The artwork on the front cover of our WCLF 2026 brochure will be Seán Keating's The Window (1924). We ADORE it and would like to thank everyone in @crawfordartgallery.bsky.social, IVARO (Irish Visual Artists Rights Organisation) and the estate of Seán Keating ❤️ crawfordartgallery.ie/work-of-the-...

Get those bookshelves ready, @martinadalton.bsky.social is on the way 🎉🎉🎉

For today's Sunday Poetry Series poem, I am delighted to share,"The Bodhi Tree" by @eoindevereuxwriter.bsky.social, a writer I have wanted to feature since first hearing him read on the poetry podcast, "Eat the Storms" @eatthestorms.com

Always Crashing is now open for print and online submissions In print, we are especially looking for work that takes particular advantage of its status as a printed object For online, we are particularly looking for work that opens our understand of what that space can be

Treat your eyeballs to an extract from Late Heaney by @dedalusdenaries.bsky.social is in @irishtimes.com today. 👇 Seamus Heaney: from ancient Greece to home turf, Northern shades and the Nobel Prize www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...

Glad to be part of Words, in Other Places - a new festival coming to Dublin and Belfast in April. I'm looking forward to my conversation with peerless @jancarsonwrites.bsky.social & @wednesdayerskin.bsky.social & Leontia Flynn. With thanks to @eatthestorms.com @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social

We are delighted to announce a landmark new (free!) festival taking place this April: Words, In other places, in partnership with the European Parliament Liaison Office in Ireland and supported by the @artscouncilireland.bsky.social & Arts Council of NI. irishwriterscentre.ie/words-in-oth...

Aspiring novelists, pick up those pens… We’re thrilled to announce that entries to the Irish Writers Centre’s flagship competition for novelists, the International Debut Novel Competition, will open for 2026 on Wednesday 1 April! irishwriterscentre.ie/internationa...

Are you a member of the global majority? Would you like to take a writing workshop in a supportive environment? The first of our new global majority creative writing workshops will be facilitated by Melatu Uche Okorie on March 28! irishwriterscentre.ie/whats-on/cre...

We're thrilled to announce the 2026 Young Writer Delegates who will attend and contribute to @cuirtfestival.bsky.social this year! 🥳 The 2026 Delegates are: Liam Carton, Luke Condon, Eddie Critchley, Shauna Murphy, and Val Carton! Read more about them here: irishwriterscentre.ie/announcing-o...

We’re not pretending this prize is important. We’re saying it’s honest. It rewards favourites, pays poets, and exists because you helped make it. #TheBrokenSpineAward #ByPoetsForPoets #PoemsAbout #LiftToTheSky

Obituary by Catherine Redford from her debut collection THE WAY THE WATER HELD ME 🩷 ⭐ Publishing 19th March ~ Pre-order here: buff.ly/dg4W4gn ⭐

Every month, we bring you a round-up of opportunities for writers from around the world: from competitions to open submission windows, bursaries and residencies. Check out our website for March's opportunities digest: irishwriterscentre.ie/opportunitie...

Galway launch of A Hosting: Interviews with Irish Writers 1991-2025 with Sarah Kenny of @kennysbookshop.bsky.social @lilliputpress.bsky.social

Not you can listen to the @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social on the go!!!

Back to beginnings, origins. From my debut pamphlet, Eat the Storms, published by @hedgehogpress.co.uk this is Shades of Blue. #poetry #poetryfilm #shortfilm

Our monthly bulletin will land in inboxes next week, featuring literary listings, opportunities and more! Penguin Books Ireland & @newislandbooks.bsky.social have also kindly offered giveaway copies of new books for 2 lucky subscribers. Sign up for a chance to win: mailchi.mp/irishwriters...

Scríbhenoirí filíocht agus béalfilíochta! Beidh ceardlann speisialta slamfilíochta againn leis an bhfile Cormac Mac Gearailt mar pháirt de @SnaGaeilge ar Sathairn, 7ú Márta! Níos mó eolais agus ticéid le fáil anseo: irishwriterscentre.ie/whats-on/sea...

Only a few spots remaining on Joanne Hayden's course on making childhood and child characters come ✨alive✨in your writing! Book your place here: irishwriterscentre.ie/courses/writ...

Táimid ag ceilúradh Seachtain na Gaeilge ag Áras Scríbhneoirí na hÉireann le eachtra speisialta béilfílíochta ar Déardaoin, 12ú Márta, 2026 ag 19 Cearnóg Parnell. www.eventbrite.ie/e/focail-san...

We're delighted to announce our first 2026 'Writers in the Regions' masterclass! Acclaimed novelist @conorkostick.bsky.social will present a two hour-long, lecture-style masterclass at the @yeatssocietysligo.bsky.social on 14 March. irishwriterscentre.ie/whats-on/wri...

Our 'Advice from Writers' page now features new insights from best-selling author (and national treasure) Marian Keyes! Watch what she has to say at the link 👇 irishwriterscentre.ie/advice-from-...

Anyone writing a memoir or non-fiction historical book - this is a don't-miss course for polishing your research skills with Kevin Connolly 🦴 Book a place: irishwriterscentre.ie/courses/digg...

New for 2026, each month we're bringing you a feature spotlighting one of the incredible Irish literary journals that offer vital platforms for some of the country’s finest emerging writers. First up is Sligo's Scrimshaw! irishwriterscentre.ie/literary-jou...

My new 8-week course ‘writing as a reader / reading as a writer’ is offered through the @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social Academy (Spring 2026 programme). This is an online course, and it starts on 5 March. Limited spaces. Full details and booking link: yesbutisitpoetry.blogspot.com/2026/01/new-...

Seo é an dara dán sa tionscadal FísDánta - 'Fiona, ag snámh', leis an bhfile Sam Ó Fearaigh. Sraith é FísDánta de REIC i comhar le Áras Scríbhneoirí na hÉireann. Tacaíocht ó @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social @forasnagaeilge.bsky.social @artscouncilireland.bsky.social

Workshop your novel-in-progress under the expert guidance of David Butler in this 8-week online course! Book here: irishwriterscentre.ie/courses/a-no...

Tickets for our spring publishing day are online now! Hear from leading publishers, agents, writers and editors as they demystify the industry. www.eventbrite.ie/e/irish-writ...

Our new March and April Spring course have just arrived and they are sparkling 🎉 online and in-person at the @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social

Interested in working at the Irish Writers Centre? We're now hiring a programme administrator to provide administrative support to the Head of Programming and assist with year-round programming. irishwriterscentre.ie/we-are-hirin...

🗣️📖PSA all poets! We've got some excellent poetry courses coming up for you, whatever stage of your writing journey you're at - from transforming inspiration into verse to assembling your collection and preparing for publication! Find out more here: irishwriterscentre.ie/courses/

Thanks to Totally Dublin for featuring Dublin, One City, Many Stories (our video series produced in partnership with @dublincityoflit.bsky.social & @dublincitycouncil.bsky.social) and the episode 'An Island of Many Nations'! www.totallydublin.ie/arts-culture...

A reminder that I've a book illustration course starting in a couple of weeks in the Irish Writers Centre. You only need basic drawing skills; illustration is a form of communication first, and an art second.

One of the best literary journals anywhere, outside and in, is @winterpapers.bsky.social. Their open submissions period for the 2026 issue is 14-28 February. Everything will be read and replied to early August. The editing is excellent: acute & sympathetic. Have a go! winterpapers.com/submissions

Check out playwright and author Monica Byrne as she chats through her upcoming course: 'A Writing Workshop for the Age of Emergency' coming to the Irish Writers Centre! ✍️ Book your spot: irishwriterscentre.ie/courses/a-wr...

In need of some motivation to get your writing going? Check out our 'Advice from Writers' page, with literary legends like Joseph O'Connor, Victoria Kennefick, Suad Aldarra and more sharing their words of wisdom to fellow writers ✍️ irishwriterscentre.ie/advice-from-...

🗣️Poets! See your verse flourish in 2026 with Moyra Donaldson's course 'The Art of Poetry', kicking off Wednesday, 14 January! Reserve your space: irishwriterscentre.ie/courses/the-...

More brilliant opportunities, competitions, and calls for submissions are now live on our website! Some with incoming deadlines 🏃🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️ Check them out: irishwriterscentre.ie/resources/co...

* DEADLINE EXTENDED * We are now accepting applications for the 2026 National Mentoring Programme until Friday 16 January, at 5pm. This is an opportunity open to all writers across the island of Ireland. For all the information you need, check out our site: irishwriterscentre.ie/national-men...

Happy New Year! Join us and make 2026 your most creative year yet ✨ New courses include: ✍️ Rewriting History with William Ryan ✍️ Murder is Your Business with Declan Burke ✍️ Beginners' Fiction with Tanya Farrelly ✍️ Story: The Essentials with Gavin McCrea irishwriterscentre.ie/courses/

THIS! Wrapping up a year of #poetic #storms that touch every shore they reach. Grateful to be part a #stormer bsky.app/profile/eatt... @eatthestorms.com #poetsofbluesky #poetry #podcast

Listen to One Final Storm for 2025 on most podcast platforms including Spotify & Apple. Featuring @mollytwomey.bsky.social Kevin Graham & Zita McGarry & @karenpgonzalez.bsky.social Happy New Year to you all & May you all Stay Bloody Poetic open.spotify.com/episode/5mG3...

As we countdown to 2026, a look back to some of the poetic gems of 2025 💎💙 eatthestorms.com/2025/12/31/a...

Tune in on New Year’s Eve from 5pm on most podcast platforms for One Last Storm for 2025 Guests include @karenpgonzalez.bsky.social Kevin Graham & @mollytwomey.bsky.social

These seasonal sensations from The Storms V subeditor, @rhonagreene.bsky.social, are indeed time forgotten deep buried relics that enrapture like radiant whispers, feather-light symphonies. The latest @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social Silver Branch dazzles under the enchantment of this finest light!

Wash yourselves in the latest wave! @iambapoet.com wave 24 is here!

What a way to end the year! I’m celebrating already as a part of Wave 24 of @iambapoet.com Thank you to @markantonyowen.com Coming in a matter of days 🎉

Behind the scenes at our International Debut Novel Competition Pitch Days last week, a selection of our winners with the Irish Writers Centre's CEO Mags McLoughlin and Head of Programming Damien Donnelly 💫

🔔Writers + history buffs! William Ryan is back at the Irish Writers Centre in January, with a 6-week course dedicated to writing and researching historical fiction Find out more + book below 👇 irishwriterscentre.ie/courses/rewr...