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Check out #LizMcSkeane article in today's @IrishTimesMag re relevance of #historicalfiction to our own times - & her new novel #AftershocktheBook re #lisbonearthquake 270 yrs ago today @RTEArena @RedLineFestival @AyeWrite @swirlandthread @BookPaisley
l1nq.com/4mqsjnu Thrilled to catch up with poetry collective #FeminaCulpa at inaugural #GreystonesBookFestival Check out post for info & interview with @emma_mckervey @KellyCrimeBooks @milenaevening @IrishLitTimes @DublinCityofLit @LabDCC @ArtsCouncilNI @culture_ireland
turaspress.ie/in-the-dark-by… Honoured to announce the inclusion of #InTheDark novel by #AnamariaCroweSerrano in the #VOPAS exhibition in @UAHen Uni of Alcala which presents historical novels re the #SpanishCivilWar Huge thanks to #ProfAlbertoLazaro and his team.
londongrip.co.uk/2026/06/lon… Thanks to #LondonGrip & #MadeleineOBeirne for this generous review of poetry collection #TheChemistyofEmotion by #FionaPerry & #StephenPaulWren. DM for review copies @poetryireland @Poetry_London @PoetryBookSoc @PoetrySociety @poetrywales @TheIrishPages
Still a few places left on this online course on the shoet story!
Writer, publisher & facilitator extraordinaire Liz McSkeane begins her 6-week online course 'After the Arc: Narrative Unreliability & Formal Constraints in the Short Story' from 4 June!
Watch Liz introduce the course below ⬇️
Book your spot: irishwriterscentre.ie/course…
Super review of #Godheadcontraption recently pub by #turaspress - brilliant collection from poet @emma_mckervey in yesterday's @IrishTimesBooks ! Thanks to reviewer #martinaevans @poetryireland @PoetrySociety @dublinunesco @ArtsCouncilNI
Huge thanks to Aoife @PoetLyall for her wonderful review of @emma_mckervey 's stunning poetry collection #GodHeadContraption in #booksireland -'A magnificent, beautiful collection' @poetryireland @Poetry_London @PoetrySociety @DublinCityofLit
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The Chemistry of Emotion has landed!This ‘daring collection’ where science & poetry collide is an exciting collaboration by Fiona Perry & Stephen Paul Wren published @TurasPress 💫
Thank you @EMcSkeane for the lovely gift of Alchemy by Fiona Perry! 💐🙏
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Reviews of Mary Costello's A Beautiful Loan, Henrietta McKervey's The Woman in the Water, Asako Yuzuki's Hooked & Clare Mackintosh's It's Not What You Think in this wk's papers. @GillHessLtd @ElaineEgan_ @HachetteIre @patriciamcveigh @4thEstateBooks @HCinIreland
Online launch of @TheChemistryofEmotion by @stephenpwren and @fionaperry 1st April For zoom link email [email protected] @deuxiemepeau @LPB_Lon @poetryireland @ArtsCouncilNI
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Reviews of Edel Coffey's In Glass Houses, Charleen Hurtubise's Saoirse, BK Borison's And Now Back to You, Francis Kelly's Captain Francisco, Gill's books for tiny tots & Niamh Donnellan's Little History Heroes @ElaineEgan_ @GillHessLtd @panmacmillan @Gill_Books @bonnierbooks_uk
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Last chance to book! This Saturday, Eileen Casey's interactive workshop 'Song of Myself'.
Activities include: Chakra balancing, colour engagement, mindfulness, exploring tealeaf landscapes, collagé creation and free writing prompts.
irishwriterscentre.ie/course…
Online launch of #TheChemistryofEmotion 1st April, 7pm from #stephenpaulwren & #fionaperry explores of the connection between science & emotions. Email [email protected] for zoom link. DM for review copies. @HonestUlsterman @deuxiemepeau @fionamkorourke
Join #LizMcSkeane Thurs March 12th, in Blackrock Library for reading from her novel #Aftershock, with discussion/ Q&A on writing historical fiction Free but booking essential: [email protected] /Tel (01) 204 7215 @DublinCityofLit @DubrayBooks @IrishWritersCtr @RTEArena
tinyurl.com/bds53a5y Brilliant poem from Emma McKervey's new collection 'God-Head-Contraption' featured on #PoetryHappening in #BooksIrelandMagazine today, featuring suffragette #EmilyWildingDavison London launch tomorrow Sat in #PoetryCafe Covent Garden @LondonPoetry @LRB
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ℹ️ Interested in joining the Creative Schools programme in 2026?
Find out more at our online clinics for teachers and principals/coordinators of primary and post-primary schools, Special Schools and Youthreach centres.
Book your place: artscouncil.ie/developing-th…

ALT The image shows a vibrant artwork featuring a large green lizard, a butterfly, and flowers Text on the image reads: "Information Clinics," with a logo for the Arts Council of Ireland. Below it states: "Creative Schools Scoileanna Ildánacha 2026" and lists dates and times: March 18, 4:00 pm; March 25, 4:00 pm; April 22, 4:00 pm.
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Reviews of Roisin Meaney's Second Chances, Stephen Leather's Underdogs, Paul Cullen's Outsider & Tracy Whitwell's The Witch Finder in this wk's papers @chlodavies97 @PlunkettPR @ElaineEgan_ @HachetteIre @panmacmillan
Sounds like a great course. David is a brilliant tutor.
Watch novelist and short story writer David Butler chat about his upcoming course 'A Novel Approach' kicking off from next Wednesday, 4 March 🎊
More info & booking here: irishwriterscentre.ie/course…
Belfast launch of #GodHeadContraption, stunning new poetry from @EmmaMckervey tomorrow evening, Sanctuary Theatre. Free but please register. A brilliant, original work! @ArtsCouncilNI @NoAlibisPress @irishpages tinyurl.com/5akudc7w
Congratulations to @emma_mckervey whose amazing new poetry collection #GodHeadContraption will have its Belfast Launch in the Sanctuary Theatre this Wed 25th. Free but please register. tinyurl.com/5akudc7w @ACNIWriting @LittleAcornsBks @NOALIBIS @TheIrishPages @poetryireland























