Competition deadline: 30th September 2026 The Anthology Nature Writing Competition is created to celebrate the beauty of the natural world, inspire literary excellence and encourage Anthology’s ...

I’m now often asked how I became a writer. The answer is not straightforward because writing was not my first act of reinvention. Long before I wrote a novel, I had already lived ...

The story does not end when you publish your book, says Richárd Meillear: Lord March Rain taught me more than writing . . . I always dreamed of becoming an author. I had the story waiting ...

Submissions deadline: 31st August 2026 The Aesthetica Creative Writing Award celebrates outstanding writers. The Award was launched after the publication of Aesthetica Magazine, as a way to ...

Returning for its ninth year, the Cliveden Literary Festival is a unique forum for lively discussion, thought-provoking ideas ...

The Royal Irish Academy (RIA), in association with the Department of Foreign Affairs, has announced the six shortlisted ...

I have literally just finished reading the book Our Song, by the Irish author Anna Carey this morning. It was first published last year, in 2025 by Hachette Books Ireland, and although she has ...

Writing.ie is the only place that you can find the weekly Irish bestseller list online, and as summer is upon us, books are being enthusiastically bought for the plane, beach and garden. This week ...