The Jealous Wall, Belvedere County Westmeath

The Jealous Wall built in 14th Century to block the view of Lady Rochford seeing her accused lover.

Wednesday, 23 September 2015

2015 Winners of the Tim Winton Awards

2015 Winners of the Tim Winton Awards Great to see so many young writers entering this competition. 1800 young writers submitted stories in the 2015 Tim Winton Award for Young Writers. All finalists' stories are available to be read online.  2015 award winners   Read the 2015 winning stories Judging and prizes Publications About Tim Winton http://www.subiaco.wa....

Monday, 21 September 2015

Video: Wild in the Dry Grass by Helen Hagemann

Wild in the Dry Grass by Helen Hagemann from H2 Design on Vime...

Sunday, 13 September 2015

Writing "free indirect speech" with Helen Hagemann, FAC 18th September

Prose Workshop with Helen Hagemann, Friday 18th September. Class to read three extracts of  "Free Indirect Speech" from James Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Virginia Woolf's short story Mrs Dalloway in Bond Street, and Ian McEwan's Atonement. Writing exercises and discussion will revolve around "free indirect speech" and other narrative modes. 1.00pm - 3.00pm: Room 3, Upstairs,...

Tuesday, 1 September 2015

Journalism, Fiction, Poetry Opportunity for Women, UK

I have just sent four of my Miniscule poems to Mslexia on the theme of birds. There are other opportunities for publication and you  can subscribe for 1 year's journals in print or have an online subscription which gives you a backlog of Mslexia journals as well - all to view online or download. I have also sent my novel The Ozone Cafe to their novel competition which requires an entry fee...