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Hello!
Welcome to the web site for Maura McHugh - an author of science fiction, horror and fantasy fiction living in the West of Ireland.
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World Fantasy Award Win
My story 'Raptor' won the World Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction at the 2025 World Fantasy Convention in Brighton, UK.
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2000 AD Annual 2026
My Judge Anderson story, 'Parade of Death', will be in the The 2000 AD Annual 2026, drawn by artist Joe Currie.
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Spooky Parades
Our sun is making faces at us and it's the season for fabulous parades.
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The Paper Route
How the invention of paper spearheaded a technological revolution.
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Irish Comics Panic
how the 1950s comic book panic produced an Irish comic
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Summer Festivals
over a thousand years ago, Ireland was the home of the mega summer festival
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Comics at the National Library of Ireland
I will be taking part in a panel discussion on 'Comics at the National Library of Ireland: Discovering Irish comic book history' on Friday, 8 August 2025 from 1.00pm - 2.30pm at the National Library of Ireland, 7-8 Kildare Street, Dublin.
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‘Raptor’ nominated for World Fantasy Award
My story 'Raptor' has been nominated for a World Fantasy Award in the Best Short Fiction category. It was published in Heartwood, an anthology edited by Dan Coxon and published by PS Publishing.
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When cows attack!
never underestimate the quirky temperament of bovines
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Nocebo video essay
I have a video essay in the limited edition Blu-ray release of Nocebo (2022), directed by Lorcan Finnegan and written by Garret Shanley, and released by Viva Vision Entertainment.
