Wexford Literary Festival
Many thanks to author Carmel Harrington (pictured,) for inviting me to take part in the Reader’s Day at the Wexford Literary Festival this year. I talked about ghostwriting to an amazingly receptive audience, who showed enormous…
Neil Hegarty
In 1998, leaving university, Neil worked as an editor for a dot com travel company. Then, turning 30, he started sketching out a novel. And though the idea for his debut came some 10 years ago,…
Caroline Preston
As a solicitor, a partner and head of department at A &L Goodbody, Caroline’s writing was confined to letters and reports. And when she came across some interesting family history, researched it, and wanted to write…
Kate Beaufoy
TEN years ago Kate Beaufoy found herself caring for her elderly mother-in-law. In the throes of dementia, the elderly lady we’ll call Eleanor, lived at home in the countryside, with two carers who took it in…
Sara Alexander
Sara started acting at 9 years old. In work ever since, in the theatre film and TV, (apart from breaks to travel,) she’s appeared in Harry Potter, Dr Who and Franco Zeffirelli’s Sparrow. Writing came to…
Debut Roundup. May/June
Ithaca. Alan McMonagle. Picador. The Galway writer, Alan McMonagle already has two short story collections to his name; both were longlisted for the Frank O’Connor Award, so he has proven his worth. This experience shows….
Ciaran McMenamin
Always good at creative writing, Ciaran parted company with school before taking his A’levels. After a while he left Enniskillen for Glasgow to attend drama school. Then, moving to London, he began to act, and has…
Hannah Kent
When the Australian author, Hannah Kent gave a talk recently, she was reprimanded by a member of the audience. Her crime? She had referred to ‘the good people’, a term commonly used for fairies, in the…
Lisa Harding
Loving languages, Lisa aimed to join the European parliament, but at university she got wrapped up in Trinity Players. After a year spent travelling she studied acting, then spent four years in Ireland, appearing in The…
Neil Jordan
NEIL JORDAN’s latest novel opens at a carnival. Teenage Andy wanders into a hall of mirrors, and finds himself stuck inside the glass — watching his reflection walk out to join his parents. And so the fantastical novel…
Peter Dunne
The son of writer Lee Dunne, Peter started writing in his teens. And, after penning some terrible novels, he got a publishing deal at 25. “I was thrilled, but it fell apart very quickly, because I…
Ghostwriting Masterclass in Wexford
Have you ever wondered how ghost-writing works? Do you have a story to tell, but feel that you need some help to write it? Are you a writer who would like to collaborate with someone, and…