Anne O'Leary

Another Starter Pack for #IrishBookWeek: Literary Journals. Again, if I've forgotten anyone please let me know in the comments
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Seeing as it's #IrishBookWeek, I've put together a Starter Pack of bricks 'n' mortar bookshops. Terrified I've forgotten someone obvious so please let me know of additions
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Submissions for Tolka Issue Eleven are now open until 6 November. We publish all kinds of non-fiction – essays, memoir, reportage, autofiction and the things that fall in between.
Full submission guidelines here www.tolkajournal.org/submit

A wonderful opportunity for a creative writing & poetry one day workshop

The BBC are accidentally running the subtitles to Mrs Marple over the Mercury Prize, and it’s rather wonderful. A few of lines could plausibly have been written by Jarvis.

We're holding a month-long write-in in the awkward time between November and December, and we'd love for you to join us. It's free. Tell your friends. www.smokelong.com/ready-for-pr...

The older I get the more I appreciate when people say "oh I don't know the answer to that" or "actually I was wrong". It's probably the biggest shortcut to get me to trust you tbh.

She seemed so ageless

Oh no - lovely Diane Keaton RIP

Pop up submission window — wild hunt books Wild Hunt Books are open to unagented submissions  from 6-12 October 2025. For this submission period we are looking for novellas only (35K-50K words with a grace of 1000 words, over/under)...

*Submission reminder*

We're open to unagented subs from 6-12 Oct. For this submission period we are looking for novellas only (35K-50K). We're specifically looking for novellas that play w horror, mystery, weird & the unusual.

More info below🐐
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Such a pleasure to do this Q&A for the Word Herding blog.

@anneoleary.bsky.social is so supportive of other writers. Her blog is a great resource for Irish writers seeking info on opportunities, competitions, etc.

Thanks very much, Sylvia. I'm delighted to feature you on the blog and wish you every success!

Chaos Theory Q&A with Sylvia Leatham Sylvia Leatham is a writer from Dublin, whose debut novel Chaos Theory was published recently. It’s a quirky romantic comedy about a jaded office worker, Maeve, who is tasked with babysitting…

New blog post: an interview with author @sylvialeatham.bsky.social about her debut novel #ChaosTheory. Touching upon fear of failure, carving out writing time and robot social skills! anneolearyblog.wordpress.com/2025/10/09/c...

Thank you so much for your reposts @barrettrob.bsky.social @sylvialeatham.bsky.social and @stagingbeckett.bsky.social 👋

Lads, there’s a new magazine in Belfast - coming soon.

Give a follow (insta or blusky) to our new friends, Sci Fi Ireland 🪐

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Thank you very much for sharing @stephen-oreilly.bsky.social 🙏

FLASH WRITERS! I'm judging the Allingham Flash Fiction Comp and it's been extended!

The deadline extended to Sunday, 12 Oct at 23:59 / 11:59 pm. Applies to both on-line and postal submissions. All other competition rules and guidelines remain in effect; see www.allinghamfestival.com/fiction-poet...

Books Upstairs is a fine store with a particularly excellent poetry section. Why not support them by ordering your books online instead: booksupstairs.ie

Looking to get your words into the world but completely overwhelmed by a billionty-hundred-squundred competitions and submission listings? WELL LOOK NO FURTHER. We have distilled a whole bunch of literary opportunities for your glorious self.

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RIP lovely Jilly Cooper, the only subject of a @backlisted.bsky.social episode to write us all thank you letters afterwards. ❤️

And thanks, Pádhraic. Keeps me nicely distracted from the blank page 😅

Ah, thanks, Vicky. I enjoy it!

Thank you for your reposts @vickygrut.bsky.social and @quinnpadhraic.bsky.social , much appreciated 🙏

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Irish literary journals 2025/2026 By far the most-read post on this blog has been a very simple one – a list of Irish literary magazines. The original post I compiled in 2022, and an updated version in 2023, have clocked up o…

New blog post: an up-to-date list of Irish literary journals anneolearyblog.wordpress.com/2025/10/05/i...

Thanks so much for reposting @maryburke.bsky.social 👋

Irish literary journals 2025/2026 By far the most-read post on this blog has been a very simple one – a list of Irish literary magazines. The original post I compiled in 2022, and an updated version in 2023, have clocked up o…

New blog post: an up-to-date list of Irish literary journals anneolearyblog.wordpress.com/2025/10/05/i...

Amazing

Thanks for sharing the photos, Juliet. It's lovely just to see it - hope you're feeling inspired in such surroundings

I want to go to there