Joanne Touhey-Francis
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Joanne Touhey-Francis
@joanne2efrancis.bsky.social
PhD Literary Practice @TrinityCollegeDublin | MSc Library & Info Mgmt @UlsterUni | MA Writing @UniversityofGalway |
Published in The Stinging Fly, Tír na nÓg, Onley Magazine. Write by the Sea 2024 Memoir Winner, with winning piece in The Waxed Lemon.
✨ New post on Substack! ✨
I’ve just shared my latest piece, stories of memory, resilience, and finding light in the dark.
You can read for free, or support my writing for €5/month (aka one fancy coffee ☕ or two if it tastes of regret).
💛 joanne2ef.substack.com
October 5, 2025 at 8:38 PM
First Substack post is up!
I’m not really sure still how it works but worth a shot!

Subscribe if you like writing, memoir and the occasional bit of randomness. 📚

open.substack.com/pub/joanne2e...
July 6, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Finally! 🙏 Just 978 words to go. 🎉
Still can’t believe it was 137k words 😬

#phdlife #cutting
April 13, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Really enjoyed tonight’s event @cuirtfestival.bsky.social . My friend Brenda read beautifully from Conception in Tolka and a new personal piece. 💕 Declan Toohey also read from his Tolka piece and spoke about his novel Perpetual Comedown.

#cuirtfestival
April 12, 2025 at 10:00 PM
April 5, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Have a good weekend! 🌅
March 14, 2025 at 10:38 PM
My son has designed a book cover for me 😄 #worldbookday
March 7, 2025 at 9:44 AM
With the help of a glass of wine, this weekend I’ll be editing….editing…and some more editing…
I have roughly 57k words to cut over the next few weeks 😑

#memoir #phdlife
January 17, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Organised my bookcase and finished setting up my writing space. I mostly arranged it by genre—memoir being my favourite. 📚✍️
Share your library/writing space.
January 13, 2025 at 8:04 PM