Irish writers

Like Hilary Copeland from the Irish Writers Centre, I grew up North of the border knowing nothing of the Irish language and much less about traditions like that of Nollaig na nBam, where, after the madness of Christmas, women had a night…

Helen Cullen joins us on WriteStuff to offer insights into how she wrote her first novel, The Lost Letters of William Wolfe. After reading from the opening of the novel, Helen describes how she came to the premise of the novel and how she…

‘I always think of the voices that don’t get amplified in society.’ Sorcha Fox is a multitalented performer, actor, writer, director and poet who has written a poetic sequence called Remember that invites her audience to remember their…

Call For Submissions - HeadStuff Literary Section Fiction Are you passionate about all things writing and literature? The Literature section at HeadStuff needs you! We are looking for flash fiction and short story submissions for our…

Welcome to the 100th instalment of the Lit Review! Although it's not very literary to endorse emojis, I encourage you to imagine this post is peppered with the celebratory ones. This week we look at Marina Carr, Tom Hanks and the Ennis Book…