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 ...

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 ...

I pursued this journey with a purpose: to represent my generation. I wanted to portray what it means to be a teenager. In this novella, I acknowledge the trials we face and the obstacles we all ...

Welcome to this week’s Irish bestselling books, where World Book Day is sending sales surging and dominating the Top 20 – but there are a few other books doing very well too, including ...

Mark Ellis has been awarded the very first Cob and Pen Literary Award for Best Crime Fiction of 2025 at the inaugural Bloody Barnes Crime Festival, a standout new prize in the crime fiction world.

Competition deadline: 2nd April 2026 The June Fest National Short Story Competition invites writers aged 18+ from across Ireland to submit original, unpublished work in English. Open to all ...

An Post is to donate and deliver over 40,000 books to children in hospitals, care settings and Direct Provision Centres for World Book Day on Thursday, 5th March – in partnership with Children’s ...

‘How to Build a Space Rocket’ by Roisin O’Donnell was selected by public vote from a shortlist of six very strong stories as Writing.ie Short Story of the Year 2018. It features in The Broken Spiral, ...

Poet Marion Lougheed with some invaluable tips for putting together and publishing a collection of your poetry. In the last few years, I crafted various versions of what eventually became Baggage ...

Join this wonderful general course in Creative Writing. Enjoy a weekly tutorial on writing craft and take part in a fun and rewarding creative workshop in each session where you can read your work and ...

American author Dianne Jacob’s book, Will Write for Food: The Complete Guide to Writing Cookbooks, Blogs, Reviews, Memoir, and More, is an essential reference book for food writers and food bloggers ...