I was writing novelettes before I knew what a novelette was. They started out as short stories, but I kept writing them too long. Also, I’m not sure short stories are supposed to have chapters in ...

Writing authentic child characters requires more than simply shrinking an adult perspective into a smaller body. Children experience the world with intensity, immediacy, and a developing sense of l… ...

Celebrating 30 bold years of the National Print Museum. The National Print Museum will celebrate its 30th anniversary this ...

Emma.R.Schofield on The Nature of Shadow, a coming of age story about resilience and power from the genre of literary high fantasy. I was fifteen when I started The Nature of Shadow. I didn’t know ...

Lovely Laois Homecoming Festival is packed with Literary Events! Run by author Helen Moorhouse and playwright, author and actor Frances Harney, there’s something for everyone!

Stories of life and death from a prison doctor, with some invaluable advice when it comes to writing narrative non-fiction. I am a writer and a doctor who ...

Get ready for Barrowdise, the ultimate Spoken Word Festival happening live and in person! Join a vibrant crowd where voices ...

Hospitals, injuries, and medical emergencies are common throughout multiple genres of fiction, and it’s easy to see why. When a character is hurt or sick, this creates instant tension and can have an ...

Competition deadline: 30th September 2026 The Bridport Memoir Prize is open internationally to writers aged 16+ writing in English. Your memoir does not need to be completed to submit. Your own ...

Out in the cold . . . I was coming out of M&S on Upper Liffey Street a few weeks back, having purchased a woollen jumper when a fella sitting on the pavement to the right of the doors asked ...

Editor Alysoun Owen on why the Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook continues to be the essential guide for writers . . . On 16th July we celebrate a landmark moment in the life of an iconic title ...

Joss Wood, author of the just-published Summerween, on how to survive a writing career. Become a writer, they said. It’ll be fun, they said. What they forgot to mention was the hard work, ...