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Claire Hennessy
@chennessybooks.bsky.social
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Writer, book critic, creative writing facilitator.
Latest book: IN THE MOVIE OF HER LIFE (short stories, Doire Press, 2025).
Website: http://www.clairehennessy.com/
Blog: https://clairehennessy.substack.com/
Workshops: https://www.clairehennessy.com/store
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A lovely bit of news from the weekend: #THIRST was highlighted in the Irish Times as a Best YA Read for Halloween! 🩸🎉
I'm over the moon. Heartfelt thanks to @chennessybooks.bsky.social for including #THIRST among her excellent picks and for writing such a thoughtful review. 🙏
October 28, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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Free writing workshop for teens (13-17) in Ballyroan Library next Tues - www.eventbrite.ie/e/teen-creat...
Teen Creative Writing Workshop with author Claire Hennessy
Join Claire Hennessy for some spooky creative writing tips in this special Hallowe'en writing workshop! For teens aged 13-17 only.
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October 26, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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She's going on about YA fiction again...
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Best young adult fiction for Halloween: Creepy reads with human sacrifices aplenty
Thirst by Darren Simpson; Empty Heaven by Freddie Kölsch; Where the Shadows Hide by Amy Clarkin; Dangerous Girls by Lisa M Sylvan; and Hazelthorn by C.G. Drews
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October 26, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Upcoming deadline: Dublin city council bursary awards for artists (4 Nov) www.dublincityartsoffice.ie/funding-supp...
Bursary Awards 2026 | Dublin City Council Arts Office
The award is for individual Artists to pursue a work plan that may include training, mentoring, research and capacity building. Bursary applications are welcome from applicants of all artistic...
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October 20, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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YA reviewer hat on - adding titles into the spreadsheet for Jan-June 2026 now! 📚🎉
October 18, 2025 at 8:44 AM
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Thursday eve! redlinefestival.ie/events/in-th...
In the Movie of Her Life | Thursday October 16th 7pm | Red Line Book FestivalRed Line Book Festival 2025 | Monday October 13th to Sunday October 19th
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October 14, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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Join our meet and greet session on Thursday October 30th to share your experiences as a writer with a disability, as we devise a range of targeted supports for disabled writers.

Please contact Declan Meade by Wednesday October 22nd

We’d love to hear from you.

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October 8, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Introducing the latest companion publication to our Free To Be Me: The Diversity, Inclusion and Representation Reading Guide!

Download it for free here:
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October 13, 2025 at 8:11 AM
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Red Line Book Festival (South Dublin Libraries) kicks off today!
My yokes:
- talking to Luke Devlin about his debut novel, The Anatomy of a Silent Scream, this eve, North Clondalkin
- being interviewed by Zoe Miller, Thurs eve, Castletymon
- flash fiction workshop, 12pm-2pm Sat, Palmerstown
October 13, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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Best of luck to paulperrywriter.bsky.social and chennessybooks.bsky.social at Dromineer Nenagh Literary Festival today!

Info here -> dnlf.ie/event/words-...

#poem #poetry #literature #Irish
October 9, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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Public Consultation Confirms Overwhelming Support for making Basic Income for the Arts Permanent
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October 3, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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The full schedule for the @leafjournal.bsky.social online conference in November is now up! Tickets can be booked here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/on-writing...
On Writing for Young People: Conference 2025
On Writing for Young People: a 2-day online conference. Ideas & insights in the academic field of creative writing for kids & YA. 20-21 Nov.
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October 3, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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Kicking off Wed 15th Oct ✒️✒️✒️
September 30, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Latest YA book reviews for the Irish Times:
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
Monsters are everywhere in these Frankenstein-inspired YA reads
Mary Shelley looms over several titles this month - fitting for a writer who penned the immortal Frankenstein in her late teens
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September 30, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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Write By The Sea is this weekend! If short stories are your thing, please do come along to myself, Mary O'Donnell & Tanya Farrelly discussing such matters on the Saturday at 5.30pm! ✒️🎉
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Write By The Sea Literary Festival
Boutique Literary Festival in Kilmore Quay, Wexford, Ireland
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September 25, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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Starting in October:
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Jumpstart Your Writing with Claire Hennessy - Irish Writers Centre %
Feeling stuck with your creative writing? How about a 6-week online course exploring fresh and interesting approaches to getting words down on the page, Starts Wed 15 Oct
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September 25, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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Do you know a young reader (16-24) who could help us select the next Laureate na nÓg? Applications close next Friday - we'd particularly love to hear from young people from underrepresented backgrounds or communities.

More information + application form childrenslaureate.ie/young-reader...
Poster advertising a callout for young readers. The background is a gradient orange and the bottom half of the image is an illustration of five young people reading surrounded by stacks of books. The main heading text reads "Are you someone who is interested in books and reading? An maith leat a bheith ag léamh as Gaeilge chomh maith? if you are aged 16-24 we want to hear from you!"
September 17, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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School stories: off to Fernside
On Sheena Wilkinson's Belfast boarding school series
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September 19, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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"Irish creatives are in the limelight and rightly being celebrated. But children’s authors and illustrators in Ireland too often fly under the radar."

Support Irish authors and illustrators writing for young people!

✍️Article by our CEO Elaina Ryan

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Best Irish Books of 2025: your Culture Night (and Christmas) guide to children’s literature
Elaina Ryan of Children’s Books Ireland on its latest guide to the best of Irish writing
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September 18, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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✒️🎓 Arts Council writer-in-residence roles 2026 open for applications: artscouncil.ie/funding-oppo...
Arts Council Writer in Residence / Fellowship Scheme 2026 - The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon
The Arts Council Writer in Residence / Fellowship scheme provides mid-career and established writers with residency opportunities at a number of partner Irish universities. It focuses on providing a s...
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September 18, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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August’s Young Adult fiction: raising the stakes in sequels
New instalments from Scarlett Dunmore, Brían Dungan, Moira Buffini, Catherine Doyle, Triona Campbell and Vanessa Len
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September 18, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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Lucy Caldwell on the challenges & pleasures of short fiction: www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
Lucy Caldwell: ‘People often misunderstand the appeal of a short story’
Lucy Caldwell celebrates the undervalued art of the short story
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September 17, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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It's CBI Conference week! 🎉📖
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Your first look at the lineup for the Children’s Books Ireland International Conference 2025 🤩

Tickets available here 🎟️:
www.eventbrite.ie/e/childrens-...

Be sure to let us know who you’re looking forward to seeing below!
The poster shows an illustration from Julián Is a Mermaid, written and illustrated by Jessica Love. The illustration is of a parade of colourfully dressed, whimsical characters parading along a sandy beach. Text on the poster reads: Children’s Books Ireland International Conference 2025 “RESISTANCE”. It also lists off the speaker names as well as the date (20th and 21st of September and location (Lighthouse cinema).
September 15, 2025 at 6:01 AM
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Brilliant interview here - on illness, writing, publishing, mental health as structural problem, & women in Ireland.
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Diagnosed with cancer at 18: ‘It was like, okay, the fun part of life is over’
The Sugartown author on invincibility, mother-daughter relationships and baring her soul in return for publicity
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September 14, 2025 at 8:43 AM