Writing
The Long Gaze Back: Press round-up, Irish Blog Awards, Events
I could not have anticipated the response to The Long Gaze Back, and the enthusiasm that people have for the Irish short story. A month after the book was published, New Island Books had to reprint it (it's on to its fourth reprint now, with a paperback due in Summer...
The Long Gaze Back launch
Thank you to everyone who came along to the launch of The Long Gaze Back at the Liquor Rooms last night. It was so packed that I missed saying hello to many people (apologies!) but what a fantastic, air-punching, celebratory night. Such a wave of goodwill in a room...
The Long Gaze Back: An Anthology of Irish Women Writers – out Sep 10th 2015
On September 10th, New Island Books will publish The Long Gaze Back: an Anthology of Irish Women Writers, which I've been working on as editor since late 2013. The anthology of 30 short stories features eight classic and 22 living Irish women writers. All work by the...
Nollaig na mBan and the (gendered) horror of housework
In the last two months of 2013, I found myself living on a building site. Wading daily through dust and rubble was almost as much fun as the dub-step kango hammering that rattled the whole house. For the bulk of this time, there was no actual kitchen, which meant...