Skein Press
@skeinpress.bsky.social
Independent publisher of stories underrepresented in Irish literature
📚Contentious Spaces by Rosaleen McDonagh & The Posthumous Book of Shahrazad by Raquel Menéndez trans by Robin Munby
🎤In the Half Light:Voices from Black Ireland curated by Phil Mullen
📚Contentious Spaces by Rosaleen McDonagh & The Posthumous Book of Shahrazad by Raquel Menéndez trans by Robin Munby
🎤In the Half Light:Voices from Black Ireland curated by Phil Mullen
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This Imbolc, we are thrilled to unveil the cover of 'The Posthumous Book of Shahrazad', the award-winning Asturian collection by @raquelmenendez.bsky.social, in an extraordinary translation by @robmunb.bsky.social! Design & illustration by Patrick Fisher at Frontwards Design. Pre-orders now open!
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HOWL 26 submissions are now open.
We’re accepting poetry and prose (fiction and nonfiction) in English agus as Gaeilge from February 13th – February 23rd.
We want the raw and the real. If it excites you, send it to us.
Full guidelines + submission details:
🔗 www.howlwriting.ie#submit
We’re accepting poetry and prose (fiction and nonfiction) in English agus as Gaeilge from February 13th – February 23rd.
We want the raw and the real. If it excites you, send it to us.
Full guidelines + submission details:
🔗 www.howlwriting.ie#submit
February 13, 2026 at 12:17 AM
HOWL 26 submissions are now open.
We’re accepting poetry and prose (fiction and nonfiction) in English agus as Gaeilge from February 13th – February 23rd.
We want the raw and the real. If it excites you, send it to us.
Full guidelines + submission details:
🔗 www.howlwriting.ie#submit
We’re accepting poetry and prose (fiction and nonfiction) in English agus as Gaeilge from February 13th – February 23rd.
We want the raw and the real. If it excites you, send it to us.
Full guidelines + submission details:
🔗 www.howlwriting.ie#submit
📢Join us for the launch of 'Contentious Spaces' by Rosaleen McDonagh with Sinéad Burke on Thursday, March 12th, at 6 PM @hodgesfiggis.bsky.social.
Our friend and first reader, Anne Burke, will chair the event, and Sinéad Burke will join Rosaleen in conversation about her remarkable debut novel!
Our friend and first reader, Anne Burke, will chair the event, and Sinéad Burke will join Rosaleen in conversation about her remarkable debut novel!
February 13, 2026 at 10:37 AM
📢Join us for the launch of 'Contentious Spaces' by Rosaleen McDonagh with Sinéad Burke on Thursday, March 12th, at 6 PM @hodgesfiggis.bsky.social.
Our friend and first reader, Anne Burke, will chair the event, and Sinéad Burke will join Rosaleen in conversation about her remarkable debut novel!
Our friend and first reader, Anne Burke, will chair the event, and Sinéad Burke will join Rosaleen in conversation about her remarkable debut novel!
We'll be heading to @stanzapoetry festival next month, Saturday March 14, with Charles Lang reading alongside Isabelle Baafi, from their acclaimed first #poetry collections!
Tickets available through the StAnza website, and the event will also be streamed online! 🎟
byretheatre.com/shows/stanza...
Tickets available through the StAnza website, and the event will also be streamed online! 🎟
byretheatre.com/shows/stanza...
StAnza 26: Wake Up, Poetry with Charles Lang & Isabelle Baafi
10:00 – 11:00 | Byre: Studio | £20/£15/£10/£5
Begin your day with two poets celebrated for remarkable debuts. Charles Lang and Isabelle Baafi’s first collections announce them as significant new voic...
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February 10, 2026 at 6:20 PM
We'll be heading to @stanzapoetry festival next month, Saturday March 14, with Charles Lang reading alongside Isabelle Baafi, from their acclaimed first #poetry collections!
Tickets available through the StAnza website, and the event will also be streamed online! 🎟
byretheatre.com/shows/stanza...
Tickets available through the StAnza website, and the event will also be streamed online! 🎟
byretheatre.com/shows/stanza...
📓Pre-orders now open for our latest #poetry book #ThePosthumousBookofShahrazad! Orders made through our online shop receive a custom design enamel pin featuring the pelican on the cover. Publishing on 21 March, @unesco #WorldPoetryDay, gift-wrapped and posted to you!🦢
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The Posthumous Book of Shahrazad
‘A remarkable testament to all that is found in translation: a collection of poems, a matrilineage, the Asturian poetic tradition, and a reminder that every storyteller since Shahrazad keeps …
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February 7, 2026 at 1:13 PM
📓Pre-orders now open for our latest #poetry book #ThePosthumousBookofShahrazad! Orders made through our online shop receive a custom design enamel pin featuring the pelican on the cover. Publishing on 21 March, @unesco #WorldPoetryDay, gift-wrapped and posted to you!🦢
skeinpress.com/product/the-...
skeinpress.com/product/the-...
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A novel from @paveebeoir.bsky.social (author of the memoir 'Unsettled'), published by @skeinpress.bsky.social next month.
February 6, 2026 at 10:47 AM
A novel from @paveebeoir.bsky.social (author of the memoir 'Unsettled'), published by @skeinpress.bsky.social next month.
💕 Valentine’s Day #giveaway! 📕
Like and share to enter the draw to win a copy of Contentious Spaces, the brilliant new novel by award-winning writer Rosaleen McDonagh! Signed and dedicated by the author, postmarked to you by February 14th 💕
* Entries will close at 23:59 GMT on Sunday February 8th*
Like and share to enter the draw to win a copy of Contentious Spaces, the brilliant new novel by award-winning writer Rosaleen McDonagh! Signed and dedicated by the author, postmarked to you by February 14th 💕
* Entries will close at 23:59 GMT on Sunday February 8th*
February 5, 2026 at 2:18 PM
💕 Valentine’s Day #giveaway! 📕
Like and share to enter the draw to win a copy of Contentious Spaces, the brilliant new novel by award-winning writer Rosaleen McDonagh! Signed and dedicated by the author, postmarked to you by February 14th 💕
* Entries will close at 23:59 GMT on Sunday February 8th*
Like and share to enter the draw to win a copy of Contentious Spaces, the brilliant new novel by award-winning writer Rosaleen McDonagh! Signed and dedicated by the author, postmarked to you by February 14th 💕
* Entries will close at 23:59 GMT on Sunday February 8th*
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So many amazing people involved in getting this book to this point, cannot wait for it to be out in the world. And my word, that cover...
This Imbolc, we are thrilled to unveil the cover of 'The Posthumous Book of Shahrazad', the award-winning Asturian collection by @raquelmenendez.bsky.social, in an extraordinary translation by @robmunb.bsky.social! Design & illustration by Patrick Fisher at Frontwards Design. Pre-orders now open!
February 3, 2026 at 9:09 AM
So many amazing people involved in getting this book to this point, cannot wait for it to be out in the world. And my word, that cover...
This Imbolc, we are thrilled to unveil the cover of 'The Posthumous Book of Shahrazad', the award-winning Asturian collection by @raquelmenendez.bsky.social, in an extraordinary translation by @robmunb.bsky.social! Design & illustration by Patrick Fisher at Frontwards Design. Pre-orders now open!
February 2, 2026 at 7:13 PM
This Imbolc, we are thrilled to unveil the cover of 'The Posthumous Book of Shahrazad', the award-winning Asturian collection by @raquelmenendez.bsky.social, in an extraordinary translation by @robmunb.bsky.social! Design & illustration by Patrick Fisher at Frontwards Design. Pre-orders now open!
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NEW on our website | Ellen Orchard reviews 2025 Irish poetry collections:
🍙Morsels by Susanna Galbraith @machapress.bsky.social
🏝️The Oasis by Charles Lang @skeinpress.bsky.social
🎈After Party by Dean Browne (Picador Poetry)
💧Infinity Pool by Vona Groarke (Gallery Press)
🍙Morsels by Susanna Galbraith @machapress.bsky.social
🏝️The Oasis by Charles Lang @skeinpress.bsky.social
🎈After Party by Dean Browne (Picador Poetry)
💧Infinity Pool by Vona Groarke (Gallery Press)
January 30, 2026 at 12:37 PM
NEW on our website | Ellen Orchard reviews 2025 Irish poetry collections:
🍙Morsels by Susanna Galbraith @machapress.bsky.social
🏝️The Oasis by Charles Lang @skeinpress.bsky.social
🎈After Party by Dean Browne (Picador Poetry)
💧Infinity Pool by Vona Groarke (Gallery Press)
🍙Morsels by Susanna Galbraith @machapress.bsky.social
🏝️The Oasis by Charles Lang @skeinpress.bsky.social
🎈After Party by Dean Browne (Picador Poetry)
💧Infinity Pool by Vona Groarke (Gallery Press)
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I’m looking forward to reading this!
We are very excited for the publication of 'Contentious Spaces' by Rosaleen McDonagh, coming soon! An incredible story set in a halting site in Dublin exploring the lives of families facing eviction.
Pre-orders include a free tote bag & postcard.
📚https://skeinpress.com/product/contentious-spaces/
Pre-orders include a free tote bag & postcard.
📚https://skeinpress.com/product/contentious-spaces/
January 26, 2026 at 9:52 AM
I’m looking forward to reading this!
We are very excited for the publication of 'Contentious Spaces' by Rosaleen McDonagh, coming soon! An incredible story set in a halting site in Dublin exploring the lives of families facing eviction.
Pre-orders include a free tote bag & postcard.
📚https://skeinpress.com/product/contentious-spaces/
Pre-orders include a free tote bag & postcard.
📚https://skeinpress.com/product/contentious-spaces/
January 26, 2026 at 9:21 AM
We are very excited for the publication of 'Contentious Spaces' by Rosaleen McDonagh, coming soon! An incredible story set in a halting site in Dublin exploring the lives of families facing eviction.
Pre-orders include a free tote bag & postcard.
📚https://skeinpress.com/product/contentious-spaces/
Pre-orders include a free tote bag & postcard.
📚https://skeinpress.com/product/contentious-spaces/
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This is a really intimate and affecting series of conversations. Important listening, particularly for anyone who thinks that racism in Ireland is a recent development
'I had no sense of identity growing up...'
The final two episodes in our podcast series detail childhoods spent in Irish institutions, grappling with racism, identity, erasure and upheaval
The final two episodes in our podcast series detail childhoods spent in Irish institutions, grappling with racism, identity, erasure and upheaval
January 8, 2026 at 4:07 PM
This is a really intimate and affecting series of conversations. Important listening, particularly for anyone who thinks that racism in Ireland is a recent development
Preorder now!
'Contentious Spaces' by #RosaleenMcDonagh is a haunting tale of identity, loyalty, and resilience.
'A writer of huge & vivacious talent, and this is a brilliant novel, so vivid and urgent and addictive.’ – #KevinBarry
Free tote and postcard with pre-orders: tinyurl.com/mrxnhkcv
'Contentious Spaces' by #RosaleenMcDonagh is a haunting tale of identity, loyalty, and resilience.
'A writer of huge & vivacious talent, and this is a brilliant novel, so vivid and urgent and addictive.’ – #KevinBarry
Free tote and postcard with pre-orders: tinyurl.com/mrxnhkcv
January 20, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Preorder now!
'Contentious Spaces' by #RosaleenMcDonagh is a haunting tale of identity, loyalty, and resilience.
'A writer of huge & vivacious talent, and this is a brilliant novel, so vivid and urgent and addictive.’ – #KevinBarry
Free tote and postcard with pre-orders: tinyurl.com/mrxnhkcv
'Contentious Spaces' by #RosaleenMcDonagh is a haunting tale of identity, loyalty, and resilience.
'A writer of huge & vivacious talent, and this is a brilliant novel, so vivid and urgent and addictive.’ – #KevinBarry
Free tote and postcard with pre-orders: tinyurl.com/mrxnhkcv
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Here's a link to my review of Charles Lang's excellent debut collection, 'The Oasis': johnfield.org/2025/12/23/l...
@skeinpress.bsky.social
#poetry
@skeinpress.bsky.social
#poetry
December 23, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Here's a link to my review of Charles Lang's excellent debut collection, 'The Oasis': johnfield.org/2025/12/23/l...
@skeinpress.bsky.social
#poetry
@skeinpress.bsky.social
#poetry
'Thus, it is the richness of Persian Culture, the resilience of women and the value of connection in a precarious world that shine. In holding back, Manouchehri has constructed an elegant book in which life abounds.'@irishtimes.com review of 'This is not a cookbook' by Brigid O'Dea.
In bookshops!
In bookshops!
December 20, 2025 at 8:26 PM
'Thus, it is the richness of Persian Culture, the resilience of women and the value of connection in a precarious world that shine. In holding back, Manouchehri has constructed an elegant book in which life abounds.'@irishtimes.com review of 'This is not a cookbook' by Brigid O'Dea.
In bookshops!
In bookshops!
'I had no sense of identity growing up...'
The final two episodes in our podcast series detail childhoods spent in Irish institutions, grappling with racism, identity, erasure and upheaval
The final two episodes in our podcast series detail childhoods spent in Irish institutions, grappling with racism, identity, erasure and upheaval
December 16, 2025 at 10:07 AM
'I had no sense of identity growing up...'
The final two episodes in our podcast series detail childhoods spent in Irish institutions, grappling with racism, identity, erasure and upheaval
The final two episodes in our podcast series detail childhoods spent in Irish institutions, grappling with racism, identity, erasure and upheaval
ICYMI, you can still watch back this powerful panel on class x masculinity in contemporary poetry
Enjoyed this panel on class and masculinity in Dublin at the inaugural Dublin Small Press Fair. Thanks to @skeinpress.bsky.social for the invite 🙏 #poetry #dublin
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Young Blood: Class x Masculinity in Contemporary Poetry | Charles Lang. Rafael Mendes. Matthew Rice.
YouTube video by Skein Press
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December 11, 2025 at 9:19 AM
ICYMI, you can still watch back this powerful panel on class x masculinity in contemporary poetry
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Pre-order your copy now. This is a stunning book about contemporary Ireland by a writer at the top of her game.
'Contentious Spaces', the debut novel from acclaimed writer Rosaleen McDonagh, is already receiving extraordinary praise
Publishing March 2026 🪻All pre-orders come with a complimentary tote bag and postcard 💝
Pre-order now: skeinpress.com/product/cont...
Publishing March 2026 🪻All pre-orders come with a complimentary tote bag and postcard 💝
Pre-order now: skeinpress.com/product/cont...
December 9, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Pre-order your copy now. This is a stunning book about contemporary Ireland by a writer at the top of her game.
'Contentious Spaces', the debut novel from acclaimed writer Rosaleen McDonagh, is already receiving extraordinary praise
Publishing March 2026 🪻All pre-orders come with a complimentary tote bag and postcard 💝
Pre-order now: skeinpress.com/product/cont...
Publishing March 2026 🪻All pre-orders come with a complimentary tote bag and postcard 💝
Pre-order now: skeinpress.com/product/cont...
December 9, 2025 at 10:08 AM
'Contentious Spaces', the debut novel from acclaimed writer Rosaleen McDonagh, is already receiving extraordinary praise
Publishing March 2026 🪻All pre-orders come with a complimentary tote bag and postcard 💝
Pre-order now: skeinpress.com/product/cont...
Publishing March 2026 🪻All pre-orders come with a complimentary tote bag and postcard 💝
Pre-order now: skeinpress.com/product/cont...
Unveiling our first publication of 2026...
'Contentious Spaces' is the debut novel from acclaimed Irish writer, playwright and performer Rosaleen McDonagh
#ContentiousSpaces #NewIrishFiction
'Contentious Spaces' is the debut novel from acclaimed Irish writer, playwright and performer Rosaleen McDonagh
#ContentiousSpaces #NewIrishFiction
December 3, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Unveiling our first publication of 2026...
'Contentious Spaces' is the debut novel from acclaimed Irish writer, playwright and performer Rosaleen McDonagh
#ContentiousSpaces #NewIrishFiction
'Contentious Spaces' is the debut novel from acclaimed Irish writer, playwright and performer Rosaleen McDonagh
#ContentiousSpaces #NewIrishFiction
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A wonderful essay collection. I learned a lot. As it happens I was only talking to my son about it last night.
The audiobook of 'Unsettled', Rosaleen McDonagh's incisive and groundbreaking essay collection, is now available to purchase on our website.
Narrated by Kathleen Murphy, the book explores racism, ableism, abuse, resistance and the bonds of community that tie us together
Narrated by Kathleen Murphy, the book explores racism, ableism, abuse, resistance and the bonds of community that tie us together
November 19, 2025 at 10:36 AM
A wonderful essay collection. I learned a lot. As it happens I was only talking to my son about it last night.
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We were honoured to be mentioned in this fantastic article @rte.ie about the upcoming inaugural Dublin Small Press Fair alongside so many wonderful independent Irish publishers, including @lilliputpress.bsky.social, @skeinpress.bsky.social, @machapress.bsky.social, and so many more.
November 17, 2025 at 6:46 PM
We were honoured to be mentioned in this fantastic article @rte.ie about the upcoming inaugural Dublin Small Press Fair alongside so many wonderful independent Irish publishers, including @lilliputpress.bsky.social, @skeinpress.bsky.social, @machapress.bsky.social, and so many more.
The audiobook of 'Unsettled', Rosaleen McDonagh's incisive and groundbreaking essay collection, is now available to purchase on our website.
Narrated by Kathleen Murphy, the book explores racism, ableism, abuse, resistance and the bonds of community that tie us together
Narrated by Kathleen Murphy, the book explores racism, ableism, abuse, resistance and the bonds of community that tie us together
November 19, 2025 at 9:51 AM
The audiobook of 'Unsettled', Rosaleen McDonagh's incisive and groundbreaking essay collection, is now available to purchase on our website.
Narrated by Kathleen Murphy, the book explores racism, ableism, abuse, resistance and the bonds of community that tie us together
Narrated by Kathleen Murphy, the book explores racism, ableism, abuse, resistance and the bonds of community that tie us together
So lovely to find an extract from 'This Is Not a Cookbook' on today's RTE Culture, detailing the recipe for 'Shami' alongside Roxana's memories of her grandmother's cooking, and of course her own beautiful illustrations ❤️
www.rte.ie/culture/2025...
www.rte.ie/culture/2025...
New Writing: This Is Not a Cookbook by Roxana Manouchehri
The vignettes in the book chronicle Roxana Manouchehri's childhood growing up in Tehran in the 80s following the Iranian Revolution
www.rte.ie
November 17, 2025 at 2:54 PM
So lovely to find an extract from 'This Is Not a Cookbook' on today's RTE Culture, detailing the recipe for 'Shami' alongside Roxana's memories of her grandmother's cooking, and of course her own beautiful illustrations ❤️
www.rte.ie/culture/2025...
www.rte.ie/culture/2025...
Join us at the Dublin Small Press Fair on November 28th for a discussion on Independent Publishing with:
🌠 Will Dady from @renardpress.com
🌠Eimear Ryan from @bansheepress.bsky.social
🌠Brendan MacEvilly from Holy Show
🌠and chaired by our very own Nidhi Zak / Aria Eipe
🌠 Will Dady from @renardpress.com
🌠Eimear Ryan from @bansheepress.bsky.social
🌠Brendan MacEvilly from Holy Show
🌠and chaired by our very own Nidhi Zak / Aria Eipe
November 13, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Join us at the Dublin Small Press Fair on November 28th for a discussion on Independent Publishing with:
🌠 Will Dady from @renardpress.com
🌠Eimear Ryan from @bansheepress.bsky.social
🌠Brendan MacEvilly from Holy Show
🌠and chaired by our very own Nidhi Zak / Aria Eipe
🌠 Will Dady from @renardpress.com
🌠Eimear Ryan from @bansheepress.bsky.social
🌠Brendan MacEvilly from Holy Show
🌠and chaired by our very own Nidhi Zak / Aria Eipe