*drum roll*

Here is the cover for my book, which will be published by @cornellupress.bsky.social on 15 April 2026!

I thought it would be nice to share a bit of info on who these men were and how their lives and interests inspired the design...

Over 50 calls for literary competitions & submissions incl. poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, art, photography - contests, literary journals, residencies, bursaries etc - with deadlines in February 2026. Please share & best of luck! www.thisiswordbox.com/wordbox-blog...

Current “white flash” trail camera footage of Otters (Lutra lutra) on the River Mulkear, Co. Limerick. The River Mulkear forms part of the Lower River Shannon Special Area of Conservation (SAC), and the Otter is a Qualifying Interest of this Natura 2000 site.

If one extended family was killed in Britain, it'd be the crime of our century.

Our population is 69 million.

In Gaza, Israel exterminated more than 2,700 extended families.

Their pre-genocide population was 2.2 million.

Don't forget Gaza 👇

Hen Harriers and other birds of prey are still being killed illegally.

Enough is enough.

Join us and call on the UK Government to license gamebird shooting and help protect these incredible birds before it’s too late. 👇

action.rspb.org.uk/page/185536/...

Georgia Fort, an independent journalist and vice president of the Minnesota NABJ chapter, was also arrested by federal agents this morning

I was sent this video of agents at her door:

Open to emerging writers aged 25+, the Spirit of Adventure prize welcomes short pieces of stand-alone prose in either Fiction or Non-Fiction (1,500 - 3,000 words) Closes 31st March.

Details in link.

Please share :)

Save the date! Submissions open for HOWL New Irish Writing 26 in February 2026 🐺 🖤

We're pleased to present the Abridged 0 -108: Adrenochrome Submission Call. See www.abridged.zone/abridged-0-1... for info! Image by Mark Tamer: www.marktamer.co.uk #poetry #irishmagazine

Writers in the North of Ireland - don't miss out!
20 course bursaries and 20 @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social Irish Writers Centre memberships - Well worth applying!

Deadline: November 12, 2025 at 11:59pm

irishwriterscentre.ie/opportunitie...

🌟 Just one poem is all it takes... 🌟

Entries to this year's Moth Poetry Prize are now open – one of the world's biggest prizes for a single poem.

Don't miss the chance to win a share of this year's €11,000 prize pot.

Head to our website for all the details: bit.ly/mothpoetry25

Hey, I’ll be reading at Diverse Island: British and Irish Multiculturalism as part of the Off the Shelf Festival of Words in Sheffield.
Saturday 25th October, 7pm
Creative Lounge, Sheffield Theatres
Come along, soak up the words, say hi 💚 @speakingvolumes.bsky.social @writersmosaic.bsky.social

Took a little trip to Bath last week - walked the legs off myself, spent way too much money but worth it for the cookies alone 🍪✨
Books are my weakness and Bath didn’t hold back. 😎🤓

A reminder that this month's Climate Writing Session - featuring @alkinsel.bsky.social, Rachael Hegarty and Dean Black of the Bog Bothy Project - kicks off this Wednesday at 7.00pm.

Register at the link below.

irishwriterscentre.ie/whats-on/cli...

I love me some me. Buy yourself flowers, take yourself to a spa day, take yourself to dinner and a movie, exercise, eat healthy, get rest, and live your life focused on you…like me 😂 Choose a career that warms your heart. But above all this, love yourself more.