
Skein Press
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Independent publisher of voices and stories not commonly featured in Irish literature. Passionate about storytelling and counter-storytelling in all its forms.
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🇮🇪 The 21st edition of the Cork Cork World Book Fest is here! 🐲With its origins and logo inspired by Sant Jordi, the Catalan day of #BooksandRoses, this festival is one of the world’s leading book fairs. 🔎Don’t miss it!




Heading to Galway this weekend? This Friday join us @Cuirtfestival in association with @PoetryIreland for a unique evening of poetry featuring #CharlesLang reading from 'The Oasis', #MaryOMalley & #ClaudineToutoungi! 🎟️:ow.ly/reff50VwhTr 📚:CharlieByrne'sBooks


If you're at Cúirt Festival this weekend bring the family along to a magical recounting of 'The Fairy Queen' by #ChrissyDonoghueWard illustrated by #MonikaMitkute. 📅Saturday, 12th April, 10am, Nuns Island Theatre. Get your free 🎟️here:ow.ly/KL3e50VwKS1 📚CharlieByrne'sBooks



We’ve an action-packed three days of literary festivities ahead of us at Cúirt Festival! Tickets for all these events available via the links on our website, we hope to see you at some of them, happy reading and happy 40th Cúirt! 📖🤍🧁 #TheOasis #TheFairyQueen #WhalesandWhales



Are you ready to Drop Everything and Read at noon today? It's a great incentive to pick up a must-read book from our displays in Cregan Library or O'Reilly Library as chosen by Dublin City University Writer in Residence Sarah Gilmartin. View the full booklist: tinyurl.com/3natmmr8


The search is on for the fourth Laureate for Irish Fiction! Meet our brilliant shortlisting panel: Eimear O’Herlihy (West Cork Literary Festival), Mícheál McCann, Anne-Marie Kelly (Dublin City Libraries), Martin Doyle, and cliodhna ni anluain, and chaired by The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon Chair Maura McGrath.


A packed Town Hall Theatre for the Cúirt Festival Lecture on the Literature of Resilience by Palestinian writer Ahmed Masoud - and the writing about hope and future.


⭐This Friday join us for Liberation at the Back Lane Parliament Culture Date D8! A night of storytelling, music & more. Curated by #CaelainnHogan, feat #ChrissyDonaghueWard #TuqaAl-Sarraj #Osaro #AnnemarieniChurreain #DayMagee #JudeHughes & more! 🎟️:ow.ly/Zglv50VNGVE



.rosamund bang on the money with Charles Lang's wondrous debut The Oasis (Skein Press), also with poets from salmon & Eblana Press in the new Poetry Ireland / Éigse Éireann Review owt nar


ONE WEEK LEFT TO APPLY!! 🔥🔥 Applications close next Monday the 2nd of June for Freedom To Write 2025! This is an opportunity not to be missed! Workshops, tours, The John Hewitt International Summer School, and lots more! johnhewittsociety.org/freedom-to-wri… The John Hewitt Society Irish PEN


We are trying to reach every emerging writer on this island over the age of 18! If you could spread the word - that would be amazing! 😍 🫶 Skein Press Banshee Press Blackstaff Press Belfast BookFestival The Belfast Review The Gallery Press Fighting Words NI Fighting Words Half Door Writers' Retreat

Some favourites in the window at Dingle Bookshop #TheFairyQueen by Chrissy Donoghue Ward from Skein Press and #OpenHeaven by Seán Hewitt



Wonderful interview by @oeiny with #SinannFetherston LifeStyle on RTÉ talking about the meaning and importance of #TravellerPrideWeek. Read more: ow.ly/Cipp50W1vj4. We are offering 50% off selected titles to celebrate this important week, visit: ow.ly/jWPP50W1vj5