday of every month...submissions by email. See info below:
The Lonely Voice: Short Story Introductions.
At the Irish Writers’ Centre we are committed to supporting writers at every stage of their development. With this in mind, we are delighted to announce a new monthly event starting this January. The Lonely Voice: Short Story Introductions will take place on the last Wednesday of every month. Four short story writers will be selected and invited to read their work at the event. We are particularly interested in providing a platform for emerging writers who previously may not have had the opportunity to read their work in public. Our inaugural event will take place on Wednesday, January 27th. We are currently seeking featured readers and are accepting submissions until January, 8th. Please send the short story you would like to read (max 3,000 words) and a short bio to: thelonelyvoice@gmail.com. Attachments must be in the following format: title_of_story.doc. Don’t worry if you miss this month’s deadline, you can always apply in February.
Courses at the Centre: A new year means new writing courses.
For all of you who made the resolution to be more productive and creative in the New Year, this is your chance to follow through with that promise. Enrol in a course and put your pen to paper. We have a lot of interesting offers this term. Besides having the usual favourites, we now have some innovative add-ons. Here is a taste of what’s available:
Making Poems with Paula Meehan
Short Story Workshop with Molly McCloskey
Novel Workshop with Kevin Power
Playwriting with Gavin Kostick
Poetry Workshop: Earning Your Space on the Page with Mary O’ Donnell
Creative Writing Workshop with Pat Boran
Writing Children’s Fiction with Oisin McGann
Out of this World: Fantasy Fiction with Celine Kiernan
Writing a Radio Play with John Maher
Writer’s Boot Camp with Brendan Nolan
For more information on all of courses as well as a list of times and prices, visit our web page: www.writerscentre.ie/courses.
The Lonely Voice: Short Story Introductions.
At the Irish Writers’ Centre we are committed to supporting writers at every stage of their development. With this in mind, we are delighted to announce a new monthly event starting this January. The Lonely Voice: Short Story Introductions will take place on the last Wednesday of every month. Four short story writers will be selected and invited to read their work at the event. We are particularly interested in providing a platform for emerging writers who previously may not have had the opportunity to read their work in public. Our inaugural event will take place on Wednesday, January 27th. We are currently seeking featured readers and are accepting submissions until January, 8th. Please send the short story you would like to read (max 3,000 words) and a short bio to: thelonelyvoice@gmail.com. Attachments must be in the following format: title_of_story.doc. Don’t worry if you miss this month’s deadline, you can always apply in February.
Courses at the Centre: A new year means new writing courses.
For all of you who made the resolution to be more productive and creative in the New Year, this is your chance to follow through with that promise. Enrol in a course and put your pen to paper. We have a lot of interesting offers this term. Besides having the usual favourites, we now have some innovative add-ons. Here is a taste of what’s available:
Making Poems with Paula Meehan
Short Story Workshop with Molly McCloskey
Novel Workshop with Kevin Power
Playwriting with Gavin Kostick
Poetry Workshop: Earning Your Space on the Page with Mary O’ Donnell
Creative Writing Workshop with Pat Boran
Writing Children’s Fiction with Oisin McGann
Out of this World: Fantasy Fiction with Celine Kiernan
Writing a Radio Play with John Maher
Writer’s Boot Camp with Brendan Nolan
For more information on all of courses as well as a list of times and prices, visit our web page: www.writerscentre.ie/courses.
Becoming Scarlett - by Ciara Geraghty
Congratulations to Ciara Geraghty whose second novel 'Becoming Scarlett' is being launched in Hughes & Hughes bookshop, St. Stephen's Green on Thursday 14th January @ 6.30pm.
I hope it is every bit as successful as her debut novel 'Saving Grace', which made it to the no.1 spot on the Irish Best Sellers list.
I hope it is every bit as successful as her debut novel 'Saving Grace', which made it to the no.1 spot on the Irish Best Sellers list.
Crashaw Prize Shortlist
Salt Publishing have announced their shortlist for the Crashaw Prize for unpublished poetry collections:
This year’s shortlist consists of :
Phil Brown, Il Avilit (ENGLAND)
Matt Bryden, Boxing the Compass (ENGLAND)
Theodore Z. Cotler, House with a Dark Sky Roof (USA)
Nathan Hoks, Book of Clouds (USA)
Yvonne C. Murphy, Aviaries (USA)
Andrew Pidoux, Year of the Lion (USA)
Nick Potamitis, The Book of Night Terrors (ENGLAND)
Terry Ann Thaxton, Getaway Girl (USA)
Jonty Tiplady, Zam Bonk Dip (ENGLAND)
Ryan Van Winkle, Untitled (SCOTLAND)
Eoghan Walls, The Salt Harvest (IRELAND) WITHDRAWN
Anna Woodford, Birdhouse (ENGLAND)
From this shortlist we will make our selection of this year’s winners and will publish four collections during in 2010 — the tenth anniversary of Salt. The winners will be announced on Friday 26th of February.
The shortlist for the Scott Prize for fiction will be announced on the Salt website later this week!
This year’s shortlist consists of :
Phil Brown, Il Avilit (ENGLAND)
Matt Bryden, Boxing the Compass (ENGLAND)
Theodore Z. Cotler, House with a Dark Sky Roof (USA)
Nathan Hoks, Book of Clouds (USA)
Yvonne C. Murphy, Aviaries (USA)
Andrew Pidoux, Year of the Lion (USA)
Nick Potamitis, The Book of Night Terrors (ENGLAND)
Terry Ann Thaxton, Getaway Girl (USA)
Jonty Tiplady, Zam Bonk Dip (ENGLAND)
Ryan Van Winkle, Untitled (SCOTLAND)
Eoghan Walls, The Salt Harvest (IRELAND) WITHDRAWN
Anna Woodford, Birdhouse (ENGLAND)
From this shortlist we will make our selection of this year’s winners and will publish four collections during in 2010 — the tenth anniversary of Salt. The winners will be announced on Friday 26th of February.
The shortlist for the Scott Prize for fiction will be announced on the Salt website later this week!
Monday, January 4, 2010
Blogging it in the Real World
Fellow scribes - I hope to use this space to aid others by notifying them of new writing competitions, festivals, etc, as well as updating you on news about writers whose work I admire, and indeed on my own work.
I'll begin by congratulating my partner Steve Wade on his most recent achievement - winning first prize in the Christmas Chillers Short Story Competition. Yet another string to his fast expanding bow! You can view Steve's news and find links to his work on his website: www.stephenwade.ie
A certain literary birdie also informs me that Ms Nuala ni Chonchuir has a novel coming out later this year with New Island Books. Go Nuala! You are one talented and prolific lady and I wish you all the best in 2010.
I'll begin by congratulating my partner Steve Wade on his most recent achievement - winning first prize in the Christmas Chillers Short Story Competition. Yet another string to his fast expanding bow! You can view Steve's news and find links to his work on his website: www.stephenwade.ie
A certain literary birdie also informs me that Ms Nuala ni Chonchuir has a novel coming out later this year with New Island Books. Go Nuala! You are one talented and prolific lady and I wish you all the best in 2010.
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