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 ...

Róisin O’Donnell’s debut novel Nesting is definitely a novel for our time. Violence against women is a well-documented issue on the island of Ireland, North and South, and while the ...

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

Author Graeme Moore tells us about the long evolution and eventual publication of his beautifully illustrated story book, ...

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 ...