I’m delighted to be able to announce that I have been shortlisted for the 2026 New Irish Writing Best Poetry Award, in association with the Irish Independent, at this year’s An Post Irish Book Awards. It’s a huge honour to be shortlisted with three other wonderful poets. Many thanks to Ciaran Carty for choosing two … Continue reading
I seem to have fallen down the rabbit hole of poetry in recent months, with several publications in various magazines and webzines and one anthology. I am still hawking a few short stories about the place, plus my novel, but with little (no) success. However, it is doing my heart good to see some of … Continue reading
In advance of Swan River Press‘ publication of Ghosts on the Cam, a collection of supernatural short stories written by associates of M. R. James, I interviewed its editor Robert Lloyd Parry about the process of sourcing and assembling the stories and about the authors themselves and their connection to James and Cambridge. You can … Continue reading