Inspired by real events during the Biafran War (1967–1970), The Healers’ War follows three lives bound together by famine, faith, and survival in a besieged corner of Eastern Nigeria. [ About The Healer’s War ] As war encroaches upon their region, Irish missionaries refuse to flee, instead building feeding centers, clinics, and a secret airstrip…
Today, for my final Write Smarter Blog post, I am delighted to welcome Sheena Wilkinson. I would just like to take this opportunity to thank every writer who willingly shared their advice with us all. It’s very much appreciated and I do hope you all discovered some nuggets of wisdom to assist you on your…
[ About Mithim ] Wexford, 1657. Ireland is on its knees. Eight years after Cromwell’s army burned Killenea Castle to the ground, Mithim McMurrough – daughter of a Gaelic lord, healer and last keeper of her family’s secrets – is living alone and in hiding in the depths of a Wexford forest. The soldiers are…
[ About If These Walls Could Talk ] SUSPENSE LIES IN THE SHADOWS OF RURAL IRELAND… Hazel McDermott is on the phone with her husband Darragh when she hears the screech of tyres. The jeep he was driving is soon found, overturned in a field off the motorway, but Darragh has vanished. As the days…
The Coast of Everything by Irish writer Guillermo Stitch publishes today June 16th with Sagging Meniscus Press. It is described as ‘a decade in the making, the much anticipated follow-up to Guillermo Stitch’s debut novel, Lake of Urine.’ Stitch is the executive editor of Exacting Clam, the quarterly sister publication of Sagging Meniscus. Matryoshka dolls and James Joyce were…
[ About This is Also a Love Story by Sally Hayden ] We live in an era defined by crisis – whether it be war and displacement, or climate collapse and rapidly widening inequality. Acclaimed international correspondent Sally Hayden has spent her career covering some of the darkest moments of our time, and yet even…
[ About Walking to the Foot of the Sky ] When she first set foot on the Beara Breifne Way, Miriam Mulcahy expected a long-distance hike that would take her across some of the most beautiful scenery in Ireland. What she found instead was a living tapestry past and present: ancient landscapes where myth and…
On this week’s Write Smarter Blog, I am delighted to introduce Amsterdam-based Irish author Rebecca Spelman. Starting off as a playwright in Galway, Rebecca now writes a mix of novels, short stories, and poetry. Her work often centres on speculative scenarios or reflective moments that ask, “What if…?” You can read her work on Substack or…
[About The Book] TV writer Annie McDermott has finally landed her dream job. The nightmare part: she has to share an office with her nemesis. Arrogant (and distractingly handsome) Art Sullivan – who Annie hasn’t seen since their college days – was supposed to be Hollywood’s Next Big Thing. So what’s he doing in a…
On this week’s Write Smarter Blog, I am delighted to introduce writer, creative writing facilitator and mentor, E.R. Murray. Based in West Cork, Elizabeth writes across age groups and genres, and is the author of five novels for children and young adults, including the award-winning Nine Lives Trilogy (Mercier Press). Her most recent book is Arabella Pepper…