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.  

ROPES 2014

ROPES is a literary journal published by students at NUI Galway, and they are open for submission! (Details Above.)  I met their PR Niamh Callaghan at the Over The Edge Reading last night in Galway, it was hugely enjoyable night with a great audience. Audrey Dinneen read the most heart breaking pancake making scene you'll ever hear, and the open mic afterwards was packed with exciting poems, sestinas on rugby bums, rifts on hips, coffee bean epiphanies... A lively (and really well run) open mic - it will be on again in December, so if you're near Galway check it out. (And a big thanks to Kevin Higgins and Susan Millar DuMars for inviting me.) And...

I'm reading in Croi Anu Creative Centre, Moone, Co Kildare tonight at 7.30pm

It's my last reading of the year, and it's been an exciting, and exhausting year, so I'm really looking forward to crawling back into my cave and getting to grips with some writing. I heard Donna Tartt on the radio this morning, she was asked for writing advice.  I waited with baited breathe for some mystical insight, but her tip was pretty practical.  The advice that is most often given to writers,  and most often ignored by writers - but probably the best - 'write every day - just show up at the page.'

I'm looking forward to doing just that.

Have a great weekend, and good luck if you submit to ROPES :)

Over The Edge

   

I'm heading to Galway this Thursday, to read at Over The Edge. I moved to Galway to study in 1992, and didn't leave till 2006... its a hypnotic place -so really looking forward to the reading, to meeting people - and bringing my daughter to Fat Freddie's afterwards, might try and fit in Charlie Byrnes, and Salthill prom. Wish I was going for more than one night. Here's the details :)
  

'The November Over The Edge 'Open Reading' featured readers are Niamh Boyce, Audrey Dinneen and Padraic McCormack. There will as usual be an open-mic after the featured readers.'

Thursday 21 November @ 6.30pm 

Galway City Library, Galway
T: 087 643 1748