Competition deadline: 1st May 2026 The Kipling Society have announced the John McGivering Writing Prize 2026. Entries on the subject of the Supernatural are now invited. First Prize £350Second ...

Writers from Across Ireland and Beyond Unite for Words, In Other Places, 11th-12th April 2026 Words, In Other Places, an Irish Writers Centre Literary Festival presented in partnership with the ...

Author Ruth O’Leary tells us the inspiration behind her new novel, The Last Week of Him. Before I became a writer, I imagined writers sitting in a library room at home, surrounded by ...

Lucy O’Callaghan has some great advice and guidance about writing middle-grade novels. ‘Middle-grade is often called the golden age of reading because the format has the largest readership of… ...

Paul Coggins, author of Chasing the Chameleon, on how ‘decades in the trenches as a trial lawyer have made me a better writer . . .’ To paraphrase an old saw: Legal writing is to ...

Translating the Dublin Voice For Irish writers, Sean O’Casey needs little introduction. His dialogue carries the sound and cadence of the Dublin streets, veering ...

The origins of EL are varied and complex. The novel began slowly and germinated over time before the serious process of writing began. I do remember an initial starting point though – an absurd ...

Nine independent bookshops have been crowned regional and country winners for The British Book Awards 2026 Independent Bookshop of the Year. Selected by the judges from 76 finalists announced last ...

I pursued this journey with a purpose: to represent my generation. I wanted to portray what it means to be a teenager. In this novella, I acknowledge the trials we face and the obstacles we all ...

Erik S. Meyers, author of the Sally Witherspoon mystery series, on how the key to writing lead characters is to ‘be unique’. When I was planning my murder mystery series, the most ...

Welcome to this week’s Irish bestselling books, where World Book Day is sending sales surging and dominating the Top 20 – but there are a few other books doing very well too, including ...

Mark Ellis has been awarded the very first Cob and Pen Literary Award for Best Crime Fiction of 2025 at the inaugural Bloody Barnes Crime Festival, a standout new prize in the crime fiction world.