It's #NationalPetDay today. Four of #QueenVictoria’s favourite pets feature on a silver-gilt centrepiece designed by Prince Albert. The dogs include a dachshund named Waldmann, the Prince's beloved greyhound Eos and two terriers, Islay and Cairnach. bit.ly/37DZpjS

How not? Getting to work on one for our pets. It's National Pet Day in the U.S.

Best launch ever! Fantastic night celebrating #TheQuietWhispersNeverStop with livisoffline. So many familiar faces, meeting many IRL for the first time. Great to see @JanCarson7280 @flukecassidy aisling keogh Paddy McKenna Niall McArdle @michellegallen @Scarlett_for_ya

On writing the truth: "Take the emotional heft and put it to work" Big thanks to @maria_mcmanus for the heartening discussion with #NorthernSoulRoadshow #WritingCommunity 🙏

Colleague, mentor and kind friend Katherine Mezzacappa with her new book! Follow her to find her upcoming book launches this year!

Loving being part of the Northern Soul Roadshow—thank you Fiona O'Rourke and my classmates! Thank heavens for The Irish Writers Centre!

Hope I didn't say goodbye to the Northern Soul Roadshow gang this morning. Week 6 of 6 ended with a fantastic showcase of our writing and everyone read! Thanks to Fiona O'Rourke for forging this merry band and to The Irish Writers' Centre for hosting and supporting us.

As students in Fiona O'Rourke's Northern Soul Roadshow (The Irish Writers' Centre) we were treated to guest NI writers Michelle Gallen, Sue Divin, writer/performer Cathy Carson, Olivia Fitzsimons, poet Maria McManus, writer/journalist Freya McClements, and one another!

#EverythingWillBeAllRight review from Katherine Mezzacappa in 8/22 Historical Novel Review: "...about the ties of family and the sense of longing for what has been left behind..." told in "...the unmistakable rhythms...of Ulster speech." 😍@KatieHuttonAuthor Thoughtfare

The Road to Finding My Writing Tribe by Constance Emmett Writing.ie | Magazine | Tell Your Own Story | Writing & Me

Illness is Not a Metaphor: How the Writing Community Needs to Do Better Taking Care of Its Own lithub.com/illness-is-not… via Literary Hub

Six Counties via Fiction #2 , by fionaO.substack.com open.substack.com/pub/fionao/p/s…

I just supported Fiona O'Rourke on Buy Me a Coffee! 🎉 You can support by buying a coffee ☕️ here — buymeacoffee.com/fionao

It's #WorldBookDay2023 and the #behindeverybook campaign @CouncilWriters here in my constance emmett Irish Writers' Union #HistoricalFiction #WritingCommunity Join in here: europeanwriterscouncil.eu/join-behindeve… Behind every book are many restless nights

Thanks Munster Literature Centre and brava to all 💐 Can't wait to read everyone's essays. Shout out to @rosieschaap Irish Writers Centre for the essay course last year where I wrote the first draft of This Ain't No Party 🙏

The Storms Issue 2 Pushcart Prize Nominations '23 eatthestorms.com/2023/11/13/the… Fiona O'Rourke for "Driving Lessons!"

Big thanks Irish Writers Centre Arts Council of Northern Ireland And special guests 💫 #NorthernSoulRoadshow 2024 #TobyBuckley Deirdre Cartmill Emily Cooper (not online) Shakeema Edwards @fuscowriting Byddi Lee 📚 Author |🎭Playwright |🎬 Screenwriter Bernie McGill #AbbyOliveira éconhistorienne Kerri ní Dochartaigh Tony Macaulay Dawn Watson #AnnaBurns Details👇

Write to congress now and demand they stop the genocidal bombing of Gaza and allow for humanitarian aid: actionnetwork.org/letters/urgent…

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