Frank X. Buckley’s Address on November 24th.
In the first place I would like to thank Jack Harte the current chairman of the Board of the centre who’s commitment to it in recent years is unparalleled and who initiated this celebration. He was...
View ArticleNaNoWriMo – The Final Roundup – by Grace Tierney
My annual novel-writing adventure is over. I finished my last chapter and 51,398 words on the 29th of November, which means I’ve won NaNoWriMo for the third time. Many other writers in my region have...
View ArticleOran Ryan reviews Census 3 launch
There is no shortage of Writers in Ireland. Whether they hail directly from Ireland or come here to live and work and hopefully stay, the diverse nature of styles and influences and historical...
View ArticleIrish Writers’ Centre Novel Fair 2012 in photos.
After so much work, waiting and worrying, the inaugural Irish Writers’ Centre Novel Fair went off without a hitch! Below are a few photos of how the highly-caffeinated day transpired…. Well done and...
View ArticleThe Young Pretenders: New Writers’ Group Seeks Members
The Young Pretenders Writers’ Group is a newly formed network for young writers (age 18 and up) who want to meet kindred spirits in an informal setting. Unlike other writing groups we don’t sit and...
View ArticleWin a Place on a Poetry Workshop with Leanne O’Sullivan
Poetry Competition for Nelipots Who Feast on Frogs. Just for fun we’re having an impromptu poetry competition! Below is a list of 10 words, use a minimum of 5 of them in a poem and send it to...
View ArticleNelipot Poets: Vote Now
Earlier in the week we got poets to submit poems made up out of five of ten words we plucked from our heads and our dictionaries. The results were ridiculous, wonderful, and in a few cases,...
View ArticleThis Must be the Place
The first time I set foot in Dublin, this city bit me in the ass. It’s sweaty and full of speed, it’s dirty and alive, it’s loud with the thumping of punk, thrash, metal, car horns, endless voices, and...
View ArticleInternational Record Store Day – Twelve Writers Go On Record
The Irish Writer’s Centre celebrates International Record Store Day 2013 Like book shops, Record stores have never had it so tough – it’s a reality not lost on anyone reading this blog. However, today...
View ArticleCounting Down by Lisa Harding
There is a huge disembodied thumb and it’s pressing down on my chest. I’m pinned. I open my eyes and stare at a crack in the ceiling. Big Joe is singing in his sleep, a tuneless whistling kind of...
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