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A round-up of Irish literary journals

For such a small nation, we seem to be awash with literary journals. Just this week, I noticed two brand new publications preparing to accept submissions for their very first issues. Both based in my hometown of Cork, they’re respectively called Howl and The Four Faced Liar, the latter taking its name from beloved local… Read More A round-up of Irish literary journals

May 7, 2022June 20, 2022 Anne11 Comments

The unweekly herding: back to school, back to work

Call me weird – alright, there is no need to say it quite that fast – but I like it when summer ends and the evenings start drawing in. There’s nothing like a nice fire and the chance to embrace head-to-toe knitwear. Plus the cooler weather is somehow more conducive to writing. With that in… Read More The unweekly herding: back to school, back to work

September 5, 2017September 6, 2017 Anne2 Comments

The weekly herding: comps and subs

For anyone starting the year with fresh writing enthusiasm, there are a lot of opportunities around at the moment in the form of short story competitions and magazines with open submission windows. So this week’s Weekly Herding looks at some of the most interesting with this special round-up (yes, I’m afraid I’m back on the agricultural references again).… Read More The weekly herding: comps and subs

January 18, 2017March 13, 2017 Anne2 Comments
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