Catherine Kay

Short biographies being completed for the proof copy of the Black Bough Christmas-winter anthology, no. 6!

Bios usually take 2-3 hrs to do.

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Share, like, boost in whatever way if you would like another Christmas and winter anthology next year - 2026 (and therefore a submission period in the new year) 🎅 🖊️ 📑 💻 ❄️ 🦌 ⛄️ 🎄 🪵 🔥 🎁 💝

Fantastic workshop tonight in Derry with students from the Lycée Français de Madrid school. They’ve used Guard Your Heart as a novel to learn about Northern Ireland - and even visited places in the book on their tour here! (Most excellent goody bag too…)

Attended this excellent workshop today run by @suedivinwriter.bsky.social in the very beautiful @shhomeplace.bsky.social
I’m feeling very inspired. 😊

Looks beautiful @eatthestorms.com
Congratulations to all!

This averages out at a violation roughly every four hours, around the clock, continuously since 10 October. At what point do we stop calling it a ceasefire when Israel has just literally not ceased firing

Thanks to @pauldanielrafferty.bsky.social and # Amy Louise Wyatt for inviting me to read my Ekphrasic Challenge story at #BangorLitMagazine poetry awards. It was a lovely event held at Bangor Castle

Just looked at dates , Gill- wd love to but I think we have visitors that Sunday☹️. Enjoy n maybe next time- hope the book sales are going well 😊

This Soundwaves Showcase in Portrush was a lovely event. I was delighted to win the trophy for Best Prose Piece 2025. Congratulations to the other winners # GaryDevenny and #ColinDardis .
Thanks to all who made it such a great night #MaryFarrell @suedivinwriter.bsky.social @tenx9belfast.bsky.social

It’s here. The Book Bag with @gillbarr.bsky.social collection A Wide River Divides Us published by Cinnamon Press

Plus news & opps including;

@blackboughpoetry.bsky.social
@frazzledlit.bsky.social
@eatthestorms.com

This is a lovely article, Gill. My heart broke at Palmer’s moon - lyrical and poignant.

What a beautiful anthology created by choice housing and @niamhymcnally.bsky.social.I hear the launch was great. The People Place Space project was a lovely one to be involved in .

Loved calling in to the wonderful Elk Books in Warrenpoint for the first time today. Great to have an independent bookshop in this stunning part of the world.

Thanks so much @bridmcginley.bsky.social 😊

Delighted to have this short story of mine published in @darkwinterlitmag.bsky.social - thanks giving it a home 😊

Starting tomorrow, meet the stars 🌟 of issue V of The Storms, the printed journal of poetry prose & visual art.

Supported by @fingal.ie & Dublin City of Literature & Dublin City Council 🙏

Issue V will be have its first launch on 1 Nov with full launch details coming soon 🎉

Looks like a great evening. Sorry I couldn’t be there- hope to make the next one!

Happy belated birthday Damien @eatthestorms.com . Hope you had a super day and here’s to the next creative decade😊

Great night at Flash Fiction Armagh in Crannagael House, Armagh Food and cider festival 2025

Congratulations, Jackie - more time for the next act: full-time writer? Best wishes 😊

Delighted to have been ask to read at this event last night. Lovely atmosphere, great stories and friendly people . Thank u @byddi.bsky.social for the opportunity 😊

@byddi.bsky.social @suedivinwriter.bsky.social

Delighted to be reading a flash fiction piece @ Flash fiction Armagh on 4/9/25
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Tickets for the event can by bought here £11 for flash fiction, a drink and mezze

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Angry River by John Ganshaw The water moved so fast as it hurled itself  over the upper falls. The rapids were of which I had never seen.  The majestic power [...]

The depths that wait within. Compelling new poem Angry River by John Ganshaw @johnnyg63.bsky.social now up on DarkWinter Lit! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/angry-r...

Catherine Kay Catherine Kay lives in the wild and beautiful Inishowen Peninsula in Donegal, Ireland. Her writing has been performed in the Waterside Theatre, Derry, Greencastle’s  Words by the Water Event and at…

I’m delighted to have three of my poems published in the latest issue of Impspired magazine. Thank you to Charlie Cawte and Mary Farrell for their support and encouragement
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Minister Patrick O’Donovan has announced a 6-month extension to the Pilot Scheme for Basic Income for the Arts.

The NCFA are raising the profile of the sector call to Retain, Extend and Expand Basic Income for the Arts
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/ email info@ncfa.ie link with your local constituency

Video Series: Dublin, One City, Many Stories - Irish Writers Centre A 6-part video series celebrating literature and legacy in Dublin, featuring 23 iconic, contemporary and recently emerging writers based in Ireland, all sharing their observations, experiences and wri...

So proud to be a producer on Dublin, One City, Many Stories,
a collaboration between the @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social & Dublin City of Literature

A 6-part video series celebrating literature & legacy.

In Video 1, Joseph O’Connor talks to Madeleine Keane.

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This will be a lovely event. Congratulations, Gill 😊

The Storms Issue 2 The printed journal of poetry, prose and visual art with cover as by Jane Rainey. This issue was printed in Ireland in January 2023.

Subeditor @rhonagreene.bsky.social and EIC Damien B. Donnelly are now working through the shortlist for Issue 5 and hope to have our final selection before the end of July 2025!

In the meantime, you can Flip through Issue 2, with cover art by Jane Rainey…

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