Part 2 of author Michael Clemenger’s article the role of the women of Cumann na Bhan who fought in the 1916 Rising and the subsequent civil war. Read Part 1 of this article here. The Role of ...

The Three-Act Structure Using a story structure can help you organise your story idea, it can help guide and show you what’s working and what’s not. The three-act structure is one of the most popul… ...

Author David Looby tells us of the inspiration behind his novel, A Billion Sharp Pieces . . . I began writing A Billion Sharp Pieces with a very simple premise: exploring male youth and toxic ...

Author and film-maker Johnzy Zombee tells us of his writing journey . . . What does writing mean to you? I think fiction is the best medium for telling a story. It allows me to explore a ...

An Post is to donate and deliver over 40,000 books to children in hospitals, care settings and Direct Provision Centres for World Book Day on Thursday, 5th March – in partnership with ...

The Discover Irish Children’s Books Symposium is a unique full day event created by children’s writers and illustrators, for fellow children’s writers and illustrators. It’s part-funded by the Dún ...

On Life, Recovery, and the Slow Work of Remembering Wildness is often imagined as something distant – a place we travel to, a threshold we cross. But wildness is not ...

Toner, author of The Confidence Club, on how her training as a journalist has helped when it comes to meeting a publisher’s deadline . . . To blow my own trumpet: I am the most ...

The Irish Writers Centre are excited to announce our Spring Publishing Day! This virtual event aims to increase accessibility ...

Dual POV is quite common in a lot of today’s stories, but making sure you get this right is key. This week’s column looks at all the tips and advice I could find about creating a successful dual ...

The British Book Awards have announced the Island of Ireland finalists for both the 2026 Small Press of the Year and the 2026 Library of the Year.

The Bookshop Band have announced the release of a new Oz-inspired EP, Oz Sucks – as a free magazine designed by original Oz designer. Released as a 24 magazine, designed by one of the ...