Welcome to the Irish bestselling books charts; this week of course encompasses World Book Day, so the Top 20 is booming with all the Children’s Top 10 titles and then some, with the top ...

Competition deadline: 1st May 2026 The Kipling Society have announced the John McGivering Writing Prize 2026. Entries on the subject of the Supernatural are now invited. First Prize £350Second ...

Author Ruth O’Leary tells us the inspiration behind her new novel, The Last Week of Him. Before I became a writer, I imagined writers sitting in a library room at home, surrounded by ...

Writers from Across Ireland and Beyond Unite for Words, In Other Places, 11th-12th April 2026 Words, In Other Places, an Irish Writers Centre Literary Festival presented in partnership with the ...

Lucy O’Callaghan has some great advice and guidance about writing middle-grade novels. ‘Middle-grade is often called the golden age of reading because the format has the largest readership of… ...

Calling all young readers! Redeem your World Book Day Token before 15th March and choose one of 15 titles. Young readers across Ireland are reminded to make the most of their World Book Day ...

Paul Coggins, author of Chasing the Chameleon, on how ‘decades in the trenches as a trial lawyer have made me a better writer . . .’ To paraphrase an old saw: Legal writing is to ...

Translating the Dublin Voice For Irish writers, Sean O’Casey needs little introduction. His dialogue carries the sound and cadence of the Dublin streets, veering ...

The origins of EL are varied and complex. The novel began slowly and germinated over time before the serious process of writing began. I do remember an initial starting point though – an absurd ...

Author A. A. Sekhon on how, when it comes to character and plot, the setting of your novel can be an absolute goldmine . . . Whenever I sit down to write a new piece of fiction, I always begin with ...

Erik S. Meyers, author of the Sally Witherspoon mystery series, on how the key to writing lead characters is to ‘be unique’. When I was planning my murder mystery series, the most ...

Is scríobhneoir/údar mise agus file in oiliúint. I am a writer/author and poet in training, ag foghlaim cúpla focal and writing bits and pieces as Gaeilge ó am go ham. I feel it is important as ...