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 →
Children’s books are making a splash at this year’s Dublin Book Festival! Not only that, but Little Island are one of the big rocks that are making it (did we carry the metaphor too far?). We’ve got four brilliant events lined up with the festival, two of which are for young readers and two for Continue Reading →
