Jen Matthews

See you tonight for vino, art and some gorgeous readings.

Invitation to the launch of The Four Faced Liar’s competition issue. 17th Feb at 6.30

Two more sleeps!

YOU ARE NOW ENTERING FREE MINNEAPOLIS painted on a wall in the style of the Free Derry Corner.

This rules. I love how delighted they all look!

Cover of Four Faced Liar issue 4

Would love to see you at the launch of @the4facedliar.bsky.social ‘s special competition issue Tuesday 17th, 6.30pm, Waterstones in Cork.

Loads of good moments in it. The poem for Matthew S. is really touching

Cover of poetry book: After party by Dean Browne.

Text of a poem called ‘Oink’ by Dean Browne, from After Party.

Just really enjoying the world of @deanbrowne.bsky.social ‘s After Party. Confident strokes drawing a very emotionally “true”otherworldliness. #amreading

Cover of Four Faced Liar issue 4

Would love to see you at the launch of @the4facedliar.bsky.social ‘s special competition issue Tuesday 17th, 6.30pm, Waterstones in Cork.

I’ve been thinking about what drives these men to destroy their life’s work (whether we agree with it or not) and all I can see is - at their core was a virulent misogyny, enveloped in toxic patriarchy and a belief that they were untouchable.

‘The hysteria that has developed about abuse of women’ (Chomsky in an email to Epstein).To all the Chomsky defenders, esp those on the left-this sentence, alone, dripping with misogyny & a sexist dismissal of sexual violence against women condemns him.There is no acceptable apology for this #epstein

And an insular culture that refuses to disagree with them on a personal level, reinforcing their views that they are geniuses/special. This is the case in the arts: no one wants to be excluded from their orbit. So silence in person, and a bit of “tsk tsk” behind closed doors.

Not a million miles from the Beauty Industry in any given point in time.

Greyscale cartoon, woman on boat with life ring gives a thumbs up and says "Hope you're doing okay!" to a woman very clearly struggling underwater as she's pulled down by hands tugging on ropes around her body. A little fish looks on, bemused. #SpéirGorm #SpéirGhorm #Ireland #Art #Cartoon

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Issue 4 is launching! The competition issue will be presented by the journal's four editors, Stephen Brophy, Sinéad Griffin, Patrick Holloway and Jennifer Matthews in Waterstones, Cork, on Tuesday 17th February 2026 at 6.30PM, and will include readings from contributors

Pictorial embroidery with cat and goat creatures standing upright either side of a small tree with objects such as an apple, flower, tooth suspended above

‘Spring Ritual’ Embroidery by Turkish textile artist Irem Yazici #womensart

It’s so very good 💪

Poster advertising launch of the Four Faced Liar issue 4 on 17th February 2026 at Waterstones Cork from 6.30pm

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Poster advertising launch of the Four Faced Liar issue 4 on 17th February at Waterstones

Friends, would love to see you there!

Welcoming Julie Goo We’re thrilled to announce Julie Goo as the Irish language guest editor for HOWL New Irish Writing 26.Julie Goo is a bilingual poet and writer from Cork City whose work moves through languages, forms,...

We’re thrilled to announce Julie Goo as the Irish language guest editor for HOWL New Irish Writing 26.

www.howlwriting.ie/post/welcomi...

“…what will the cops smell like this morning…” Tim MacGabhann’s poetry collection from @bansheepress.bsky.social is a rare work that is actually NEEDED badly in times like these. And on the level of the line, really original and fresh.

Blúiríní Béaloidis 18 - Brigid In Folk Tradition St. Brigid’s Day falls on the first of February, and is traditionally understood as marking the beginning of spring in Irish custom. Dedicated to the saint nicknamed Muire na nGael or the ‘Mary of th

Curious to learn more about #StBrigidsDay?

👂Podcast exploring Brigid in folk tradition through the National Folklore Collection at UCD: shorturl.at/pLs0G

📔Assoc Prof Elva Johnston writes on Brigit of Kildare as the first Irish saint to be celebrated in detail by early writers:
shorturl.at/l0OFD

Remembering Ann Lovett who died #Onthisday 1984 www.dib.ie/biography/lo...

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YES. And the Missouri governor is the biggest Trump fanboy. I was bracing myself until they said “Walz”

Maeve Keane's creative non-fiction piece "A Real Death Sentence" was selected as the Runner Up by judge Tim MacGabhann. Read more below, and check out "A Real Death Sentence" in our upcoming issue!

Issue 4 is coming soon! Presales are open now at the link below. Stay tuned for details about the official launch.

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Cover art by: Jenny Lawlor, jennylawlorart on Instagram

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Thanks for the resource!

A thing of beauty! 😂

Short story competitions 2026 And so, we launch into another writing year with positive intentions. There are so many competitions out there it can be bewildering, but selecting even one or two to aim for can be a useful spur i…

New blog post: a shiny new list of UK and Ireland short story competitions for 2026 anneolearyblog.wordpress.com/2026/01/08/s...

hey remember climate change? didn't it have something to do with... oil? I'm sure it can wait.