On #InternationalWomensDay, I want to show you the amazing female writers, presenters & hosts who will be taking part in this year's #DromoreBookFestival. If I do say it myself, it's a great line-up (before we even mention the men!) for a tiny bookshop in Dromore! www.ticketsource.co.uk/bridge-books

📚Booksellers and Publishers! 📚 Did you know that Pen&inc. #CILIP's free EDI-focused Children’s & YA magazine, is now fully digital, open access & completely FREE? Sign up to get all editorial + listings straight to your inbox: https://ow.ly/4Z0B50Yi6nR

If you need some inspiration for children, teens, or young adult books, pop in and pick up one of these free brochures. It's packed full of books by authors & illustrators from this little corner of the island. We have some amazing talent here, and this brochure proves it! @childrensbooksireland.ie

Fantastic free conference in Belfast for everyone with an interest in books /writing for children and teens. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/conference...?

International women’s playwriting festival on in Derry this weekend. www.derryplayhouse.co.uk/event/front-...

So, my new book, Runaway Road, is published 7th May 26, but for the next few days Waterstones have 25% discount on online pre-orders… waterstones.com/book/runaway-r… From May 7th it’ll be available in a wide range of bookshops across the UK and Ireland (and maybe further afield).

Would love to see some of you at this free event this coming Monday night 23rd Feb 7pm -8pm in Central Library, Derry. Please book online! Of interest to any adult encouraging children and teens to read as well as writers, teachers, youth workers, librarians… www.eventbrite.ie/e/why-northe...?

#Iran: We condemn Iran’s sentencing of Nobel laureate and writer #NargesMohammadi to over seven more years in prison. Jailing a writer for peaceful activism is a grave attack on free expression. We call for her immediate release. @penmena.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

Delighted to be in Dublin this Saturday at the Museum of Literature Ireland. Do join us for a Valentine’s Night discussion on romance in YA literature! Details and booking in the link: @molimuseum.bsky.social moli.ie/events/happy...

Any folk in NW of Ireland? Free Event in Derry Central Library 23rd February 7pm. Would love to have writers/librarians/parents/teachers/people attend this! Please share with relevant contacts! Please book free tickets and come! www.eventbrite.ie/e/why-northe...?

#Türkiye: We urge the authorities to immediately release journalist and author Furkan Karabay from house arrest and to end their relentless judicial harassment. #JournalismIsNotACrime Read our statement ⬇️ www.pen-international.org/news/turkiye...

"Runaway Road", de Sue Divin @suedivinwriter.bsky.social Novela juvenil | Mayo 2026 | Pan Macmillan @panmacmillan.bsky.social

The ARC of my new novel is now out on netgalley for any advance readers out there who are interested. Publication date 7th May 26.

Happy new year writers! There is still time to enter into the Bristol Short Story Competition! We have a number of free entry options available for those on low income or without paid employment. Here is the link to enter: bssp.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/entry-form/

‘Just another dead boy’ - a YA book to get on your radar by @kellymccaughrain.bsky.social Out June 26 with @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social Was a privilege to savour reading this ARC copy over Christmas. Brilliant writing and a real page turner.

So excited for the cover reveal of my new novel… drumroll: Runaway Road. Out 7/5/26 Ezra, 16, is no stranger to crossing the line, but when a crime goes wrong, he’ll have to cross another one, the Northern Irish border #firstink @panmacmillan.bsky.social #wildatlanticway @greeneandheaton.bsky.social

📣 Competition alert! Our brilliant #WriterInResidence Matt Goodfellow has launched his poetry competition for children - and his favourite entries will win a signed bundle of his books! Enter by Friday 30 January - more details here👇 https://bit.ly/3Khwki9

It's our final recs post for 2025, so come see what we were reading over the last month! It was Non-Fiction November, so along with some actual non-fiction books, we chose stories that cover animal facts, mythology and more. Perfect seasonal gift ideas! www.libraries4schools.com/2025/12/05/b...

This looks like it will be great. Thanks to @shirleyannemcm.bsky.social for the heads up

Children’s Writers! Hold the date for conference in Belfast!

For #DayoftheImprisonedWriter, Lauren Groff has written a letter of hope to imprisoned Algerian poet #MohamedTadjadit. Join us in sending Mohamed your own message of solidarity. 💌 Read Lauren’s letter and take action here: www.pen-international.org/our-campaign...

Fantastic workshop tonight in Derry with students from the Lycée Français de Madrid school. They’ve used Guard Your Heart as a novel to learn about Northern Ireland - and even visited places in the book on their tour here! (Most excellent goody bag too…)

Attended this excellent workshop today run by @suedivinwriter.bsky.social in the very beautiful @shhomeplace.bsky.social I’m feeling very inspired. 😊

Just popping in here to formally acknowledge the great news that I got some funding through the Arts Council of Northern Ireland towards promotion of my next novel, Runaway Road, in 2026.

#Mexico: PEN International condemns the killing of journalist Miguel Ángel Beltrán Martínez, found dead in Durango after going missing on 23 Oct. We urge the Mexican authorities to conduct an immediate investigation. (@penamericas.bsky.social) www.cbsnews.com/news/journal...

Really brilliant morning in Armagh library as part of NI Libraries week. @librariesni.bsky.social So many great questions from enthusiastic readers and writers from local schools. Chuffed to be invited back to the library where I grew up.

Vote for your favourite books! www.irishbookawards.ie

Free Irish PEN @irishpen.bsky.social event in Belfast. Tickets open now on Eventbrite. Irish PEN is a human rights organisation for writers of all levels. Why not consider joining? www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ilhan-sami...?

Thanks @belfasttelegraph.co.uk weekend supplement for mentioning that my novel Truth Be Told made it into the Junior Cert English Curriculum in Ireland! Happy to post a free novel to any school in Republic of Ireland thinking of using this text. www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/life/weekend...

#China: We join RSF in a coalition of 90 civil society organisations demanding the immediate release of poet, bookseller and PEN member, Gui Minhai. Read more ⬇️ www.pen-international.org/news/china-j... #FreeGuiMinhai

Delighted that @waterstones.bsky.social have picked my new book ‘Runaway Road’ to be available at 25% off RRP on pre-orders until midnight this Friday! Book due out in May 2026. Cover reveal soon… Hoping teens and adults will love Ezra and Evie’s story. www.waterstones.com/book/runaway...

#Georgia: We condemn the sentencing of poet and translator Zviad Ratiani to two years in prison and urge an end to the politically motivated prosecutions of protesters in Georgia. Read our joint statement with PEN Georgia ⬇️ www.pen-international.org/news/georgia...

24 hours left to support our campaign and help protect persecuted writers. In 2025, threats to writers are more urgent than ever. Across the globe, voices are being silenced, and your support today can offer the protection they desperately need. www.justgiving.com/campaign/sum...

#Türkiye: We’ve joined 14 organisations in condemning the 21-hour social media blackout in Istanbul during protests at CHP HQ, cutting people off from vital info and undermining democracy. Read our joint statement ⬇️ www.pen-international.org/news/trkiye-...

My huge thanks to the Society of Authors and the Authors’ Foundation who have awarded me a grant towards the current editing phase in 2025 of my forthcoming novel in May 2026. @societyofauthors.bsky.social

Hello! We are Irish PEN/PEN na hÉireann, an all-island body in Ireland. We: promote literature in and about Ireland; defend worldwide the right of writers to responsible freedom of expression as defined in the PEN Charter; foster international understanding through the appreciation of literature.

Me encanta imaginarme a la chavalada irlandesa leyendo y estudiando esta novela tan importante de Sue Divin en los próximos años. Bravo por quienes han decidido incluirla. Ojalá algún día llegue también a la chavalada española, claro. Más detalles del libro aquí 👇 wheekerbooks.com/truth-be-told/

A tad excited… and happy-shocked! Truth Be Told is on the Junior Cycle (age 12-15) curriculum in Ireland!What a list to be on! If you’re teaching it, or thinking of teaching it, please contact me via www.suedivin.com Until I run out of stamps, I’ll post a free copy to any school in Ireland…

#Belarus: While we welcome the release of writers after immense suffering, we utterly condemn their forced exile and call for their rights to be upheld. Read our joint statement with penbelarus.bsky.social ⬇️ www.pen-international.org/news/belarus...

Loved calling in to the wonderful Elk Books in Warrenpoint for the first time today. Great to have an independent bookshop in this stunning part of the world.

Definitely worth polishing up that manuscript.

Writing YA novels or young protagonists in adult novels? Delighted to be facilitating this course in the John Hewitt International Summer School in Armagh next week. A few places still available. marketplacearmagh.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

Spotted in Limavady library 😀 @librariesni.bsky.social are the most wonderful places! Do take the young people in your life to use them.

Just finished reading this beauty by @garrettcarr.bsky.social Pure Donegal. Loved it. Favourite moments? Calamari on a fishing trawler and a Casserole dish in a kitchen.

SAVE THE DATE. Full details 8 July. Submissions open 1 August. The Irish Writers Centre International Debut Novel Competition (IDNC) You may have known me as Novel Fair 😉 #internationalwritingcompetition #debutnovelist #writingcompetition #writingcommunity #novel #writer #literature

Hey online world… anyone with a heart to support recovery from substance abuse? My friend Gaz does incredible work through ARC (Addiction Recovery Coaching) in Derry, N.Ireland. Funding is tight. If you have a spare £10 please help or repost: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/arc-fitnes...