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
Gather round, children, while I tell you tales from the internet in the round-up I like to call a ‘regular feature’… The art of boredom No one asks writers to write, it’s a personal choice driven by some mysterious urge. So why then, faced with a blank page that you’ve chosen to put words on,… Read More The weekly herding: blessed boredom and the perils of engaging
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
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