Emma Donoghue
@emmadonoghue.bsky.social
writer of fiction (The Paris Express, Learned by Heart, Haven, The Pull of the Stars, The Wonder, Room, etc), films, plays...
the invaluable @emmadarwinwriter.bsky.social explains the nuts and bolts of writing that many of us who've been working with those nuts and bolts all our lives have never understood (or maybe it's jut me)
Quick heads up that I've taken down the paywall on my Itch of Writing post about which way round speech tags might go. It's usually a supporters-only post, but it's in use in our current Self-Editing course, so I thought others might find it useful: buff.ly/Jj9Ehgf
October 8, 2025 at 2:54 PM
the invaluable @emmadarwinwriter.bsky.social explains the nuts and bolts of writing that many of us who've been working with those nuts and bolts all our lives have never understood (or maybe it's jut me)
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📢 The Denis Donoghue Award 2025 is now open for applications!
🎓 For NUI undergrads (FT/PT) from under-represented groups
💶 €2,000–€5,000 available
⏰ Deadline: 24 Oct 2025
Generously funded by author Emma Donoghue in memory of her father, Denis.
Apply now 👉 www.nui.ie/awards/Grant...
🎓 For NUI undergrads (FT/PT) from under-represented groups
💶 €2,000–€5,000 available
⏰ Deadline: 24 Oct 2025
Generously funded by author Emma Donoghue in memory of her father, Denis.
Apply now 👉 www.nui.ie/awards/Grant...
September 23, 2025 at 9:00 AM
📢 The Denis Donoghue Award 2025 is now open for applications!
🎓 For NUI undergrads (FT/PT) from under-represented groups
💶 €2,000–€5,000 available
⏰ Deadline: 24 Oct 2025
Generously funded by author Emma Donoghue in memory of her father, Denis.
Apply now 👉 www.nui.ie/awards/Grant...
🎓 For NUI undergrads (FT/PT) from under-represented groups
💶 €2,000–€5,000 available
⏰ Deadline: 24 Oct 2025
Generously funded by author Emma Donoghue in memory of her father, Denis.
Apply now 👉 www.nui.ie/awards/Grant...
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Apple is sneaking AI into everything. Turn off enhanced visual search on your photos:
September 1, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Apple is sneaking AI into everything. Turn off enhanced visual search on your photos:
Back in Dublin to celebrate the launch of The Correction of Taste, and learning yet another lesson from my beloved dad: death is no reason to stop publishing.
💛 JUST LANDED 💛 We're very excited to have finished copies of THE CORRECTION OF TASTE by DENIS DONOGHUE, with a gorgeous foreword from Colm Tóibín ✨
Stunning book design from the brilliant Sarah McCoy Design 📙
Stunning book design from the brilliant Sarah McCoy Design 📙
May 27, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Back in Dublin to celebrate the launch of The Correction of Taste, and learning yet another lesson from my beloved dad: death is no reason to stop publishing.
I so enjoyed this erudite and immersive response to #TheParisExpress.
Did you catch the Michael Greenstein review of the new Emma Donoghue novel, THE PARIS EXPRESS? “More than a day trip, the novel explores fin-de-siècle culture and politics, the passage of time itself...” www.theseaboardreview.ca/p/train-and-...
Train & Terrain: The Paris Express by Emma Donoghue
Reviewed by Michael Greenstein
www.theseaboardreview.ca
May 23, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I so enjoyed this erudite and immersive response to #TheParisExpress.
Hey Toronto, come chat with me on 8 June
May 16, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Hey Toronto, come chat with me on 8 June
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Oh hey, NYT, is it men they want barefoot, pregnant, and in the kitchen? So hard to determine.....
May 12, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Oh hey, NYT, is it men they want barefoot, pregnant, and in the kitchen? So hard to determine.....
Flawless script, #TheBalladofWallisIsland made me laugh and cry simultaneously for an hour and a half
The Ballad of Wallis Island is also a masterclass in small, yet deeply effective, filmmaking.
It is a must see for screenwriters and filmmakers working the low-budget space. Limited cast and locations, the filmmakers maximize everything.
A triumph in every respect.
#filmmaking #screenwriting
It is a must see for screenwriters and filmmakers working the low-budget space. Limited cast and locations, the filmmakers maximize everything.
A triumph in every respect.
#filmmaking #screenwriting
April 18, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Flawless script, #TheBalladofWallisIsland made me laugh and cry simultaneously for an hour and a half
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Okay, here is why I HATE AI. I'm trying to research poems about going into space, or famous quotes about escaping gravity. As the FIRST RESULT, Google gives me this SHITTY poem IT'S WRITTEN ITSELF, like it's fucking Adrian Mole and I'm John Tydeman at the BBC. HATE HATE HATE.
April 14, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Okay, here is why I HATE AI. I'm trying to research poems about going into space, or famous quotes about escaping gravity. As the FIRST RESULT, Google gives me this SHITTY poem IT'S WRITTEN ITSELF, like it's fucking Adrian Mole and I'm John Tydeman at the BBC. HATE HATE HATE.
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I am one of the authors whom Meta stole (sorry, ‘scraped’) from, by using their books to train Libgen. So I’m biased. But this from @mscaitlinmoran.bsky.social is👌
April 3, 2025 at 7:02 AM
I am one of the authors whom Meta stole (sorry, ‘scraped’) from, by using their books to train Libgen. So I’m biased. But this from @mscaitlinmoran.bsky.social is👌
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Naoise Dolan on The Paris Express by Emma Donoghue: Journeying into the past
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
Naoise Dolan on The Paris Express by Emma Donoghue: Journeying into the past
Historical novel based on one day in 1895 features anarchists, artists and aristocrats
www.irishtimes.com
March 28, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Naoise Dolan on The Paris Express by Emma Donoghue: Journeying into the past
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
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I've just signed this petition protesting Meta's theft of Irish writing, which they've used to build their AI tool. Will you sign too? my.uplift.ie/petitions/pr...
Protest Meta's Theft of Irish Writing
I've just signed this petition protesting Meta's theft of Irish writing, which they've used to build their AI tool. Will you sign too?
my.uplift.ie
March 28, 2025 at 11:31 PM
I've just signed this petition protesting Meta's theft of Irish writing, which they've used to build their AI tool. Will you sign too? my.uplift.ie/petitions/pr...
91 results. That's every book I've published since 1993, in multiple languages, scraped without permission to train AI. They're robbing us in hopes of replacing us.
March 21, 2025 at 6:33 PM
91 results. That's every book I've published since 1993, in multiple languages, scraped without permission to train AI. They're robbing us in hopes of replacing us.
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Remember that a character saying something is not exactly the author saying it.
It’s always bothered me when a character quote is posted like an interview quote. Uh, that was Satan, not Milton.
It’s always bothered me when a character quote is posted like an interview quote. Uh, that was Satan, not Milton.
March 13, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Remember that a character saying something is not exactly the author saying it.
It’s always bothered me when a character quote is posted like an interview quote. Uh, that was Satan, not Milton.
It’s always bothered me when a character quote is posted like an interview quote. Uh, that was Satan, not Milton.
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TODAY. ONE DAY ONLY. Don't buy anything today if you can--wait until tomorrow (or if you must, buy from a small business and use cash). Send a message. 👇👇👇
I made this the other night while procrastinating, mainly because I thought all the posts about the blackout were boring. It feels like there is momentum bringing people together!
February 28, 2025 at 1:25 PM
TODAY. ONE DAY ONLY. Don't buy anything today if you can--wait until tomorrow (or if you must, buy from a small business and use cash). Send a message. 👇👇👇
hey can anyone tell me what this place name (probably in Virginia or Pennsylvania) on a 1915 military attestation might be? click for full view
February 18, 2025 at 10:30 PM
hey can anyone tell me what this place name (probably in Virginia or Pennsylvania) on a 1915 military attestation might be? click for full view
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If your boss or company tells you to do something unethical: don't say yes. Make them write it down.
If they won't put it in writing yourself. Send an email (bcc yourself?): "Following our conversation on x date at x time regarding x, I am writing to clarify your directives. According to my notes, you instructed me to A, B, and C. If any of this is incorrect, please advise. I have some concerns."
February 7, 2025 at 7:16 PM
If your boss or company tells you to do something unethical: don't say yes. Make them write it down.
glorious!
My mum just sent me this absolutely spectacular photo of my dad and it's delighted me no end. Miss you, pops.
January 25, 2025 at 7:29 PM
glorious!
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It's Epiphany, which means it's time for Cuddling Kings in Medieval art
January 6, 2025 at 3:06 PM
It's Epiphany, which means it's time for Cuddling Kings in Medieval art
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Residency for a writer at any stage of their career who is writing a new piece of work for theatre, with private studio, on-site accommodation, and a weekly stipend of £350. DunsPlayFest will stage a scratch reading or rehearsed reading as part of PlayFest 2025. Other awards also.
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Hugo Burge Foundation Submission Manager
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December 18, 2024 at 5:58 PM
Residency for a writer at any stage of their career who is writing a new piece of work for theatre, with private studio, on-site accommodation, and a weekly stipend of £350. DunsPlayFest will stage a scratch reading or rehearsed reading as part of PlayFest 2025. Other awards also.
Please share
Please share
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I see Bookshop.org is offering free delivery from today to 2 Dec, if you're in a book ordering mood. #BookSky 📚
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November 29, 2024 at 10:54 AM
I see Bookshop.org is offering free delivery from today to 2 Dec, if you're in a book ordering mood. #BookSky 📚
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"What's it like?"
"Watching incredible actors playing me and my friends and loved ones in an adaptation of my life?"
"Yes"
"Uh, beyond wild, tbh"
web.archive.org/web/20241110...
"Watching incredible actors playing me and my friends and loved ones in an adaptation of my life?"
"Yes"
"Uh, beyond wild, tbh"
web.archive.org/web/20241110...
November 10, 2024 at 2:42 PM
"What's it like?"
"Watching incredible actors playing me and my friends and loved ones in an adaptation of my life?"
"Yes"
"Uh, beyond wild, tbh"
web.archive.org/web/20241110...
"Watching incredible actors playing me and my friends and loved ones in an adaptation of my life?"
"Yes"
"Uh, beyond wild, tbh"
web.archive.org/web/20241110...
and Victorian London postal delivery 12 times a day!
One annoying thing about historical research is looking up how long it took to get from A to B in the US by train in 1880 and then looking it up now and realizing it was faster in 1880.
November 14, 2024 at 1:57 PM
and Victorian London postal delivery 12 times a day!