NEXT Thursday 22nd Nov, 6.30-8.00pm I'll be reading alongside Maurice Devitt & Amy Barrett as part of Over The Edge Galway Libraries ❤️ See you there! @Doirepress The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon Poetry Ireland / Éigse Éireann Galway Advertiser Westmeath Libraries North West Words @PoetryProgRTE

Join North West Words for a Science Fiction Night at 8pm, Thursday 29th November in the Mount Errigal Hotel, Letterkenny. Meet the author with readings by author, Liz Williams & poet, John Sexton.

Congratulations Maureen Curran on your debut collection Home. What a lovely launch night too in Cafe Davitt. May it be your first of many collections. limerickwriterscentre.com/books/home/

Donegal poet Maureen Curran

Journals such as @bansheelit The Stinging Fly take submissions as well as online journals such as The Bangor Literary Journal & North West Words Keep an eye on Poetry Ireland / Éigse Éireann & writing.ie for writing competitions. And Angela T. Carr compiles a fantastic list each month!

Kilclooney Dolmen under a moody November sky captured by travel blogger, Andrea Lammert (indigo-blau.de) during a recent visit to SW Donegal. "Ireland is a country that sneaks into your heart, " she says. #wildatlanticway #donegal #travel #PICTUREOFTHEDAY #Ireland

Send those poems northwards. Last few days to enter the Donegal Creameries & North West Words poetry competition 2018. Deadline 30th November 2018. Judge Kate Newmann see details here northwestwords.com/donegal-creame…

Folks, submissions for the 2019 DOOLIN Poetry Competition closes tomorrow! Also closing is the poetry video competition with Dave Lordan & short story with @DanniLmc ❤️ @Doirepress The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon Kerry County Arts Westmeath Libraries hoteldoolin.submittable.com/submit/120806/…

It's #Advent Sunday today, the start of Advent Season, and we're counting down to Christmas with poems! It's a double-header to start off with. First up is 'Breathings' by @DeniseMcGBlake from her Revival Press collection Invocation.

Second in our Poetry Advent countdown to Christmas is 'a tendency' by Katiuscia Campanello from The Dreadful Press collection Strange Country.

North West Words Issue 10 Autumn/Winter 2018 is out. Thank you to all the contributors northwestwords.com/north-west-wor…

Shrove Lighthouse #Inishowen #Donegal The scene on Monday night under a beautifully starry sky

Boyne Writers Group is pleased to announce Trim Poetry Festival and The Trim Poetry Competition 2019 to coincide with the launch and publication of the 25th issue of Boyne Berries Magazine. The festival will take place on the 15th and 16th March 2019. trimpoetryfestival.blogspot.com/?m=0

Emerging writers! Get your applications in to Poetry Ireland / Éigse Éireann Introductions 2019 before 13 February 2019! North West Words Kerry County Arts Kerry Library - www.kerrylibrary.ie Westmeath Libraries poetryireland.ie/writers/introd…

This Thursday Over The Edge reading series celebrates its 16th birthday Poetry Ireland / Éigse Éireann Cúirt Festival Wordsonthestreet North West Words Kennys Bookshop & Art Gallery Turas Press @Doirepress @OnslaughtPress @salmonpoetry NUIG Summer School Writers' Society University of Galway Irish Times Books Martin Doyle

Congrats to all shortlisted in the Doolin Writers' Weekend 2019 Competitions. 🎉🎉🎉 I can't wait to announce the winning poetry entry & runner-up THIS weekend! Poetry Ireland / Éigse Éireann @PoetryProgRTE Kerry Library - www.kerrylibrary.ie Westmeath Libraries North West Words @Doirepress donal minihane The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon