I’m excited to be taking part in the Bray Literary Festival this year. It takes place from Friday, September 27th to Sunday, September 29th and has a… Read more “Bray Literary Festival”
Author: Mo Writes
"... a promising new Irish voice."
6-Week Fiction Writing Course At Block T
I’m facilitating a six-week course “Lives of Girls & Women: Fiction Writing” taking place at Block T starting on Tuesday, January 17th (19:00 to 21:00). The course… Read more “6-Week Fiction Writing Course At Block T”
Introduction to Flash Fiction
“Here is the demand of the flash form: to find in compression what cannot be found otherwise, to view the constriction of time and space as a… Read more “Introduction to Flash Fiction”
Women Writing Today event at Redline Book Festival
I’m delighted to be taking part in the Red Line Book Festival again this year. Last year I was part of a short story panel of writers… Read more “Women Writing Today event at Redline Book Festival”
10 Questions With Jan Carson
Welcome, Jan. Congratulations on your début short story collection, Children’s Children, which was published recently by Liberties Press. Can you tell me a bit about the book title, a… Read more “10 Questions With Jan Carson”
Blogger & Author Dublin Meet-up
What’s the collective noun for book-lovers? A gaggle, a stack, a TBR pile…? Whatever it is, a bunch of us such types got together at 37 Dawson… Read more “Blogger & Author Dublin Meet-up”
Guest Speaker at IES Dublin
On Thursday I was guest speaker at IES Dublin for a group of Creative Writing students from the University of Iowa. I read a short story and… Read more “Guest Speaker at IES Dublin”
Toronto: Attack of the Mattress & A Cameo at Rowers Reading Series
I was recently in Toronto to support a fantastic Irish documentary called Mattress Men which was premiering at the Hotdocs Canadian International Film Festival. In my wildest dreams I never… Read more “Toronto: Attack of the Mattress & A Cameo at Rowers Reading Series”
Skin, Paper, Stone Turns 1
Skin, Paper, Stone was launched one year ago today so I’m wishing myself a Happy Bookiversary. (Is that even a thing? Who cares! I’m doing it anyway.) It’s… Read more “Skin, Paper, Stone Turns 1”
March/April Opportunities For Writers
Here’s some upcoming competition and publication opportunities for the next couple of months. Happy submitting! March 3: Bryan MacMahon Short Story Competition — Up to 3,000 words. First… Read more “March/April Opportunities For Writers”
