Over The Edge Reading in Galway

I've been a terrible blogger recently, but I'm working on my novel and spending any free time writing myself closer to the finishing line, and you know what summer is like for trying to juggle... So, I just wanted to get the word out about a reading I'm doing in Galway city...its on Thursday the 30th June and features some amazing writers -

Salmon Poetry recently published Susan Millar DuMars’ fourth collection of poems Bone Fire. Paul Duffy was 2015 Over The Edge New Writer of The Year, and will read his winning story. William Wall is the author of four novels, including This is the Country (Sceptre), which was long-listed for the Man Booker Prize! Michael J. Whelan joined the Irish Defence Forces in 1990, serving on tours of duty as a United Nations Peacekeeper. Michael’s debut poetry collection ‘Peacekeeper’ is recently published by the most excellent Doire Press. 

The deadline for this years international Over The Edge Writer of the Year Competition, which I'm judging, is Wednesday 23rd August. So still plenty of time to release your poems and stories into the world :)

The Galway Independent featured the reading in today's edition.  

The Stony Thursday Book

The Stony Thursday Book, one of Irelands longest running journals,  is seeking poetry submissions from local, national and international poets for its next issue. Submissions are being sought in both English and Irish.

How to Submit:
- Each poet should send no more than 6 poems.
- Submitted poems must be previously unpublished.
- Submissions are being accepted by email and by post.
- When submitting poems in hardcopy please write your name and address on     each page. Please mark envelopes: ‘The Stony Thursday Book 2014’.
- When submitting by email please reference ‘TSTB 2014’ in your subject line.

Send poems to:
The Stony Thursday Book 2014, Arts Office, Limerick City & County Council, City Hall, Merchant’s Quay, Limerick
Or by email to: artsoffice@limerick.ie 

Closing Date for Submissions: Friday 8th August 2014

 Note on the Editor:
This year's editor is Peter Sirr. Peter has published eight collections of poetry with Gallery Press, including The Thing Is, 2009, winner of the Michael Hartnett Award, and a Selected Poems, 2005, also published in the US by Wake Forest University Press. He is also active as an editor, critic and translator. He has written drama and columns for radio, and Black Wreath, his first children’s novel will be published by the Irish publisher O’Brien Press in 2014. Currently, as well as writing, he teaches Literary Translation in Trinity College Dublin. He is a member of Aosdána.

The Stony Thursday Book...

Wants Your Poems:

'One of the longest running literary journals in Ireland' celebrates its 38th Anniversary Edition this year. The editor is Paddy Bushe.

Submissions in both English and Irish are welcome.

Write your name and address on each page & send no more than 6 poems to: The Stony Thursday Book, The Arts Office, Limerick City Council, Merchant's Quay, Limerick. Or email: artsoffice@limerickcity.ie

The deadline for submissions is Friday 16th August 2013.