Fantastic workshop tonight in Derry with students from the Lycée Français de Madrid school. They’ve used Guard Your Heart as a novel to learn about Northern Ireland - and even visited places in the book on their tour here! (Most excellent goody bag too…)

Just popping in here to formally acknowledge the great news that I got some funding through the Arts Council of Northern Ireland towards promotion of my next novel, Runaway Road, in 2026.

Really brilliant morning in Armagh library as part of NI Libraries week. @librariesni.bsky.social So many great questions from enthusiastic readers and writers from local schools. Chuffed to be invited back to the library where I grew up.

My huge thanks to the Society of Authors and the Authors’ Foundation who have awarded me a grant towards the current editing phase in 2025 of my forthcoming novel in May 2026. @societyofauthors.bsky.social

A tad excited… and happy-shocked!

Truth Be Told is on the Junior Cycle (age 12-15) curriculum in Ireland!What a list to be on!

If you’re teaching it, or thinking of teaching it, please contact me via www.suedivin.com

Until I run out of stamps, I’ll post a free copy to any school in Ireland…

Loved calling in to the wonderful Elk Books in Warrenpoint for the first time today. Great to have an independent bookshop in this stunning part of the world.

Spotted in Limavady library 😀
@librariesni.bsky.social are the most wonderful places! Do take the young people in your life to use them.

Just finished reading this beauty by @garrettcarr.bsky.social
Pure Donegal. Loved it.
Favourite moments? Calamari on a fishing trawler and a Casserole dish in a kitchen.

Great supporting Independent Bookshop week at the amazing @littleacornsbooks.bsky.social in Derry. The enthusiasm of young writers is sooooo encouraging.

Class weekend at at Belfast Book Festival this weekend. Pleasure to be on a panel with @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social facilitated by Damien @eatthestorms.com and also to hear more on the work of @literatureireland.bsky.social through Clara Ministral and @jancarsonwrites.bsky.social

Fantastic book launch for Byddi Lee’s @byddi.bsky.social new book ‘Barren’ in the Armagh museum tonight. Packed audience.

Great craic at the #GRAWARDS in Belfast this morning with the amazing Jonah Atos, Kabalikat in NWcommunity group & winner of the Good Relations Community Champion Award.

Great launch of the Derry City and Strabane PEACEPLUS IDEA (Intergenerational Dialogue Engaging Arts) project this morning in the Playhouse.
@seupb.bsky.social

Spring is officially sprung.
The world is full of cuteness and colour.
(Being in the northern Irish bit of it, it will rain tomorrow but, for now, just humour my heart.)