Author Sam Blake tells us about Mich Maroney and the First Page Pitch event at the Cork World Book Festival . . . Like many Irish literary festivals, Cork World Book Festival is a fabulous ...
The story of The Skidderwolves starts with a misunderstood dog called Eddie. I was in my twenties when we got him. He was this huge black cross, a mix of labrador and possibly something a little ...
Sarah Webb, author of the just-published novel, The Bookshop Sisters, with some invaluable advice on writing historical fiction for children . . . I’ve always loved children’s books set in the ...
Bernie McQuillan, author of the just-published novel, The Lobster Pot, on how her life experiences have informed her writing over the years . . . Reading my first story in front of an audience in ...
Welcome to this week’s Irish bestselling books charts, where the runaway leader of the pack is also our featured book for the week! Hungry: A Biography of My Body by Katriona ...
LeabhairCOMHAR is delighted to announce the publication of a new book for young readers by Áine Uí Fhoghlú, Bilal agus Cócó.
Chris Ricketts’s YA trans story You Don’t See Me has won the senior prize at the Great Reads Awards. The Great Reads Awards was set up by a group of school librarians working in a variety of Irish ...
Competition deadline: 21st May 2026 The inaugural Pushbike Prize for Flash Fiction will be judged by Nuala O’Connor. The Pushbike Prize Terms and Conditions Eligibility Open to writers aged ...
The idea of writing is at times associated with a person tapping out word after word, bent over a typewriter, in a dusty old attic, alone. But for many who come to writing through a writing group ...
Wuthering Heights is not created for an audience, therefore it is only fitting that its review is also created as a vessel to my scattered thoughts. This story is a dollhouse tale you invented as ...
From our archives: this piece from Caren Kennedy on how best to go about NOT winning a writing competition is consistently ...
Maurice Jackson, a friend and poet of Jamaican heritage, has the authenticity that Zach craves, and the bravery Vincent needs ...
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