PANEL, NEW S/S COMP & MY IRISH TIMES HOMAGE TO MS ENRIGHT

Anne Enright - Photograph: Patrick Bolger for the Observer Patrick Bolger/Observer

I'm going to squash a few things in here. I am distractedly busy with novel #4, so I have little time to blog.

ONE: I am at Ennis Book Club Festival this Saturday at 3pm, on a panel with Sara Baume and Colin Barrett, moderated by Evelyn O'Rourke. More here.

TWO: Books Ireland Magazine has a new short story competition. 30th June closing date. €400 first prize plus a writing retreat. All details here.

THREE: In today's Irish Times, I have my tribute/homage to Anne Enright as part of their series focussing in on Irish women writers. It's an International Women's Day effort to redress that poster (the male writers one). It will culminate in a new poster in this Saturday's print edition. Whoop!

FOUR Nearly forgot, I'll be on Athlone Community Radio this evening, around 6.30pm, talking about writing and stuff.

ENNIS BOOK CLUB FESTIVAL - 'Ones to Watch'

Colin Barrett, Sara Baume and myself are at Ennis Book Club Festival, in conversation with Evelyn O'Rourke, in an event called 'Ones to Watch'. Saturday 7th March, 3pm in the Glór Theatre.

ALEX FAGE - WRITER SKETCHES

Here are sketches from Alex Fage, of some of the writers who took part in the Cork International Short Story Festival this year. Check out his blog here. Alison MacLeod is top left. That's Sara Baume with the blunt fringe, middle far-right. (Sara is interviewed on the Dublin Book Festival site ahead of her appearance in November.) I'm top right, looking (welcomingly) slim.