Come away, o human child To the waters and the wild With a faery hand in hand For the world’s more full of weeping Than you can understand from: ‘The Stolen Child’ by WB Yeats Well, the world is certainly full of weeping. We are hearing that weeping more clearly than ever these days, with Continue Reading →
In the second in our series of blogposts from Little Island authors, Geraldine Mills describes how writing found her and the moment she decided to welcome it into her life. From the moment I first held a pencil, it was clear that I was going to be a ciotóg. The word ciotóg, an Irish word, Continue Reading →
In the first of a series of blogposts from Little Island authors, Susan Maxwell talks about becoming a writer, why people write stories, and the truth of fantasy. Back in the day of the dodo and the Dagda, when I was young, I loved a book whose narrative rang with conviction. I closed in like Continue Reading →
The lovely folk over at SCBWI Ireland have organised “Taking it Further”, a writing workshop with our award-winning writer and SCBWI member Sheena Wilkinson. They say: ‘Wherever you are with your writing project—twinkle in the eye, s****y first draft, polished masterpiece, or anything in between—you’ll be further on after this workshop. Sheena will take you Continue Reading →
Is the age-old adage of ‘Write what you know’ really the best advice to give to new writers? Author and editor Siobhán Parkinson shares her thoughts. Let’s say your name is Amy and you have lived in a three-bedroomed semi-detached house in a nice estate on the outskirts of a medium-sized town in the Continue Reading →
