Story Editor, Fiction and Non-Fiction Radio Script Assessor & more, all views here are expressed by the mice in charge of supervising the vacuuming of my brain.
Follow Playing Cards' journey from China to the Mamluk Sultanate, through medieval Europe and into modern America touching on history. evolution of design, cultural symbolism, tarot origins, and the rise of the Joker. youtu.be/nMAevNbAR1o#PlayingCards#SmallTimeNooks
Applications for the inaugural Irish Writers Centre John Hewitt International Summer School Bursary close on Wednesday!
The bursary includes full accommodation as well as access to all events during the week.
🔗 irishwriterscentre.ie/opport…
Sunflower Days for @ourladyshospice are NEARLY HERE! Go to olh.ie for all the deets!! Bonus cameo here from my Tom who had swiped the little bear. 😜🌻❤️
📣 Applications are now open!
Evolution is a free six-month programme that provides support for up to 12 published writers at a crucial stage in their careers.
Find out more and apply via our website: irishwriterscentre.ie/opport…
Deadline for applications: Tuesday 30 June 2026.
A very dramatic second-hand haul has arrived.
Plays, theatre criticism, screenwriting, tragedy, comedy, moral collapse, family tension and at least one Faber spine looking smug.
Actors and theatre students, come quickly. These will not sit quietly!
I am interviewing authors in four different events at Hinterland Kells on Saturday June 27th and Sunday June 28th. They are Charleen Hurtubise, Mary Costello, Glenn Patterson and Paul Cullen, all different, all brilliant. I hope you can make it down! 📚
hinterland.ie/m-15-hinterlan…
Folks, would you ever check if your account is sending out spurious requests for votes in some mythical Spotify podcast competition? I’ve had literally dozens of requests. I don’t want to shut down my DMs, but I’ll have to if this continues. 👍🏻
Irish twitter is being plagued by a scam.
If you receive a DM like this (wording varies) from a twitter mutual try not to click on the link as you can lose control of your account.
Please spread the word.
#StoptheScam
There are 2 weeks left to apply for our very first bursary at the John Hewitt International Summer School.
The bursary includes full accommodation as well as access to all events during the week.
🔗 irishwriterscentre.ie/opport…
Blood supply hits lowest level this year, with under 2 days supply of O and under 3 days for other key blood groups.
Please give blood as soon as you can, & encourage your friends and family to join you. New blood donors are always needed.
giveblood.ie#GiveBlood