[UPDATED 14/9/22] Hello! Because my short story listings post from the start of the year was getting a bit long and unwieldy, I thought I would do a fresh one for the second half of the year (which means that we are, unbelievably, halfway through 2022 already – that’s mad, Ted). As ever, I will… Read More Short story competitions June-December 2022
I’ve been on a sabbatical over the past few months, due to the mentorship bursary I was awarded by the Munster Literature Centre. Though now completed, December totally got away from me, largely taken up with the buying, wrapping and handing over of presents. But I couldn’t let the year finish without a fond look… Read More A farewell to 2017
I have been invited to read my From the Well winning story at the Cork International Short Story Festival, which takes place September 13-16. What a privilege. It was only last year that I first attended it as an audience member, and was blown away by the guest speakers. Any suggestion that I would be… Read More There will be words
The great thing about fiction competitions and literary journals is that if you don’t succeed in one, there will be another along before too long. I thought I’d share a few things I’ve seen recently that might be of interest. This is by no means a definitive list – I’m far too lazy for that… Read More The unweekly herding: summer competitions and submissions
Word herding 