I am lucky enough to be involved in a few wonderful writing groups. Our poetry writing group, FinyTribe (don't ask, it would need a...

Useful Tips for Descriptions and Emergencies I have been back and forth to Helsinki, the capital city of Finland, since my husband Seán...

Happy New Year to everyone, especially to my blog subscribers. By what date is it determined to be too late to offer this wish, I...

At this busy time of year, reading microfictions is a great way to get some 'literary nourishment' in short spurts. A microfiction is...

In recent months I was lucky enough to be introduced to the people and to the wonderful creative community space that is The Well in...

It's that time of year already and it's time to take a look at the Spring brochure for Adult Education in Knocklyon....

(This piece was originally published in 'InTouch' magazine, INTO , December 2013, but it is no longer available online in their archive....

(This microfiction of exactly 100 words was the Winner of the People's Prize in Retreat West in March 2022. The prompt that month was the...

The Retreat West (now WestWord) Microfiction competition is great fun! https://westword.substack.com/p/monthly-micro Early in the month a...

(Published originally in anthology A Pint and a Haircut: True Irish Stories by Londubh Books , 2010) The Liar My parents lived in two...

I'm beyond delighted to have my unpublished Novella in Flash "My Mother Didn't Want Me to Get a Tattoo" highly commended in the Spineless...

I was honoured to be asked by the chairperson of the Knocklyon Literary Festival, Carolann Copland, to be the judge of the inaugaural...

The unexpected glorious weather of the past few days has raised my spirits. Then I got an email! To open it to read that my Novella in...

I'm delighted to be invited back as tutor for Creative Writing classes for beginners in St Colmcille's Community School in Knocklyon this...

Wonderful news! The renowned author and creative writing teacher Carolann Copland  https://carolanncopland.ie/  is organising a literary...

https://www.knocklyonliteraryfestival.ie/enter-competition I am delighted to have been asked to judge the Flash Fiction section of the...

https://www.knocklyonliteraryfestival.ie/festival-programme Writing Memoir with Kathryn Crowley - COST €30 Sat 5th Oct 2:30pm - 4:30pm...

I am delighted to be published in the Westword anthology in the Autumn with some established and renowned writers of the flash fiction...

Ruby is a bi-annual literary magazine that publishes short-form food narratives that strive for voice, artistry, and character. I'm so...

These eight creative writing workshops are for writers who want to make the best of their writing potential. Writers will produce new and...