It’s that lovely @mollytwomey.bsky.social in conversation at Dublin Book Fest!

It’s National Public Libraries Open Day. Visit your library and find a new reading adventure

Our very own Alan Murphy, going down a storm! Well done @allgumsblazing.bsky.social 👏👏👏

Happy #InternationalLaceDay! Did you know we have 430 lace patterns in our collection? For centuries, lacemaking gave both rural and urban women some economic independence and was an important aspect of society. Which of these historic laces is your favourite? Let us know! #CrawfordArtGallery

Okay. You've got a weekend coming up. How about going out and getting some books? You know, the important stuff.

Sending some prose out into the world? Here's some places that are super cool, fee free, and OPEN FOR SUBS!!! @xraylitmag.bsky.social @alocasiamag.bsky.social @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social @fahmidangroup.bsky.social @bruisermag.com @trampset.bsky.social @wigleaf.bsky.social @flashfrog.bsky.social

Would love to see some pieces about video games hit our q this weekend :)))

Micro fiction is having a moment…maybe because we’re all losing our collective attention spans BUT in the hopes of spreading some positivity, here are some places that want your super-short-but-ultra-awesome writing ⬇️ Submit here: www.chillsubs.com/lists/micro-... #writingcommunity

Happy Friday! Drop by the NewPages Blog for a dose of inspiration exploring liminal spaces & enjoy 130+ submission opportunities for your work. #writers #amwriting

Coming up in 2 weeks! Booking + more info: irishwriterscentre.ie/autumn-publi...

Poetic offerings on October at the Irish Writers Centre include exploring form with Enda Coyle Greene and Maeve O’Sullivan, a one day masterclass / workshop with Enda Wyley and how to get your poem published with Diarmuid Fitzgerald See all course offerings here irishwriterscentre.ie/courses/

This October, our courses are ready to set you up on your writing journey from William Ryan’s Fundamentals of Fiction, the Backbone of the Short Story with Orfhlaith Foyle, Claire Hennessy’s Jumpstart your Writing & David Butler’s Novel Approach. Course details here irishwriterscentre.ie/courses/

This October Geraldine Walsh guides to through the art of Self-Editing, Mark Hennigan teaches the tools of structure, Betsy Cornwell tends to your first draft & Nandi Jola inspires new voices, not only to literature, but also to Ireland. Explore our courses here irishwriterscentre.ie/courses/

We are delighted to be offering two masterclasses at the Centre this November. This first is in-person with Mike McCormack and the second with Carlo Gebler online. Each masterclass will be followed by a Q&A Full details here irishwriterscentre.ie/masterclasses/

We are on the road again and heading to Wexford this weekend for Write by the Sea, the literary festival in Kilmore Quay. We are bringing a zine workshop, creative writing seminar, discussions & conversations.🎉 Read more in our latest blog irishwriterscentre.ie/the-irish-wr...

Does your writing need a little time and attention? Bring it to the Writers Surgery next week for the start of a 4-week in-person course with Adam Wyeth at the Irish Writers Centre. Book your appointment here irishwriterscentre.ie/courses/the-...

It’s that talented Lismore-based creative Alan Murphy! Well done @allgumsblazing.bsky.social on your latest appearance in @metachrosislitmag.bsky.social

🌊⚓ On #WorldMaritimeDay 2025, we're reflecting on the sea's influence on culture and creativity. Ocean scenes are often striking, showcasing an artist’s skills with reflections and light refraction. Which is your favourite? Let us know in the comments! #CrawfordArtGallery

“It was very difficult for us to write about Dublin because Dublin had been done — Joyce had devoured the city,” says John Banville to Neil Jordan in this trailer for video 3, Dublin, One City, Many Stories @dublincityoflit.bsky.social @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social The full video drops 30 Sept

🚨 Indie authors & presses! The 2026 National Indie Excellence© Awards are open! 📚 Books published in 2024 or 2025 are eligible. 🗓️ Deadline: March 31, 2026 #IndieAuthors #BookAwards #NIEA2026

October 1 is the deadline to submit surrealist poetry to Willow Springs' Surrealist Poetry Prize. Final judge is Michael McGriff. Winner receives $1,000 & publication. $15 fee to enter up to 3 poems. #poets #poetry #poetrycontest

Don't forget RCC MUSE is open to general submissions of fiction, nonfiction, & poetry (no fee!) through January 31. They are also seeking poems on childhood or about a child for their annual Spangler Award. $5 entry fee. Winner receives $200 & publication. #writers #litmag #callforsubmissions

Hyperlapse of Boatstrand Harbour this morning #Waterford #Speirgorm #Ireland

Final week: The Southword Editors Poetry Award competition is open for submissions until the 30th September. Click on the link in our bio for all the information on how to enter munsterlit.ie/southwordedi... #poetrycompetition #poetryaward #writing #poetry

Bringing folklore & wildlife together and in great company with Shane Lehane and Éanna Ní Lamhna Looking forward to this! Oct 9th - 12th: Dromineer Nenagh Literary Festival www.tipperarylive.ie/news/arts---... #nature #folklore #wildlife #festivals #speirghorm #DNLF @theobrienpress.bsky.social

Deadline Today (Sept. 24th): DRAMA Short Story Festival (automatic acceptance) festivalfordrama.com/drama-short-... Submit your DRAMA Short Story to the festival here, and we will automatically have it performed by a professional actor and turned into a promotional video for yourself. #story

Morans Poles this morning as the tide and sun rises into another clear morning sky. Lovely and calm here tg

Poets Coaching Clinic with Anne Tannam returns on Thursday, October 16th, 2025! 🕒 30 minute slots – 8:00am to 5:00pm ✍️Reserve a slot here: poetryirelandpoetscoachingclinic.youcanbook.me?jumpDate=202...

Join us for The Poetry Lobby, presented in association with Poetry Ireland, and hosted by Anne Donnellan! Featuring a stellar line up of poets to entertain you, and as always, an open mic session. Sunday, October 19th 3:00pm-5:00pm Menlo Park Hotel, Galway Free entry!

Want to up your POV game? Uncover the mysteries of 1st, 2nd, 3rd and use of multiple POVs to deepen your reader experience. Come join my 4-week online course in November through @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social irishwriterscentre.ie/courses/flas...

Deadline Today (Sept. 22nd): TRAGEDY STAGE PLAY Writing Contest wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/33140... Submit your 10 Page Play, 1 Act Play, or Full Stage Play to the Festival. All submissions get full feedback #stageplay

Today’s Submittable Deadlines: September 24th festivalreviews.org/2025/09/24/t... ~ Grief poem - free - Revenge stage play - 1pg stories and screenplays - Spirituality novel - Thriller screenplay #submittable #writing

Next week is October 1! That's also the deadline to enter your best verse (published or unpublished) to Winning Writers' Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest. Two grand prizes of $3,500& online publication awarded! $25 fee to enter up to 3 poems. #poets #poetry #poetrycontest @winningwriters.com

Can you make a living as a writer? Join us Nov 4 as we explore the art of writing for a living, with our panel of writers and editors Naoise Dolan, Martin Doyle and Lisa McInerney, in conversation with journalist Gemma Tipton 🎟️ bit.ly/3IAMYZa

Global City Review seeks work showcasing the theme "impermanence of home" for its 26th issue. No reading fee! Send work on housing insecurity, gentrification, & urban dislocation, & more. Deadline: October 16. #writers #callforsubmissions

Delighted to see a newly commissioned portrait of Dr Mary Strangman hanging in a prominent position in City Hall, painted by artist Una Sealy. Dr Strangman was Waterford Citys' first woman Councillor. /1

Writing for #PoemsAbout #NeverAgain? Don’t soften it. Don’t flinch. Write what must be remembered—and what must never repeat. Post Friday. Tag your poem + tag us: @alanparry83.bsky.social @brokenspinearts.bsky.social Read. Repost. Reply. Prompts: shorturl.at/oEXAM

#WriteSky I'm sure this anthology will appeal to at least a few writers in the #WritingCommunity. #CallForSubmissions

Have you entered your story yet? 👀 We're STILL OPEN to microfiction stories until SEPT 30th‼️ Don't self reject, share your unique work!

Final week to send your experimental / outside #collections of poetic short prose/ #shortstories to Kari Flickinger Memorial Prize. I'm final reader/ judge this year. Looking for amazing, gentle, revolutionary, visceral, non-traditional #prose work! Details here! kariflickingermemorialprize.com

Esteemed actor Owen Roe reading “Make Believe” at our Home Again event for Gerald Dawe on Sunday. @dlrarts.bsky.social @dlrlexicon

Ireland just released a report showing the huge success of the unconditional basic income it provided to artists. Each $1 spent led to society gaining $1.39. Artists' earned incomes went up more than their side job incomes fell. And they were happier and used less welfare www.gov.ie/en/departmen...

How wonderful does this sound! @newislandbooks.bsky.social is launching The Hare's Corner by @janeclarke.bsky.social and Catherine Cleary, illustrated by Jane Carkill. Books Upstairs, Friday 26 September at 6.30pm www.eventbrite.com/e/book-launc...

On #InternationalDayofSignLangauges, we’re sharing Beatrice E. Gubbins’s Continental Street Scene! A study in light, shadow, and colour, this beautiful oil painting describes a narrow street, in Spain or Portugal perhaps, filled with activity. Congenitally deaf, Gubbins received treatment... (1/3)

A customer just came into the shop and bought 12 books for her friend’s birthday. She’s going to wrap them individually and write a different month of the year on each one, so her friend has a new book to read every month until her next birthday. And I think that’s just the most thoughtful gift.

Aodh Ruadh Ó Domhnaill International Poetry Exchange! Join Galician poet Masha Alvarez and Irish poet Karl Parkinson for an evening of shared voices, translations, and cross-cultural dialogue. 📅 25 September 2025 🕕 6:00–7:00pm 📍 Instituto Cervantes Dublin 🎟 Free link on bio

✨Publishing Day Online 2025✨ Our first panel of the day will focus on building your brand as a writer, both online and through traditional media! Learn about BookTok, building your audience and more with our expert panelists More info+ booking: irishwriterscentre.ie/autumn-publi...

🌍September Climate Writing Session 🌍 Don't forget September's edition of the @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social Climate Writing Sessions is taking place tomorrow evening online.

Hello, friends! We're Monarch Queer Literary Awards, a project of @fifthwheelpress.bsky.social. Monarch is a new anthology recognizing the best new queer writing and art published by literary magazines and independent presses. 🦋 Submissions open September 1. Until then, get to know us: monarch.gay