Competition deadline: 30th November 2026 The theme for the 2026 Wild Atlantic Writing Awards is ‘We ​Knew This Day Would Come’. The beauty of this phrase is that it is open to so many ...

Wilson, author of What Mortal Flesh, on how to create authenticity in historical fiction . . . In the film, Ben Hur, there’s a moment when you can supposedly see one of the charioteers ...

Author Tony O’Reilly on the inspiration behind A Bullet for the General: ‘how I nearly lost my mind!’ Finding the spark for a story is rarely a predictable process, but for the ...

Carol Barratt, author of the Nature’s Nasties books for children on writing ‘stories that are factual but fun; stories that weave around facts’. “What is the point of wasps? I’m fed up ...

The shortlist for the 2026 An Post Irish Book Awards has been unveiled, featuring a diverse and exciting mix of exceptional writing from both new and established writers and illustrators across 19 ...

Although Prestin and the Booger Oath is a funny, mischievous and deliberately gross children’s adventure, the story behind the book means a great deal to me. My children Conor, Darragh and Carla ...

Welcome to another week with the Irish bestselling books charts, where our featured book this week is brand new from Louise Kennedy. At no. 13 in the Top 20 and no. 5 in the Top 10 Original ...

I’ve been thinking about the function and importance of setting in my works, discovering it can vary and considering why and how . . .’ Like many ...

Submissions deadline: 11th January 2027 Discoveries is the Women’s Prize Trust’s transformative writer development programme designed to address the specific challenges that women face as writers.

Competition deadline: 11th December 2026 Ennis Book Club Festival is thrilled to announce the launch of its fourth annual Short Story Competition, an inspiring opportunity to champion emerging ...

An International Literary Magazine is pleased to announce three special international anthology projects for Halloween 2026. We are inviting ...

The Reading Agency launches largest-ever UK prison book-gifting programme. Nearly half a million Quick Reads to reach prisons across the UK, with a collection shaped with people in prison and ...