Happy Ireland Reads Day!

I was invited by Galway Public Libraries to read one of my poems for #IrelandReads Day today, and I'm delighted to share this one with you, "Envoi in Chalk". It features in my collection, Conditional Perfect, published by the wonderful Doire Press. Here is a link to the book if you'd like to get or gift a copy. Happy reading everyone! #SqueezeInARead #IrelandReads #LoveGalwayLibraries

Week 2 - Women Writers of the West online book club - a few more spots available

Due to high demand, a few extra tickets have just been made available for our second 'Women Writers of the West' online book club session tomorrow evening. The session sold out early on but some new places have been added. We got off to a great start last week with plenty of lively group discussions about Elaine Feeney's novel, AS YOU WERE and ending with an enjoyable and insightful chat with the author herself. Each session is unique so don't worry if you missed the first one. We are finishing our discussion of Elaine's book tomorrow and topping it off with another fun and informative chat with the writer, who will be sharing writing tips and talking about new work-in-progress. In weeks 3 & 4 we are moving on to Mary Costello's ACADEMY STREET. Don't miss the chance for some book-lover's camaraderie sprinkled with writing tips and insights from the author herself. See you in cyberspace tomorrow from 7 - 8! Event page is linked here.

Announcing the Women Writers of the West online book club - starting soon!

It gives me great pleasure to announce that the new online book club, 'Women Writers of the West,' organised by Galway Public Libraries with the support of Creative Ireland, will be kicking off in just under two weeks time, featuring three wonderful writers, Elaine Feeney, Mary Costello and Nuala O'Connor and facilitated by yours truly!

The 'Women Writers of the West' book club, which aims to shine a spotlight on the especially vibrant space of contemporary women’s writing in the West of Ireland, will feature special guest appearances each week from each of the authors during the second half of the book club sessions. Tickets are always free but places are limited and you can register for your spot by clicking on the event page below. We will be reading As You Were(Harvill Secker, 2020), Academy Street(Canongate Books, 2015) and Becoming Belle(Piatkus, 2019) so don't hesitate to grab your copies now and get reading!

Join us for another exciting voyage as we enter the diverse, vivid worlds of three memorable characters: Sinéad Hynes, Tess Lohan and Isabel Bilton. The event page, with full information, is linked here.