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Our Useful Links Column with bestselling author Lucy O'Callaghan is a great place to be inspired
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A Great Story
www.writing.ie/resources/wr...
The Saggy Middle
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Setting
www.writing.ie/resources/se...
Creating a Routine
www.writing.ie/resources/cr...
#writersky
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A Great Story
www.writing.ie/resources/wr...
The Saggy Middle
www.writing.ie/resources/sa...
Setting
www.writing.ie/resources/se...
Creating a Routine
www.writing.ie/resources/cr...
#writersky
January 26, 2026 at 11:34 AM
Our Useful Links Column with bestselling author Lucy O'Callaghan is a great place to be inspired
👀 👇
A Great Story
www.writing.ie/resources/wr...
The Saggy Middle
www.writing.ie/resources/sa...
Setting
www.writing.ie/resources/se...
Creating a Routine
www.writing.ie/resources/cr...
#writersky
👀 👇
A Great Story
www.writing.ie/resources/wr...
The Saggy Middle
www.writing.ie/resources/sa...
Setting
www.writing.ie/resources/se...
Creating a Routine
www.writing.ie/resources/cr...
#writersky
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📢REMINDER - Upcoming Writing Competition DEADLINES
The Cúirt New Writing Prize 2026 - 31st Jan '26
Footnote x Counterpoints Prize for Fiction - 13th Feb '26
Fish Flash Fiction Prize 2026 - 28th Feb '26
The Mairtín Crawford Awards 2026 - 11th Mar '26
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www.writing.ie/category/wri...
#writersky
The Cúirt New Writing Prize 2026 - 31st Jan '26
Footnote x Counterpoints Prize for Fiction - 13th Feb '26
Fish Flash Fiction Prize 2026 - 28th Feb '26
The Mairtín Crawford Awards 2026 - 11th Mar '26
👇
www.writing.ie/category/wri...
#writersky
January 22, 2026 at 9:48 AM
📢REMINDER - Upcoming Writing Competition DEADLINES
The Cúirt New Writing Prize 2026 - 31st Jan '26
Footnote x Counterpoints Prize for Fiction - 13th Feb '26
Fish Flash Fiction Prize 2026 - 28th Feb '26
The Mairtín Crawford Awards 2026 - 11th Mar '26
👇
www.writing.ie/category/wri...
#writersky
The Cúirt New Writing Prize 2026 - 31st Jan '26
Footnote x Counterpoints Prize for Fiction - 13th Feb '26
Fish Flash Fiction Prize 2026 - 28th Feb '26
The Mairtín Crawford Awards 2026 - 11th Mar '26
👇
www.writing.ie/category/wri...
#writersky
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YT's Poem of the Week: 'And Then the Sun Broke Through' by David Butler @doirepress.bsky.social
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Poem of the Week: <i>And Then the Sun Broke Through</i> By David Butler
And Then the Sun Broke Through
A sea of jade and muscatel; the sky, gun-metal.
yorkshiretimes.co.uk
January 7, 2026 at 8:02 AM
YT's Poem of the Week: 'And Then the Sun Broke Through' by David Butler @doirepress.bsky.social
yorkshiretimes.co.uk/article/Poem...
yorkshiretimes.co.uk/article/Poem...
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A quiet nudge for the week ahead.
#WednesdayWIPs is coming up.
A space to share what you’re working on — or how it’s going.
A line. A paragraph. A struggle. A pause.
No polish required.
Progress counts.
Care is reciprocal here.
#WednesdayWIPs is coming up.
A space to share what you’re working on — or how it’s going.
A line. A paragraph. A struggle. A pause.
No polish required.
Progress counts.
Care is reciprocal here.
January 3, 2026 at 10:00 AM
A quiet nudge for the week ahead.
#WednesdayWIPs is coming up.
A space to share what you’re working on — or how it’s going.
A line. A paragraph. A struggle. A pause.
No polish required.
Progress counts.
Care is reciprocal here.
#WednesdayWIPs is coming up.
A space to share what you’re working on — or how it’s going.
A line. A paragraph. A struggle. A pause.
No polish required.
Progress counts.
Care is reciprocal here.
January 1, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Wishing you all the best for the holidays, John & Lisa
December 26, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Wishing you all the best for the holidays, John & Lisa
We want to say a big Thank You to our 2025 writers; chennessybooks.bsky.social, jenniferhorgan.bsky.social, karenjmcdonnell.bsky.social, and paulperrywriter.bsky.social.
Their work is available for purchase here -> www.doirepress.com/bookshop
#poem #poetry #literature #irish #christmas
Their work is available for purchase here -> www.doirepress.com/bookshop
#poem #poetry #literature #irish #christmas
December 21, 2025 at 2:56 PM
We want to say a big Thank You to our 2025 writers; chennessybooks.bsky.social, jenniferhorgan.bsky.social, karenjmcdonnell.bsky.social, and paulperrywriter.bsky.social.
Their work is available for purchase here -> www.doirepress.com/bookshop
#poem #poetry #literature #irish #christmas
Their work is available for purchase here -> www.doirepress.com/bookshop
#poem #poetry #literature #irish #christmas
Very sad to hear the news of Des Kenny's death. A truly lovely man and a big supporter of literature and very supportive of us from day 1. We will miss you Des.
December 4, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Very sad to hear the news of Des Kenny's death. A truly lovely man and a big supporter of literature and very supportive of us from day 1. We will miss you Des.
Reprints on the way for SOME OF THESE STORIES ARE TRUE by Maurice Devitt; THE CLOUD ARCHITECT by Matthew Geden; CARE by @jenniferhorgan.bsky.social and CORK STORIES, edited by @madeleinedwriter.bsky.social and Laura McKenna!!
@artscouncilireland.bsky.social
#justintimeforchristmas
@artscouncilireland.bsky.social
#justintimeforchristmas
November 28, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Reprints on the way for SOME OF THESE STORIES ARE TRUE by Maurice Devitt; THE CLOUD ARCHITECT by Matthew Geden; CARE by @jenniferhorgan.bsky.social and CORK STORIES, edited by @madeleinedwriter.bsky.social and Laura McKenna!!
@artscouncilireland.bsky.social
#justintimeforchristmas
@artscouncilireland.bsky.social
#justintimeforchristmas
For those who may have missed it - @paulperrywriter.bsky.social's Clockhammer is available now!
Buy it here -> www.doirepress.com/books/poetry...
#literature #poetry #irish
Buy it here -> www.doirepress.com/books/poetry...
#literature #poetry #irish
November 11, 2025 at 6:02 PM
For those who may have missed it - @paulperrywriter.bsky.social's Clockhammer is available now!
Buy it here -> www.doirepress.com/books/poetry...
#literature #poetry #irish
Buy it here -> www.doirepress.com/books/poetry...
#literature #poetry #irish
Reminder that @jenniferhorgan.bsky.social is reading at @dublinbookfest.bsky.social later today!
November 7, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Reminder that @jenniferhorgan.bsky.social is reading at @dublinbookfest.bsky.social later today!
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jenniferhorgan.bsky.social will be speaking at Dublin Book Festival!
Event details here -> dublinbookfestival.com/event/poetry...
#poem #poetry #literature #Irish
Event details here -> dublinbookfestival.com/event/poetry...
#poem #poetry #literature #Irish
October 3, 2025 at 1:01 PM
jenniferhorgan.bsky.social will be speaking at Dublin Book Festival!
Event details here -> dublinbookfestival.com/event/poetry...
#poem #poetry #literature #Irish
Event details here -> dublinbookfestival.com/event/poetry...
#poem #poetry #literature #Irish
This Friday our @jenniferhorgan.bsky.social will be reading from CARE at the fab @dublinbookfest.bsky.social
dublinbookfestival.com/event/poetry...
dublinbookfestival.com/event/poetry...
Poetry and the Duty of Care - BOOKED OUT - Dublin Book Festival
In this event we explore the power of poetry to care for the vulnerable, to extol the living and honour the memory of all that is lost. What is a poet’s relationship to the experience of pain, their r...
dublinbookfestival.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:33 PM
This Friday our @jenniferhorgan.bsky.social will be reading from CARE at the fab @dublinbookfest.bsky.social
dublinbookfestival.com/event/poetry...
dublinbookfestival.com/event/poetry...
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@michaeldooley.bsky.social , author of the exceptional debut collection, 'In Spring We Turned to Water', published by @doirepress.bsky.social, will read at next weekend's Circling The Square.
Details of the festival and booking options here:
www.thesourceartscentre.ie/whats-on/eve...
Details of the festival and booking options here:
www.thesourceartscentre.ie/whats-on/eve...
October 27, 2025 at 8:07 AM
@michaeldooley.bsky.social , author of the exceptional debut collection, 'In Spring We Turned to Water', published by @doirepress.bsky.social, will read at next weekend's Circling The Square.
Details of the festival and booking options here:
www.thesourceartscentre.ie/whats-on/eve...
Details of the festival and booking options here:
www.thesourceartscentre.ie/whats-on/eve...
"A surreal / experimental edge perforates these poems [...] A refreshing and energetic book."
— Mícheál McCann, Irish Times
@karenjmcdonnell.bsky.social's Tidal is available here:
www.doirepress.com/books/poetry...
#poem #poetry #poetrycommunity #literature #irish
— Mícheál McCann, Irish Times
@karenjmcdonnell.bsky.social's Tidal is available here:
www.doirepress.com/books/poetry...
#poem #poetry #poetrycommunity #literature #irish
October 22, 2025 at 4:02 PM
"A surreal / experimental edge perforates these poems [...] A refreshing and energetic book."
— Mícheál McCann, Irish Times
@karenjmcdonnell.bsky.social's Tidal is available here:
www.doirepress.com/books/poetry...
#poem #poetry #poetrycommunity #literature #irish
— Mícheál McCann, Irish Times
@karenjmcdonnell.bsky.social's Tidal is available here:
www.doirepress.com/books/poetry...
#poem #poetry #poetrycommunity #literature #irish
Congrats to @karenjmcdonnell.bsky.social and @paulperrywriter.bsky.social for a great launch on thursday!
Info on their books here:
Tidal -> www.doirepress.com/books/poetry...
Clockhamer -> www.doirepress.com/books/poetry...
#poem #poetry #literature #irish
Info on their books here:
Tidal -> www.doirepress.com/books/poetry...
Clockhamer -> www.doirepress.com/books/poetry...
#poem #poetry #literature #irish
October 20, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Congrats to @karenjmcdonnell.bsky.social and @paulperrywriter.bsky.social for a great launch on thursday!
Info on their books here:
Tidal -> www.doirepress.com/books/poetry...
Clockhamer -> www.doirepress.com/books/poetry...
#poem #poetry #literature #irish
Info on their books here:
Tidal -> www.doirepress.com/books/poetry...
Clockhamer -> www.doirepress.com/books/poetry...
#poem #poetry #literature #irish
Today's the day! paulperrywriter.bsky.social's Clockhammer and karenjmcdonnell.bsky.social's Tidal are launching later today.
Info on both here:
Clockhammer - www.doirepress.com/books/poetry...
Tidal - www.doirepress.com/books/poetry...
#poem #poetry #literature #Irish
Info on both here:
Clockhammer - www.doirepress.com/books/poetry...
Tidal - www.doirepress.com/books/poetry...
#poem #poetry #literature #Irish
October 16, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Today's the day! paulperrywriter.bsky.social's Clockhammer and karenjmcdonnell.bsky.social's Tidal are launching later today.
Info on both here:
Clockhammer - www.doirepress.com/books/poetry...
Tidal - www.doirepress.com/books/poetry...
#poem #poetry #literature #Irish
Info on both here:
Clockhammer - www.doirepress.com/books/poetry...
Tidal - www.doirepress.com/books/poetry...
#poem #poetry #literature #Irish
Tomorrow, @chennessybooks.bsky.social is being interviewed by Zoe Miller at Red Line Book Festival!
Booking + Info here -> redlinefestival.ie/events/in-th...
#poetry #poem #literature #irish
Booking + Info here -> redlinefestival.ie/events/in-th...
#poetry #poem #literature #irish
October 15, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Tomorrow, @chennessybooks.bsky.social is being interviewed by Zoe Miller at Red Line Book Festival!
Booking + Info here -> redlinefestival.ie/events/in-th...
#poetry #poem #literature #irish
Booking + Info here -> redlinefestival.ie/events/in-th...
#poetry #poem #literature #irish
We at Doire Press invite you to the joint launch of paulperrywriter.bsky.social's Clockhammer and karenjmcdonnell.bsky.social's Tidal on October 16th!
Info on both here:
Clockhammer - www.doirepress.com/books/poetry...
Tidal - www.doirepress.com/books/poetry...
#poem #poetry #literature #Irish
Info on both here:
Clockhammer - www.doirepress.com/books/poetry...
Tidal - www.doirepress.com/books/poetry...
#poem #poetry #literature #Irish
October 13, 2025 at 4:02 PM
We at Doire Press invite you to the joint launch of paulperrywriter.bsky.social's Clockhammer and karenjmcdonnell.bsky.social's Tidal on October 16th!
Info on both here:
Clockhammer - www.doirepress.com/books/poetry...
Tidal - www.doirepress.com/books/poetry...
#poem #poetry #literature #Irish
Info on both here:
Clockhammer - www.doirepress.com/books/poetry...
Tidal - www.doirepress.com/books/poetry...
#poem #poetry #literature #Irish
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Something Gothic this way comes… Submissions are OPEN for The Havisham Steps: Modern Gothic Poetry. We want poems of neon dread, fractured love, haunted minds.
Closing date: October 31st
#PoetrySubmissions #SubmissionWindow #TheHavishamSteps #ModernGothicPoetry
Closing date: October 31st
#PoetrySubmissions #SubmissionWindow #TheHavishamSteps #ModernGothicPoetry
Something Gothic This Way Comes: Submit to The Havisham Steps: Modern Gothic Poetry - The Broken Spine
Submissions Open Throughout October 2025 | Publication in 2026
thebrokenspine.co.uk
October 13, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Something Gothic this way comes… Submissions are OPEN for The Havisham Steps: Modern Gothic Poetry. We want poems of neon dread, fractured love, haunted minds.
Closing date: October 31st
#PoetrySubmissions #SubmissionWindow #TheHavishamSteps #ModernGothicPoetry
Closing date: October 31st
#PoetrySubmissions #SubmissionWindow #TheHavishamSteps #ModernGothicPoetry
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
Info here -> dnlf.ie/event/words-...
#poem #poetry #literature #Irish
October 9, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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
Info here -> dnlf.ie/event/words-...
#poem #poetry #literature #Irish
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Two of our authors, paulperrywriter.bsky.social and chennessybooks.bsky.social, will be doing a reading at Dromineer Nenagh Literary Festival!
Info here -> dnlf.ie/event/words-...
#poem #poetry #literature #Irish
Info here -> dnlf.ie/event/words-...
#poem #poetry #literature #Irish
October 1, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Two of our authors, paulperrywriter.bsky.social and chennessybooks.bsky.social, will be doing a reading at Dromineer Nenagh Literary Festival!
Info here -> dnlf.ie/event/words-...
#poem #poetry #literature #Irish
Info here -> dnlf.ie/event/words-...
#poem #poetry #literature #Irish
jenniferhorgan.bsky.social will be speaking at Dublin Book Festival!
Event details here -> dublinbookfestival.com/event/poetry...
#poem #poetry #literature #Irish
Event details here -> dublinbookfestival.com/event/poetry...
#poem #poetry #literature #Irish
October 3, 2025 at 1:01 PM
jenniferhorgan.bsky.social will be speaking at Dublin Book Festival!
Event details here -> dublinbookfestival.com/event/poetry...
#poem #poetry #literature #Irish
Event details here -> dublinbookfestival.com/event/poetry...
#poem #poetry #literature #Irish
Delighted to be starting work on MR HOO AND OTHER STORIES by the fab @jlod.bsky.social, forthcoming next spring
#staytuned
#staytuned
October 2, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Delighted to be starting work on MR HOO AND OTHER STORIES by the fab @jlod.bsky.social, forthcoming next spring
#staytuned
#staytuned