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Submissions deadline: open Full Set is an independent publisher of non-fiction dedicated to bringing rewarding reads to ...

Where art meets commerce: the role of the editor. Sylvia Leatham reflects on lessons learned over the two-and-a-half-year ...

My mother, Joan Byrne — better known as Ma — worked for her brother Paudie at his in-laws’ shop from 1948 to 1960. Twelve ...

The Irish bestseller charts online! Non fiction is always a big seller at Christmas, and this year is no different with The ...

If you talk to crime writers about where they get their ideas from, very often their books originate in stories of real ...

Application deadline: 31st January 2026 The Cúirt New Writing Prize, kindly sponsored by Tigh Neachtain in memory of Lena ...

Arts Council Application Deadline: 6th January – 12th February 2026 The Arts Council Bursary Award supports individual ...

Author Sam Blake with some invaluable advice for our readers and writers as we face into the new year of 2026 . . . Greetings ...

Competition deadline: 31st May 2026 The Bridport Short Story Prize is one of the most prestigious awards in the literary ...

Application deadline: 26th January 2026 Birr Writers’ Residency offers professional writers’ accommodation and workspaces for ...