Please excuse a bit of awkward boasting – and possible snivelling – as I report that I have been named the winner of this year’s Molly Keane Creative Writing Award. It was news I had to keep under my hat for a few weeks, which was fine because I needed that time to process the… Read More Molly Keane Award 2018
I had a very welcome email this morning saying that Word Herding has made the longlist in two categories of this year’s V by Very Blog Awards Ireland 2017 (previously Littlewoods Ireland Blog Awards). The blog is longlisted in both the personal Books & Literature category and Best Blog Post for ‘6 Things I’ve Learned… Read More Longlisted for V by Very Blog Awards Ireland 2017
I spent a lovely afternoon at the Wexford Literary Festival in Enniscorthy on Sunday, having been invited to the presentation of the Colm Tóibín International Short Story Award 2017 as a shortlistee. I know you’re probably on the edge of your seat with anticipation, but I have to let you down easy and report that I did… Read More Back on the road to Enniscorthy
Well, you could knock me down with a feather. Despite announcing that the Colm Tóibín International Short Story Award shortlist would be revealed in a week’s time, the organisers of the Wexford Literary Festival actually released it yesterday – and there was yours truly’s name on it. It’s the second time around for me, as I was… Read More Shortlisted for the Colm Tóibín International Short Story Award 2017
A bit of happy news dropped into my inbox yesterday – a story of mine, ‘A Simple Loss of Balance’, has been longlisted for the Colm Tóibín International Short Story Award 2017. I was even happier to see the name of my writing group pal Sinéad Slattery on there too, plus a host of writers whose… Read More Colm Tóibín International Short Story Award 2017 longlist
OMG, as the youngsters say – Word Herding has made it to the finalist stage of the Littlewoods Ireland Blog Awards 2016 Books & Literature category: Thanks so much to everyone who took the time to vote, because some of you must have done and that means a great deal to me. Thanks also to the judges who… Read More Blogs awards update
Crikey O’Reilly, this particular herding of words has made it onto the Books & Literature shortlist for the Littlewoods Ireland Blog Awards 2016. It’s a joy to be listed alongside an excellent collection of blogs with a shared love of all things bookish. Each and every one is well worth checking out if you aren’t already familiar with them.… Read More Littlewoods Ireland Blog Awards 2016 shortlist
I had an email a couple of days ago saying that Word Herding has been longlisted in the Books & Literature category for the Littlewoods Ireland Blog Awards 2016. It’s a wonderful surprise to get through, especially as this blog is only a baby of less than a year and I’m still very much finding my blogging feet… Read More Littlewoods Ireland Blog Awards 2016 longlist
There was much excitement at Word Herding Towers this weekend as I was invited to the Wexford Literary Festival for the results of the inaugural Colm Toíbín International Short Story Award. It was wonderful to have made the shortlist, along with a member of my writing group, Lourdes Mackey. Another member, Sinead Slattery, was longlisted, and we were delighted with… Read More Roadtrip to Enniscorthy for the Colm Toíbín Award
On the short list. Gobsmacked. That is all.
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