Monday, 20 May 2013

FLASH MOB 2013

Image courtesy of fellow judge Marcus Speh
I am one of the judges for the 2013 Flash Mob, open for entries NOW!

FLASH MOB 2013 is a hybrid blog carnival and competition celebrating International Flash Fiction Day. To enter the mob, post a previously unpublished work of flash fiction (300 words or fewer, not including title) to your own blog sometime between now and June 10 (closing date of contest).

Then send the following (1-4 below)  to flashmobjune22@gmail.com
1. the link to the story
2. the story text in the body of your email without your name attached at the top
3. a brief bio
4. a picture of yourself looking mean or cool or funny or arty–nothing boring, no nudity.

Sunday, 19 May 2013

FABER ANTHOLOGY REVIEW

 
Rozz Lewis reviews the Faber anthology of Irish stories, Town and Country (ed. Kevin Barry) here ahead of next Saturday's launch. I'm very appreciative of her kind comments about my story 'Joyride to Jupiter.'

The launch at the Faber Social at the Dublin Writers' Festival on Saturday the 25th at 6pm, in Smock Alley, is going to be a lot of fun. Admission €10. I would love to see you there!

Saturday, 18 May 2013

STINGING FLY - FLASH SHOWCASE UPDATE

Update re. flash showcase in The Stinging Fly: Submissions for the showcase (stories up to 500 words, only one story to be submitted per writer) will be accepted by e-mail only and on one day only: Saturday June 22nd, which is international flash fiction day. The Fly will give further instructions on how to make your submission closer to the time. Keep up to date here.

Friday, 17 May 2013

WRITERS & TIME INTERVIEW

Niamh Boyce, who will soon be world famous with her début novel, The Herbalist, interviews me today about managing time as a writer. Read it here.

Thursday, 16 May 2013

Penguin Ireland Short Story Competition


Penguin Ireland Short Story Competition Penguin Ireland in partnership with the RTE Guide magazine have announced their annual short story competition.

Rules: All entries for the 2013 RTE Guide/Penguin Ireland Short Story Competition should be original, unpublished and previously not broadcast short stories in English of 2,000 words or less. Manuscripts must be typed and cannot be returned. Entrants’ name and contact details (address, phone and/or email) should be on a separate page. The closing date is 6pm on Wednesday July 5th. Entries are welcome from anywhere in the world.

Send your entries to : RTE Guide/Penguin Ireland Short Story Competition, PO Box 1480, RTE, Donnybrook, Dublin 4 or you can email rteguide@rte.ie

Wednesday, 15 May 2013

ITALO-IRISH LITERARY EXCHANGE


Delighted to be heading off to Italy next year in very fine company indeed. From the Irish Writers' Centre:
Writers for Italo-Irish Literary Exchange announced!    

The Irish Writers' Centre is delighted to announce the seven writers who will travel to Italy in May 2014 thanks to a unique alliance between the Irish Writers' Centre, the Italian Institute of Culture in Dublin and the Verona-based arts organisation ònoma. They are:    
  
Nuala Ní Chonchúir
Mia Gallagher
Afric McGlinchey
Sean Hardie
Liz McManus
Noel Monahan 
William Wall  
       
The exchange will feature a daily series of workshops, recreational tours, publishing seminars and literary talks focusing on the challenges facing both emerging and established writers. Congratulations to all!  
    
On 25th May 2013, five Italian writers arrive in Dublin to participate in an exciting programme of literary and cultural events including readings, day trips, panel discussions and musical soirées, before travelling on to Listowel. Acclaimed Italian author Dacia Maraini along with Gaja Cenciarelli, Ida Ferrari, Luigi Grimaldi and Federica Sgaggio will read their work at a free public event at 12 noon on Sunday May 26th at the stunning Botanic Gardens. ALL WELCOME.
    
On Sunday May 26th at 7PM - also a public event but this time at the Irish Writers' Centre - musician Seán Tyrrell is performing. Hailed as "one of the country's major folk voices" (Irish Music Magazine), "rooted in the heartfelt tradition of honesty" (Hotpress), and "the genuine article" (Billboard US), legendary singer/songwriter Seán Tyrrell will perform at the Irish Writers' Centre on Sunday evening, May 26th, at 7.00 p.m. as part of the Italo/Irish Literature Exchange festival. Don't miss this chance to hear what has been described as a"luminously distinctive voice" (Irish Examiner) and "astonishingly accomplished musicianship" (Hotpress). Tickets at €5.00 are likewise going for a song!

Tuesday, 14 May 2013

SALT WANTS NOVELS

UK based publisher Salt is actively seeking novel submissions directly from authors. See here for details.