Thu, 04 June 2009 finding direction
I’m off to Dublin today for the Give Me Direction screenwriting conference. On Saturday the Irish Playwrights and Screenwriters Guild is having its AGM, and I’ll be attending that as well.
It’s Thursday, so here is my weekly pico-prose:
In the Tube, crushed, Lin watches the Bronté Waterfall on the vid-strip, hears splash and spray [...]
Mon, 11 May 2009 children’s book conference
The children and young adult fiction markets are awash in speculative fiction writers, which is wonderful. Adults often read this fiction, sometimes because they come to it via their children, and often because young adult fiction is damn good.
Irish fans should therefore be interested in the Children’s Books Ireland conference, which takes place from 16-17 [...]
Thu, 07 May 2009 get some direction, quick
Before I inflict my weekly tiny piece of prose upon the web I’ll mention a couple of items that might be of interest to some of my readers.
First off while perusing the films appearing in the forthcoming Spanish and Latin American Film Season at the IFI in Dublin I noticed that on Monday May 11th [...]
Wed, 08 April 2009 vote for your favourite Irish book
Irish readers should be interested to know that voting is now open in the Irish Book Awards.
Select your favourite book in each of the ten categories, and you’re added to a draw where three winners will receive €250 of National Book Tokens. That’s a prize I would love to win!
Voting closes on May 1st 2009.
Not [...]
Thu, 02 April 2009 something for the weekend
Another Thursday, another piece of micro-fiction in under 140 characters:
The rooms of this great house are as familiar as the chambers of my dead heart. I walk in echoes, stir dust, and pine for the key’s rattle.
Last week was busy, but very enjoyable.
The question and answer session on “Writing Horror” last Thursday with Kim [...]
Thu, 26 March 2009 a Dublin weekend
I’m travelling to Dublin today. I’ll be interviewing Kim Newman on the subject of “Writing Horror” for members of the Irish Playwrights and Screenwriters Guild later in the evening. I’ve been prepping for it this week, but since Kim is an authority on the genre I expect I’ll only have to nudge him with the [...]
Wed, 18 March 2009 “walk on air against your better judgement”
Nobel Prize-winning Irish poet, author and playwright Seamus Heaney has been awarded the £40,000 David Cohen Prize for Literature.
Every two years the David Cohen Prize is bestowed upon a writer, novelist, short-story writer, poet, essayist or dramatist in recognition of an entire body of work, written in the English language. Previous winners include Derek [...]
Thu, 05 March 2009 a busy March weekend
At the end the month I’ll be attending P-Con (27-29 March) in Dublin, with a variety of excellent writers. I’m looking forward to catching up with friends and spending time discussing speculative fiction in all its guises.
On the evening before the convention, Thursday the 26th of March, Kim Newman (who is also attending P-Con), will [...]
Fri, 13 February 2009 Public Lending Remuneration Introduced in Irish Libraries
I highlighted this story on the Irish Playwrights and Screenwriters Guild’s blog today. I’m re-posting it here to ensure there is a wide dissemination of this information.
Finally, Ireland has established a Public Lending Remuneration (PLR) Scheme in its Libraries. The crucial piece of information is that writers (in the EU only) must register with [...]
Wed, 28 January 2009 Dublin Film Festival picks
The Jameson Dublin International Film Festival announced its programme for this year’s festival, and tickets are now on sale via their web site and box office.
Here are my suggestions for those of you interested in fantastic themes:
On Valentine’s Day, you can see I Sell The Dead: in which grave robbers recount stories [...]
