June Caldwell
@junec.bsky.social
Moth Short Story Prize 2024 & 2014 | 'Somebody' expo 2020 | Room Little Darker 2018 | Stinging Fly; gorse; The Moth; Winter Papers; Galway Stories; Orca; Irish Times; Lonely Crowd; BBC4; Paper Visual Art; The 32; L'Esprit; Globe & Scales; Long Gaze Back +
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June Caldwell
@junec.bsky.social
· Nov 12
Stoked to have a #ShortStory 🌀Night Of The Big Wind🌀 in #TheClimateIssue of @stingingfly.bsky.social Huge thanks to Editor Lisa McInerney. I'm also super grateful to @artscouncilireland.bsky.social for a 2025 Literature Bursary Award. I'll be reading this story at #DoolinWritersWeekend in January.
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Mentored writing retreats at Circle of Misse 🇫🇷 in #2026: Paul McVeigh delving into novel writing, there's myself for a deep dive into the #ShortStory, Susan Tomaselli on #SelfEditing and Barbara Clarke to wrench writing projects further down the long aul road! www.circleofmisse.com/wp/writing-2...
WRITING 2026 - Circle of Misse
Mentored Writing Weeks This year (2026), we are offering four weeks with focus for writers who want to work with a mentor. I have persuaded four brilliant mentors to join us this year. Dates are as fo...
www.circleofmisse.com
February 1, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Mentored writing retreats at Circle of Misse 🇫🇷 in #2026: Paul McVeigh delving into novel writing, there's myself for a deep dive into the #ShortStory, Susan Tomaselli on #SelfEditing and Barbara Clarke to wrench writing projects further down the long aul road! www.circleofmisse.com/wp/writing-2...
Tomorrow night authors Louise Nealon and Claire Hennessy are taking part in this event, as well as documentary maker Amy Bracken, musician & composer Allesandro Loro and David McLoughlin of Metropolitan Pictures, one of Ireland’s leading and longest established production companies. #CreativeCareers
February 3, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Tomorrow night authors Louise Nealon and Claire Hennessy are taking part in this event, as well as documentary maker Amy Bracken, musician & composer Allesandro Loro and David McLoughlin of Metropolitan Pictures, one of Ireland’s leading and longest established production companies. #CreativeCareers
Mentored writing retreats at Circle of Misse 🇫🇷 in #2026: Paul McVeigh delving into novel writing, there's myself for a deep dive into the #ShortStory, Susan Tomaselli on #SelfEditing and Barbara Clarke to wrench writing projects further down the long aul road! www.circleofmisse.com/wp/writing-2...
WRITING 2026 - Circle of Misse
Mentored Writing Weeks This year (2026), we are offering four weeks with focus for writers who want to work with a mentor. I have persuaded four brilliant mentors to join us this year. Dates are as fo...
www.circleofmisse.com
February 1, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Mentored writing retreats at Circle of Misse 🇫🇷 in #2026: Paul McVeigh delving into novel writing, there's myself for a deep dive into the #ShortStory, Susan Tomaselli on #SelfEditing and Barbara Clarke to wrench writing projects further down the long aul road! www.circleofmisse.com/wp/writing-2...
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We’re delighted to announce that submissions for HOWL 26 will open from February 13 to February 23.
We’ll be accepting poetry, fiction, and nonfiction for our next collection of New Irish Writing.
More @: www.howlwriting.ie/post/submiss...
We’ll be accepting poetry, fiction, and nonfiction for our next collection of New Irish Writing.
More @: www.howlwriting.ie/post/submiss...
HOWL 26 Subs Open Soon
We’re delighted to announce that submissions for HOWL 26 will open from February 13 to February 23.
www.howlwriting.ie
January 20, 2026 at 11:32 AM
We’re delighted to announce that submissions for HOWL 26 will open from February 13 to February 23.
We’ll be accepting poetry, fiction, and nonfiction for our next collection of New Irish Writing.
More @: www.howlwriting.ie/post/submiss...
We’ll be accepting poetry, fiction, and nonfiction for our next collection of New Irish Writing.
More @: www.howlwriting.ie/post/submiss...
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My course is going ahead again in France this year (October) if anyone is interested. Circle of Misse writing retreat is special ❤️ www.circleofmisse.com/wp/writing-2...
January 23, 2026 at 10:34 AM
My course is going ahead again in France this year (October) if anyone is interested. Circle of Misse writing retreat is special ❤️ www.circleofmisse.com/wp/writing-2...
Free event! Claire Carroll, Saoirse Exton & Ariel Saramandi, join editor Lisa McInerney and publisher Declan Meade to discuss work. The non-fiction blew me away (no pun) and it's good to engage with other writers on how best to approach these #ClimateCrisis concerns. us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
January 29, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Free event! Claire Carroll, Saoirse Exton & Ariel Saramandi, join editor Lisa McInerney and publisher Declan Meade to discuss work. The non-fiction blew me away (no pun) and it's good to engage with other writers on how best to approach these #ClimateCrisis concerns. us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
This looks like an interesting event for anyone with an interest in mythical Ireland; Ger Moane is a brilliant academic and a fab writer.
January 23, 2026 at 5:35 PM
This looks like an interesting event for anyone with an interest in mythical Ireland; Ger Moane is a brilliant academic and a fab writer.
Early dinner of Celeriac Steaks in a Café de Paris Sauce with Watercress & Rocket Salad. This recipe is from #FitGreenMind online and is #vegan, though it can be #bastardised into #vegetarian too, depending on how you swing.
January 23, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Early dinner of Celeriac Steaks in a Café de Paris Sauce with Watercress & Rocket Salad. This recipe is from #FitGreenMind online and is #vegan, though it can be #bastardised into #vegetarian too, depending on how you swing.
Lovely video clips here of Doolin Writers Weekend 2026 in action. Such a fantastic time; a stellar programme thanks to the hard work of Donal Minihane & Elizabeth Reapy. Really interesting, engaging and chill festival attended by #sounders share.google/5p4teV1vWFU1...
Doolin Arts on Instagram: "Still buzzing from Doolin Writers’ Weekend 📚
Huge thanks to every writer who travelled, every reader who listened, everyone who read, wrote, shared, questioned, laughed and...
72 likes, 9 comments - doolin_arts on January 22, 2026: "Still buzzing from Doolin Writers’ Weekend 📚
Huge thanks to every writer who travelled, every reader who listened, everyone who read, wrote, s...
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January 23, 2026 at 11:42 AM
Lovely video clips here of Doolin Writers Weekend 2026 in action. Such a fantastic time; a stellar programme thanks to the hard work of Donal Minihane & Elizabeth Reapy. Really interesting, engaging and chill festival attended by #sounders share.google/5p4teV1vWFU1...
My course is going ahead again in France this year (October) if anyone is interested. Circle of Misse writing retreat is special ❤️ www.circleofmisse.com/wp/writing-2...
January 23, 2026 at 10:34 AM
My course is going ahead again in France this year (October) if anyone is interested. Circle of Misse writing retreat is special ❤️ www.circleofmisse.com/wp/writing-2...
I've said it before - yes, I'm monomaniacal - but this recipe for Patatas Bravas is horny devil fare. So horny we eat it as a dinner on its tod. Thick sweet & smoky paprika sauce on crispy oven-baked spuds, toasted cumin seeds, garlicky tomato pulp & yoghurt 😋
www.theguardian.com/food/2023/se....
www.theguardian.com/food/2023/se....
January 22, 2026 at 5:47 PM
I've said it before - yes, I'm monomaniacal - but this recipe for Patatas Bravas is horny devil fare. So horny we eat it as a dinner on its tod. Thick sweet & smoky paprika sauce on crispy oven-baked spuds, toasted cumin seeds, garlicky tomato pulp & yoghurt 😋
www.theguardian.com/food/2023/se....
www.theguardian.com/food/2023/se....
More zany combinations of #Veg: a roasting tin of quartered baby turnips, chopped leek, garlic, fennel & caraway seeds, salt, harissa, orange peel, olive oil. Roast for 40, stirring every 15. Layer with watercress and dressing of toasted/crushed fennel seeds, orange & lemon juice, s&p, e/virgin oil.
January 21, 2026 at 7:25 PM
More zany combinations of #Veg: a roasting tin of quartered baby turnips, chopped leek, garlic, fennel & caraway seeds, salt, harissa, orange peel, olive oil. Roast for 40, stirring every 15. Layer with watercress and dressing of toasted/crushed fennel seeds, orange & lemon juice, s&p, e/virgin oil.
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Thank you, Lilliput!
Awesome to see the Proofs, even more awesome to read blurbs about your own work
🩻🪞
Awesome to see the Proofs, even more awesome to read blurbs about your own work
🩻🪞
It's proof season at Lilliput!
FOUR NIGHT SEAS is the debut collection from writer and artist Niamh Mac Cabe 🌊
Set across liminal landscapes, this collection of fourteen stories from award-winning author Niamh Mac Cabe feature characters navigating emotional and existential thresholds –
FOUR NIGHT SEAS is the debut collection from writer and artist Niamh Mac Cabe 🌊
Set across liminal landscapes, this collection of fourteen stories from award-winning author Niamh Mac Cabe feature characters navigating emotional and existential thresholds –
January 16, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Thank you, Lilliput!
Awesome to see the Proofs, even more awesome to read blurbs about your own work
🩻🪞
Awesome to see the Proofs, even more awesome to read blurbs about your own work
🩻🪞
Rafael Mendes & Aisling Walsh on representation and ethics in writing. Is being close to, enough? How do you write about identities, sexualities, lived experience that are not your own? Where are the lines drawn for/at appropriation against a canon that were 'writers' without an added 'other' label?
January 18, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Rafael Mendes & Aisling Walsh on representation and ethics in writing. Is being close to, enough? How do you write about identities, sexualities, lived experience that are not your own? Where are the lines drawn for/at appropriation against a canon that were 'writers' without an added 'other' label?
The Blessing of the Rags and Happy Stigmata at an alternative #Mass at #DoolinWritersWeekend "We'll heal what ails you"...
January 18, 2026 at 12:35 PM
The Blessing of the Rags and Happy Stigmata at an alternative #Mass at #DoolinWritersWeekend "We'll heal what ails you"...
Crazy display of [free] food here for #SundayMass at the utterly brilliant #DoolinWritersWeekend The programme is 100% kickass this year, trying my best to get to as much as I can before collapsing into bed every night. Feels like part freaky wedding, part fab festival.
January 18, 2026 at 12:13 PM
Crazy display of [free] food here for #SundayMass at the utterly brilliant #DoolinWritersWeekend The programme is 100% kickass this year, trying my best to get to as much as I can before collapsing into bed every night. Feels like part freaky wedding, part fab festival.
The interview/chat with Roddy Doyle & Elizabeth Reapy was so chill and enthralling. Roddy is so down to earth and sensible, but his honesty is unusual in this lit-climate. He laughed at a terrible review of his first book, spoke about writing as 'labour' and dissed too much editorial interference.
January 17, 2026 at 11:19 PM
The interview/chat with Roddy Doyle & Elizabeth Reapy was so chill and enthralling. Roddy is so down to earth and sensible, but his honesty is unusual in this lit-climate. He laughed at a terrible review of his first book, spoke about writing as 'labour' and dissed too much editorial interference.
Here at THE LOOK, Ian Maleany's workshop on Filmic Techniques in Written Narrative. #DoolinWritersWeekend
January 17, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Here at THE LOOK, Ian Maleany's workshop on Filmic Techniques in Written Narrative. #DoolinWritersWeekend
Mary read an incredible essay (a meditation on the state of the world) at #DoolinWritersWeekend last night; the entire audience held its breath. Can't wait for this novel.
A story of captivation, marriage and betrayal, this highly anticipated novel by Mary Costello is due to be released on March 12th.
January 17, 2026 at 11:26 AM
Mary read an incredible essay (a meditation on the state of the world) at #DoolinWritersWeekend last night; the entire audience held its breath. Can't wait for this novel.
Thank you Joyce! I'm reading this story tomorrow night at #DoolinWritersWeekend
From The Stinging Fly - The Climate Issue - a short story of brilliance - Night of the Big Wind by @junec.bsky.social - Quick witted, sharp as a tack. Writing like this is hugely inspiring. 🙏🏻
January 16, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Thank you Joyce! I'm reading this story tomorrow night at #DoolinWritersWeekend
Wife on the rocks, instead of whiskey. Proper giant surf waves 🌊 in #Doolin today. Looking forward to kickoff for the writer's festival later. Mary Costello will be reading from new work, a spoken word performance with Abby Oliveira and séance in the attic! #DoolinWritersWeekend
January 16, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Wife on the rocks, instead of whiskey. Proper giant surf waves 🌊 in #Doolin today. Looking forward to kickoff for the writer's festival later. Mary Costello will be reading from new work, a spoken word performance with Abby Oliveira and séance in the attic! #DoolinWritersWeekend
Arrived safely; survived the curly roads. Forgot how gorgeous Hotel Doolin is, and we even got a complimentary bottle of prosecco and Wilde chocolate 🍫 😋
January 15, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Arrived safely; survived the curly roads. Forgot how gorgeous Hotel Doolin is, and we even got a complimentary bottle of prosecco and Wilde chocolate 🍫 😋
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I have been scooped! The very exciting news is that my first novel, Prestige Drama, is preened and prepped and will be coming out in May.
I'm biased but I think it's really good and you should buy it.
www.thebookseller.com/rights/fleet...
I'm biased but I think it's really good and you should buy it.
www.thebookseller.com/rights/fleet...
Fleet scoops Séamas O’Reilly’s debut novel
Fleet has scooped the debut novel from Observer columnist and author of the memoir Did Ye Hear Mammy Died?, Séamas O’Reilly.
www.thebookseller.com
January 15, 2026 at 10:14 AM
I have been scooped! The very exciting news is that my first novel, Prestige Drama, is preened and prepped and will be coming out in May.
I'm biased but I think it's really good and you should buy it.
www.thebookseller.com/rights/fleet...
I'm biased but I think it's really good and you should buy it.
www.thebookseller.com/rights/fleet...
So looking forward to this; delighted to be taking part. I was at the first festival in 2013 - helped shape it - and diligently attended every year up to 2020. So happy it's firmly back on the calendar. A nice scenic drive through the burren today on the way. www.doolinarts.ie/about-1
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January 15, 2026 at 10:38 AM
So looking forward to this; delighted to be taking part. I was at the first festival in 2013 - helped shape it - and diligently attended every year up to 2020. So happy it's firmly back on the calendar. A nice scenic drive through the burren today on the way. www.doolinarts.ie/about-1
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Ahah! Doolin Writers Weekend is back!
Line-up features: Roddy Doyle, Belinda McKeon, Ian Maleney, Sarah Moore Fitzgerald, Abby Oliviera, June Caldwell, filmmaker Tadhg O’Sullivan, comedian Aoife Dunne and musician Branwen.
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Line-up features: Roddy Doyle, Belinda McKeon, Ian Maleney, Sarah Moore Fitzgerald, Abby Oliviera, June Caldwell, filmmaker Tadhg O’Sullivan, comedian Aoife Dunne and musician Branwen.
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Select tickets – Doolin Writers' Weekend – Hotel Doolin
Doolin Writers' Weekend – Hotel Doolin, Fri 16 Jan 2026 - Sun 18 Jan 2026 - Where Words Go Wild!
After a few years’ hiatus, Doolin Writers’ Weekend is back. Words have always found a home in Doolin an...
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January 10, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Ahah! Doolin Writers Weekend is back!
Line-up features: Roddy Doyle, Belinda McKeon, Ian Maleney, Sarah Moore Fitzgerald, Abby Oliviera, June Caldwell, filmmaker Tadhg O’Sullivan, comedian Aoife Dunne and musician Branwen.
www.tickettailor.com/events/hotel...
Line-up features: Roddy Doyle, Belinda McKeon, Ian Maleney, Sarah Moore Fitzgerald, Abby Oliviera, June Caldwell, filmmaker Tadhg O’Sullivan, comedian Aoife Dunne and musician Branwen.
www.tickettailor.com/events/hotel...