This sounds wonderful 📚 Almost a century ago, an Irishwoman was more famous than Amelia Earhart - yet today, few know her name. The Sky is Not Enough by June O'Sullivan will publish January 2026 TY to Poolbeg Books & @sullyj.bsky.social for an advance copy🙏 #booksky

The Lighthouse Keeper’s Wife is available today as an audiobook from Spotify, Audible and Amazon and via BorrowBox in your local library! Spotify open.spotify.com/show/3BdIDNL... Amazon www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B0FG.... Audible www.audible.co.uk/pd/B0FGJHT5Y...

writersweek.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/sh… Saturday at 1pm @WritersWeek myself and Seán will be having a chat with Neil Hegarty.

Am I excited??? Just a bit 💃🏽 @writersweek.bsky.social

Next week! Here are my top picks. Get your tickets writersweek.ie/events-2025-2/ @writersweek.bsky.social

Really enjoyed my chat with Jennifer. Check it out!

Join us today, Weds, at 6.30pm @dlr.lexicon for *In Short, It's Fiction*, an in depth conversation about short fiction, with Breda Brown, part of the One Dublin One Book celebrations. @dublincitylibs.bsky.social

Doing a repost of this thread. If you missed the poetry, CNF, Flash and Short Fiction from issue 2 you should check it out here. Short Fiction writers! Get ready for the Summer Award Competition, read some, see what we like.

I am delighted to announce that I will be in conversation with Neil Hegarty and fellow debut Seán Farrell as part of the iconic Listowel Writers’ Week on May 31st. There’s already a wonderful programme in place with more to come. Tickets available here : writersweek.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

We are open to submissions! Get them in quick. No fees, print publication, and we pay!

Don't forget the Never Too Late Award for writers over 60 who enter the Bridport Prize. All details in the link below. Please share :)

June O’Sullivan’s very kindly came back & signed her book for us! We now have SIGNED copies of her debut novel - The Lighthouse Keeper’s Wife! Tense & terrifying - Donal Ryan calls it “stunning” & Joseph O’Connor “powerful”! @sullyj.bsky.social 💕

@irishexaminer.bsky.social books - The Lighthouse Keeper’s Wife by June O’Sullivan Poolbeg Books by Chloe Barrett #books www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ar...

Solving the tragic mystery of the lost boys of Skellig Michael "The Lighthouse Keeper’s Wife by June O’Sullivan is published by Poolbeg Press" www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...

Thank you for having me!!

Thanks Anne. Such an honour to be featured on your blog. It’s always been my go-to for writing info 👏

#BookReview #TheLighthouseKeepersWife by June O'Sullivan A heart-breaking story of survival and resilience Historical fiction set on the extremely isolated island of Skellig Michael off the coast of Kerry in the Atlantic ocean New from Poolbeg Press 👇 www.swirlandthread.com/the-lighthou...

UL Creative Writing Festival 2025! www.uch.ie/show/day-2-m...

@edepaor.bsky.social congratulations 🥳

Born #Onthisday 1896 in #Limerick Sophie Peirce-Evans (Lady Mary Heath). Standing at 6 ft she set a world high jump record (1923), world record javelin throw (1924) & became the 1st woman to fly solo from South Africa 2 England (1928) B&W📷UTA buff.ly/3Ag6lzw @clodaghfinn.bsky.social

Favourite reads in 2024? Off the top of my head I will say The Red Bird Sings(Aoife Fitzpatrick), The Heart I’m Winter (Kevin Barry) and Heart Be At Peace (Donal Ryan) #topreads2024

The writing community is really thriving here. I’ve “met” so many new writers. Makes me happy. Good morning.

Amazing sunsets these days on Valentia Island.

Honoured to say that I will be interviewing International Booker winner Georgi Gospodinov on 1 December at 12pm in MoLI in Dublin. Tickets €5 via the attached link. Do come! moli.ie/events/georg...

I have no idea how to use this but want to connect with my fellow writers! Delighted to say my proofs of my debut novel have arrived! #writing #novel #irishwriting #debutnovel

Take a moment to experience this stunning short story by Joanne Hayden from #SeasideGothic Issue 10.

Ancient bog forest at Reenroe Beach

Delighted to announce the WestWord nominations for Best Small Fictions 2024. Congrats to: @sfreligh.bsky.social @hilary55.bsky.social @jamesmontgomery.bsky.social @sullyj.bsky.social and Oanh Nguyen! Good luck to all of you!

@retreatwest.bsky.social delighted to have my story The Hurdy Gurdies here. westword.substack.com/p/edition-4-...

Happy Friday! Some fine reading for your weekend - the HOPE edition of WestWord is now live! Lovely to have Retreat Western in there: @jankaneen1.bsky.social, Stephanie Percival and @jamesmontgomery.bsky.social alongside other fine writers! I hope you enjoy these stories!

Wow!

Beautiful autumnal evening on #ValentiaIsland

Quote with a picture of water that you took.

What do you get if you mix a stunning medieval venue, a beautifully curated journal and some lovely people? The Storms Journal Issue 3 launch at St Audoen’s. Thanks again Damian and Nithy. t.co/6oQfCgDYgu

www.fieryscribereview.com.ng/p/issue-five... Online now for your reading pleasure!

Look at this beauty! Just in time for #StormBabet. Delighted to have a short piece in this lovely journal.

Love this cover. And delighted to have a story here.

I did this workshop this afternoon. Really practical and helpful. Some of those written-off stories haunting my laptop might just be revived!

Another blue sky

Guess what? SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN! Send us your seaside stuff before the end of Sunday 15 October.

A hint of autumn today. #ValentiaIsland

A blue sky day #ValentiaIsland

Someone stole the Skelligs!