Jaysus (as they say...) Infinitely proud of Gary Grace for this story, which is now in print in the mighty The Pig's Back 🖤

I’ve eaten quite a lot of chocolate, sent no submissions off, received one rejection, written a dreadful piece of cliche ridden dross for my writing group homework - but this has arrived! And Gary Grace is in it! So I’ll just wallow in literary wonderfulness. ❤️ The Pig's Back

Another day, another story. Just read an outstanding piece (Trouper) by Laura Cassidy. Wow! Beautifully crafted. And I loved the ending. The Pig's Back

"When not in rehearsal, or at an audition, I can spend hours at home doing nothing much – moving from the kitchen island to the seashell velvet chair to the couch, laptop whirring, monitoring social media like I’m being paid for it." — Trouper, Laura Cassidy.

Only 2 days left to send us your work! Our submission window for Issue #3 closes at midnight on August 14th. Irish Writers Centre Irish PEN Munster Literature Centre writing.ie Poetry Ireland

"Sometimes it happens that you’ve read a situation wrong. But have you ever got it totally, comprehensively, down to its bottommost depths incorrect?" — Music for Nine Postcards, Kevin Breathnach

Kevin Breathnach is the author of Tunnel Vision and Morphing. You can read Kevin's piece in full in our new issue. Available now from our website or from select bookshops. thepigsback.ie/shop

There are some lovely photos here from the *first ever* Journal Fleadh held this July in Rathmullan as part of Earagail Arts Festival eaf.ie/gallery/the-jo…… The Pig's Back Regional Cultural Centre, Letterkenny The Stinging Fly Holy Show :: print & production co. The Dublin Review Banshee Press The Four Faced Liar et al.

Very pleased to have a poem in this special Mícheál McCann issue of Poetry Ireland Review. I’m calling it the Culmore Issue. Hope to see lots of you at the launch this Saturday in Kilkenny!

"When we stand up to leave, she doesn’t move. At some point I realise that she has no legs. I look at my dad opened-mouthed as we leave the house. His lips say, earthquake." — Deprem Korkusu, (Latifa Ak👁)

Could not be more happy to learn that people are going to be reading more from Latifa Ak👁. xxxxx

Tomorrow I'm off on a German tour supported by Zeitgeist Irland 24 (Culture_Ireland Ireland Embassy Berlin) with Jo Burns and Astrid Köhler (publishers: Doire Press, Ink Press and Makina Books). Here are some of the places you can come see us read: