We’ve had a great response to our competition so far, theres still time to enter but closing soon Irish PEN Irish Writers Centre Poetry Ireland / Éigse Éireann writing.ie Freedom To Write Project 2025 #WritingCommunity #writer

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We’re delighted to announce the long list for our poetry competition. Thanks to everyone who entered, the standard was extremely high. The shortlist and results from our judge Mícheál McCann will be available late September Poetry Ireland / Éigse Éireann Irish Writers Centre Irish PEN writing.ie

We’re delighted to announce the long list for our Creative Non Fiction competition. Thanks to everyone who entered, the standard was extremely high. The shortlist and results from our judge Tim MacGabhann will be available late September Irish Writers Centre Irish PEN writing.ie

We’re delighted to announce the long list for our Flash Fiction competition. Thanks to everyone who entered, the standard was extremely high. The shortlist and results from our judge Cathy Sweeney will be available late September Irish Writers Centre Irish PEN writing.ie

We’re delighted to announce the long list for our Short Story competition. Thanks to everyone who entered, the standard was extremely high. The shortlist and results from our judge Roisín O’Donnell will be available in October Irish Writers Centre Irish PEN writing.ie

We’re thrilled to announce the results of our poetry competition! Huge thanks to judge Mícheál McCann. All winning & highly commended poems will be published in Issue 4. Irish PEN Irish Writers Centre writing.ie Poetry Ireland / Éigse Éireann

Congratulations to the winning & Highly Commended authors of our Creative Non-Fiction competition as chosen by judge Tim MacGabhann! The winners will be published in Issue 4. Thanks to all who entered Irish PEN Irish Writers Centre writing.ie

Our Flash Fiction competition results thanks to judge Cathy Sweeney! Congratulations to the winners and & Highly Commended authors. Our gratitude to everyone who entered, the standard was really high. Irish Writers Centre Irish PEN writing.ie

Gratitude to the editors of The Marrow International Poetry for including my poem ‘Long Haul’ in Issue 5 🙏

Loving Issue 5 of The Marrow International Poetry with gratitude to the editors for including my poem themarrowpoetry.com/issue-five/lon…

We’re delighted to announce the shortlist for our short story competition as selected by judge Roisín O’Donnell. Thanks to everyone who entered, the standard was extremely high! Irish PEN Irish Writers Centre writing.ie

*Washing Windows* in CORK this coming Saturday, 11 October 2025, 2:30pm with special guest Catherine Rose, Ireland’s first feminist publisher, and readings by many of the contributing poets, plus a celebration of *Irish Women: Image and Achievement* (Arlen House, 1985), the

We’re delighted to share the results of our short story competition selected by judge @roisinodonnellwriter Congratulations to the winning & highly commended authors whose work will be published in Issue 4. Thanks to everyone who entered writing.ie Irish PEN Irish Writers Centre

Creative Non-Fiction, here’s what judge Tim MacGabhann has to say about the winning pieces to be published in Issue 4 writing.ie Irish Writers Centre Irish PEN

Insights from judge Cathy Sweeney on the winning & highly commended pieces forthcoming in Issue 4 writing.ie Irish PEN Irish Writers Centre

Our gratitude to Roisín O’Donnell for judging our short story competition, here are her comments on the winning & highly commended stories that will feature in Issue 4 writing.ie Irish PEN Irish Writers Centre

SINEAD GRIFFIN has been published in Poetry Ireland Review, The Irish Times, Under The Radar, Hog River Press, and elsewhere. A Freedom to Write ’24, Agility Award ’23 awardee, she’s co-editor for poetry at The Four Faced Liar. #poetry #newpoem #poetryjournal